Quotes with holier-than-thou

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  • Johann Wolfgang von Goethe When we treat man as he is, we make him worse than he is; when we treat him as if he already were what he potentially could be, we make him what he should be.
    Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
    German writer and poet (1749 - 1832)
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  • Henry Fielding When widows exclaim loudly against second marriages, I would always lay a wager than the man, If not the wedding day, is absolutely fixed on.
    Henry Fielding
    English writer (1707 - 1754)
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  • William Shakespeare When workmen strive to do better than well, they do confound their skill in covetousness.
    William Shakespeare
    English playwright and poet (1564 - 1616)
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  • Bradley Whitford When you act, you're always playing a version of yourself. You can't bring more to the role than what you are.
    Bradley Whitford
    American actor and political activist (1959 - )
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  • Brad Meltzer When you believe in something, fight for it. And when you see injustice, fight harder than you've ever fought before.
    Brad Meltzer
    American political thriller novelist and non-fiction writer (1970 - )
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  • Ben Okri When you can imagine you begin to create and when you begin to create you realize that you can create a world that you prefer to live in, rather than a world that you're suffering in.
    Ben Okri
    Nigerian poet and novelist (1959 - )
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  • Bill Parcells When you don't know that you don't know, it's a lot different than when you do know that you don't know.
    Bill Parcells
    American coach in the NFL (1941 - )
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  • Barry Commoner When you fully understand the situation, it is worse than you think.
    Barry Commoner
    American cellular biologist, college professor, and politician (1917 - 2012)
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  • John Mortimer When you get to my age life seems little more than one long march to and from the lavatory.
    John Mortimer
    English barrister, dramatist, screenwriter, and author (1923 - 2009)
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  • Antoine de Saint-Exupéry When you give yourself, you receive more than you give.
    Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
    French writer (1900 - 1944)
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  • Ben Hecht When you overpay small people you frighten them. They know that their merits or activities entitle them to no such sums as they are receiving. As a result their boss soars out of economic into magic significance. He becomes a source of blessings rather than wages. Criticism is sacrilege, doubt is heresy.
    Ben Hecht
    American writer, playwright (1894 - 1964)
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  • Clifton Fadiman When you read a classic you do not see in the book more than you did before. You see more in you than there was before.
    Clifton Fadiman
    American intellectual and author (1904 - 1999)
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  • Cliff Fadiman When you reread a classic, you do not see more in the book than you did before; you see more in you than there was before.
    Cliff Fadiman
    American writer
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  • Maxwell Maltz When you see a thing clearly in your mind, your creative ''success mechanism'' within you takes over and does the job much better than you could do it by conscious effort or ''willpower.''
    Maxwell Maltz
    American surgeon and author (1889 - 1975)
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  • C. P. Snow When you think of the long and gloomy history of man, you will find that far more, and far more hideous, crimes have been committed in the name of obedience than have ever been committed in the name of rebellion.
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    C. P. Snow
    English novelist (1905 - 1980)
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  • Barbara Corcoran When you're a big money earner and your husband isn't, it makes you question how feminine you are. I felt I was less feminine than if I was a supporting wife, or a second fiddle, or 'Mrs. Higgins.
    Barbara Corcoran
    American businesswoman, investor, speaker and consultant (1949 - )
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  • Branford Marsalis When you're dealing with music without words, titles are more a means of identification than anything else. What's the point of getting lofty?
    Branford Marsalis
    American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (1960 - )
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  • Carine Roitfeld When you're getting old, obviously you try to put on the best cream, you have massages, you try to stay beautiful, but I think wrinkles can sometimes be more beautiful than having none.
    Carine Roitfeld
    French fashion editor (1954 - )
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  • Benny Blanco When you're making music, it's meant to be shared with people. Sometimes, even if I'm writing a song, someone else brings a vibe. There's something different about it. If someone can play a better bassline than me, I'll let them do it. I'm just here to fit in and see where it goes.
    Benny Blanco
    American record producer, DJ, songwriter (1988 - )
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  • Terry Bradshaw When you've got something to prove, there's nothing greater than a challenge.
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