Quotes with ill-desert

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  • Basil Hume Christ shared our experience; he suffered as we suffer; he died as we shall die, and for forty days in the desert he underwent the struggle between good and evil.
    Basil Hume
    English Roman Catholic bishop (1923 - 1999)
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  • H.G. Wells Cynicism is humor in ill health.
    H.G. Wells
    British-born American author (1866 - 1946)
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  • Bill Burr Everyone should just drive out to the Mojave Desert and just experience it, and it's a fun place to live.
    Bill Burr
    American stand-up comedian, actor, and podcaster (1968 - )
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  • Boethius For in every ill-turn of fortune the most unhappy sort of unfortunate man is the one who has been happy.
    De Consolatione Philosophia Book 2, prose 4
    Boethius
    Roman senator, consul, magister officiorum, and philosopher (480 - 524)
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  • Ben Nelson For many Americans, including many who are employed, going to the doctor when they fall ill or become injured may not be an option because of the absence of health insurance.
    Ben Nelson
    American politician, businessman and lawyer (1941 - )
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  • Carol Berg For the 'Rai-kirah' books, I began with the image of Aleksander riding the great wastelands, and that quickly morphed into the desert. Because I wanted my slave market cold and miserable, I chose to set the opening scene in the empire's summer capital in the mountains.
    Carol Berg
    American writer of fantasy novels (1948 - )
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  • Lyndon B. Johnson For this is what America is all about. It is the uncrossed desert and the unclimbed ridge. It is the star that is not reached and the harvest that is sleeping in the unplowed ground.
    Lyndon B. Johnson
    American president (1908 - 1973)
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  • Thornton Wilder For what human ill does dawn not seem to be alternative?
    Thornton Wilder
    American writer and playwright (1897 - 1975)
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  • Lord Chesterfield Frequent and loud laughter is the characteristic of folly and ill manners.
    Lord Chesterfield
    English statesman, diplomat and writer (Philip Dormer Stanhope) (1694 - 1773)
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  • Bayard Taylor From the desert I come to thee, On a stallion shod with fire; And the winds are left behind In the speed of my desire.
    Bayard Taylor
    American poet, travel author, and diplomat (1825 - 1878)
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  • Winston Churchill Golf is a game whose aim is to hit a very small ball into an even smaller hole, with weapons singularly ill-designed for the purpose.
    Winston Churchill
    English statesman (1874 - 1965)
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  • Jawaharlal Nehru Great causes and little men go ill together.
    Jawaharlal Nehru
    Indian nationalist and statesman (1889 - 1964)
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  • Barbara Ehrenreich Heads of state are notoriously ill prepared for their mature careers; think of Adolf Hitler (landscape painter), Ho Chi Minh (seaman), and our own Ronald Reagan.
    Barbara Ehrenreich
    American author and political activist (1941 - 2022)
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  • Democritus Hope of ill gain is the beginning of loss.
    Democritus
    Greek scientist, astronomist and philosopher (460 - 380)
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  • William Shakespeare How oft the sight of means to do ill deeds makes deeds ill done!
    William Shakespeare
    English playwright and poet (1564 - 1616)
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  • Samuel Butler I consider being ill as one of the great pleasures of life, provided one is not too ill.
    Samuel Butler
    English poet (1835 - 1902)
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  • E. M. Forster I distrust Great Men. They produce a desert of uniformity around them and often a pool of blood too, and I always feel a little man's pleasure when they come a cropper.
    E. M. Forster
    English novelist, short story writer, essayist and librettist (1879 - 1970)
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  • Samuel Butler I reckon being ill as one of the great pleasures of life, provided one is not too ill and is not obliged to work till one is better.
    Samuel Butler
    English poet (1835 - 1902)
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  • Franklin D. Roosevelt I see one-third of a nation ill-housed, ill-clad, ill-nourished.
    Franklin D. Roosevelt
    American statesman (1882 - 1945)
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  • Ang Lee I think the American West really attracts me because it's romantic. The desert, the empty space, the drama.
    Ang Lee
    Taiwanese film director, producer, and screenwriter (1954 - )
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