Quotes 3321 till 3340 of 4330.
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The trouble about trying to make yourself stupider than you really are is that you very often succeed.
The Chronicles of Narnia (1950) The Magicians Nephew (1955), Ch. 10 : The First Jo -
The trouble began with Forster. After him it was considered ungentlemanly to write more than five or six novels.
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The trouble with most of us is that we would rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism.
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The trouble with most people is that they think with their hopes or fears or wishes rather than with their minds.
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The trouble with most people is that they think with their hopes or fears or wishes, rather than their minds.
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The True Artist has the planet for his pedestal; the adventurer, after years of strife, has nothing broader than his shoes.
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The true delight is in the finding out rather than in the knowing.
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The truth is that literature, particularly fiction, is not the pure medium we sometimes assume it to be. Response to it is affected by things other than its own intrinsic quality; by a curiosity or lack of it about the people it deals with, their outlook, their way of life.
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The truth is the Super Bowl long ago became more than just a football game. It's part of our culture like turkey at Thanksgiving and lights at Christmas, and like those holidays beyond their meaning, a factor in our economy.
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The truth is, laughter always sounds more perfect than weeping. Laughter flows in a violent riff and is effortlessly melodic. Weeping is often fought, choked, half strangled, or surrendered to with humiliation.
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The truth is: Belonging starts with self-acceptance. Your level of belonging, in fact, can never be greater than your level of self-acceptance, because believing that you're enough is what gives you the courage to be authentic, vulnerable and imperfect.
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The two things I use the most are the MacBook Air and my iPhone. Those are my two most-used gadgets that are dented, scratched and smashed.
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The U.N.'s impartiality allows it to negotiate and operate in some of the toughest places in the world. And time and again, studies have shown that U.N. peacekeeping is far more effective and done with far less money than what any government can do on its own.
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The U.S. couldn't even get rid of Saddam Hussein. And we all know that the EU is just a passing fad. They'll be killing each other again in less than a year. I'm sick to death of all these fascist lawsuits.
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The U.S. has a stronger military than Israel, but, but don't short-change Israel, either. Don't short-change them.
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The ultimate wisdom which deals with beginnings, remains locked in a seed. There it lies, the simplest fact of the universe and at the same time the one which calls faith rather than reason.
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The UN's unique legitimacy flows from a universal perception that it pursues a larger purpose than the interests of one country or a small group of countries.
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The unfortunate thing about this world is that the good habits are much easier to give up than the bad ones.
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The universe is not only queerer than we suppose, but queerer than we can suppose.
Possible Worlds
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