Quotes with jack-of-all-trades

Quotes 3921 till 3940 of 6348.

  • Albert J. Nock Perhaps the prevalence of pedantry may be largely accounted for by the common error of thinking that, because useful knowledge should be remembered, any kind of knowledge that is at all worth learning should be remembered too.
    Albert J. Nock
    American libertarian author (1870 - 1945)
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  • James Baldwin Perhaps the whole root of our trouble, the human trouble, is that we will sacrifice all the beauty of our lives, will imprison ourselves in totems, taboos, crosses, blood sacrifices, steeples, mosques, races, armies, flags, nations, in order to deny the fact of death, which is the only fact we have.
    James Baldwin
    American writer (1924 - 1987)
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  • Oscar Wilde Perhaps, after all, America never has been discovered. I myself would say that it had merely been detected.
    Oscar Wilde
    Irish writer (1854 - 1900)
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  • Margaret Oliphant Perhaps, on the whole, embarrassment and perplexity are a kind of natural accompaniment to life and movement; and it is better to be driven out of your senses with thinking which of two things you ought to do than to do nothing whatever, and be utterly uninteresting to all the world.
    Margaret Oliphant
    British writer, historian (1828 - 1897)
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  • Thomas Carlyle Permanence, perseverance and persistence in spite of all obstacle s, discouragement s, and impossibilities: It is this, that in all things distinguishes the strong soul from the weak.
    Thomas Carlyle
    Scottish writer and historicus (1795 - 1881)
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  • Benjamin Disraeli Perseverance and tact are the two great qualities most valuable for all those who would climb, but especially for those who have to step out of the crowd.
    Benjamin Disraeli
    English statesman and writer (1804 - 1881)
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  • Ban Ki-moon Personally, I do not know whether humankind is alone in this vast universe. But I do know that we should cherish our existence on this precious speck of matter... the greatest gift that could be bestowed upon us. For all practical purposes, there is only one planet Earth.
    Ban Ki-moon
    South Korean politician and diplomat (1944 - )
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  • Bruce Springsteen Pessimism and optimism are slammed up against each other in my records, the tension between them is where it's all at, it's what lights the fire.
    Bruce Springsteen
    American singer-songwriter (1949 - )
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  • Bea Arthur PETA has a proven track record of success. Each victory PETA wins for the animals is a stepping stone upon which we build a more compassionate world for all beings - and we will never give up our fight until all animals are treated with respect and kindness.
    Bea Arthur
    American actress and comedian (1922 - 2009)
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  • Oscar Wilde Philanthropic people lose all sense of humanity. It is their distinguishing characteristic.
    Oscar Wilde
    Irish writer (1854 - 1900)
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  • Cassidy Gifford Philippians 4:13 has never rung so true... You were an unparalleled Giant in all sense of the word, Dad. So keep doin' you up there, because no one does it better, and no one ever will.
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  • Benjamin Stillingfleet Philosophers and common heathen believed one God, to whom all things were referred; but under this God they worshipped many inferior and subservient gods.
    Benjamin Stillingfleet
    British botanist, translator and author (1702 - 1771)
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  • Charles Dickens Philosophers are only men in armor after all.
    Charles Dickens
    English writer (1812 - 1870)
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  • Henry Louis Mencken Philosophy consists very largely of one philosopher arguing that all others are jackasses. He usually proves it, and I should add that he also usually proves that he is one himself.
    Henry Louis Mencken
    American journalist and critic (1880 - 1956)
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  • Arnold Newman Photography, as we all know, is not real at all. It is an illusion of reality with which we create our own private world.
    Arnold Newman
    American photographer (1918 - 2006)
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  • Charles Caleb Colton Physical courage, which engages all danger, will make a person brave in one way; and moral courage, which defies all opinion, will make a person brave in another.
    Charles Caleb Colton
    English writer (1777 - 1832)
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  • Carlo Collodi Pinocchio, spurred on by the hope of finding his father and of being in time to save him, swam all night long.
    Pinocchio
    Carlo Collodi
    Italian author, humorist and journalist (1826 - 1890)
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  • Carmen Kass Places like New York are just too intense, too much about money, too much about ambition; it's all too superficial for me.
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  • Aesop Please all, and you will please none.
    Aesop
    Greek fabulist and story teller (620 - 564)
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  • Voltaire Pleasure is the object, duty and the goal of all rational creatures.
    Voltaire
    French writer and philosopher (ps. of Fran ois Marie Arouet) (1694 - 1778)
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