Quotes with last-resort

Quotes 261 till 280 of 560.

  • Douglas Macarthur Last, but by no means least, courage-moral courage, the courage of one's convictions, the courage to see things through. The world ;is in a constant conspiracy against the brave. It's the age-old struggle-the roar of the crowd on one side and the voice of your ;conscience on the other.
    Douglas Macarthur
    American general in WO II (1880 - 1964)
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  • Bram Stoker Let me be accurate in everything, for though you and I have seen some strange things together, you may at the first think that I, Van Helsing, am mad. That the many horrors and the so long strain on nerves has at the last turn my brain.
    Dracula
    Bram Stoker
    Irish author (1847 - 1912)
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  • Winston Churchill Let us therefore brace ourselves to our duty, and so bear ourselves that if the British Empire and its Commonwealth last for a thousand years, men will still say, ''This was their finest hour.''
    Winston Churchill
    English statesman (1874 - 1965)
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  • James Baldwin Life is tragic simply because the earth turns and the sun inexorably rises and sets, and one day, for each of us, the sun will go down for the last, last time.
    James Baldwin
    American writer (1924 - 1987)
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  • Lord George Byron Like other parties of the kind, it was first silent, then talky, then argumentative, then disputatious, then unintelligible, then altogether, then inarticulate, and then drunk. When we had reached the last step of this glorious ladder, it was difficult to get down again without stumbling.
    Lord George Byron
    English poet (1788 - 1824)
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  • Juvenal Like warmed-up cabbage served at each repast, The repetition kills the wretch at last.
    Juvenal
    Roman poet
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  • Søren Kierkegaard Listen to the cry of a woman in labor at the hour of giving birth - look at the dying man's struggle at his last extremity, and then tell me whether something that begins and ends thus could be intended for enjoyment.
    Søren Kierkegaard
    Danish philosopher (1813 - 1855)
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  • Bjorn Lomborg Listen, global warming is a real problem, but it' s not the end of the world. A 30-centimetre sea level rise is just not going to bring the world to a standstill, just like it didn't over the last 150 years.
    Bjorn Lomborg
    Danish author (1965 - )
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  • Alan Colmes Little did I know that the last words I would say on WNBC would be the last ones anyone would say.
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  • Jeremy Schwartz Live every day as if it were your last, because one of these days, it will be.
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  • Betty Smith Look at everything as though you were seeing it either for the first or last time. Then your time on earth will be filled with glory.
    Betty Smith
    American writer (1896 - 1972)
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  • Brock Lesnar Looking at me now, it might be hard to believe that I didn't even have hair in my armpits when I graduated from high school. I guarantee you I was the last guy to go through puberty in my class.
    Brock Lesnar
    American professional wrestler (1977 - )
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  • Bobby Jindal Louisiana loses 30 miles a year off our coast. We lost 100 miles last year off our coast thanks to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. We have lost a size of land equivalent to the entire state of Rhode Island.
    Bobby Jindal
    American politician (1971 - )
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  • Thomas à Kempis Love Him, and keep Him for thy Friend, who, when all go away, will not forsake thee, nor suffer thee to perish at the last.
    Thomas à Kempis
    Dutch medieval Augustinian canon, writer and mystic (1380 - 1471)
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  • Dante Gabriel Rossetti Love is the last relay and ultimate outposts of eternity.
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  • Richard Brinsley Sheridan Madam, a circulating library in a town is as an evergreen tree of diabolical knowledge; it blossoms through the year. And depend on it that they who are so fond of handling the leaves, will long for the fruit at last.
    Richard Brinsley Sheridan
    Anglo-Irish dramatist (1751 - 1816)
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  • Bruce Barton Many a man who pays rent all his life owns his own home; and many a family has successfully saved for a home only to find itself at last with nothing but a house.
    Bruce Barton
    American Author, Advertising Executive (1886 - 1967)
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  • Charles Dickens Many merry Christmases, friendships, great accumulation of cheerful recollections, affection on earth, and Heaven at last for all of us.
    Charles Dickens
    English writer (1812 - 1870)
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  • Barbra Streisand Marlon Brando. The finest actor who ever lived. He was my idol when I was 13. He's done enough work to last two lifetimes. Everything I do, I think: Can Brando play this with me?
    Barbra Streisand
    American singer, songwriter, actress, and filmmaker (1942 - )
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  • Frank Sinatra May you live to be 100 and may the last voice you hear be mine.
    At the end of his concerts
    Frank Sinatra
    American singer, actor, and producer (1915 - 1998)
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