Quotes with lesser-known

Quotes 121 till 140 of 348.

  • Douglas Macarthur I have known war as few men now living know it. It's very destructiveness on both friend and foe has rendered it useless as a means of settling international disputes.
    Douglas Macarthur
    American general in WO II (1880 - 1964)
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  • Edith Wharton I have never known a novel that was good enough to be good in spite of its being adapted to the author's political views.
    Edith Wharton
    American Author (1862 - 1937)
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  • Josh Billings I have never known a person to live to be one hundred and be remarkable for anything else.
    Josh Billings
    American humorist (1818 - 1885)
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  • Ezra Pound I have never known anyone worth a damn who wasn't irascible.
    Ezra Pound
    American poet (1885 - 1972)
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  • Adam Smith I have never known much good done by those who affected to trade for the public good.
    Adam Smith
    Scottish Economist (1723 - 1790)
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  • Anna Held I have never known the time when I did not wear stays. My stays are part of me.
    Anna Held
    Polish-born stage performer and singer (1872 - 1918)
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  • Hubert Humphrey I have seen in the Halls of Congress more idealism, more humanness, more compassion, more profiles of courage than in any other institution that I have ever known.
    Hubert Humphrey
    American politician (1911 - 1978)
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  • Babe Paley I have seldom known a person, who deserted the truth in trifles and then could be trusted in matters of importance.
    Babe Paley
    American socialite and style icon (1915 - 1978)
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  • Walt Disney I love Mickey Mouse more than any woman I have ever known.
    Walt Disney
    American producer (1901 - 1966)
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  • Buffalo Bill I thought I was benefiting the Indians as well as the government, by taking them all over the United States, and giving them a correct idea of the customs, life, etc., of the pale faces, so that when they returned to their people they could make known all they had seen.
    Buffalo Bill
    American soldier, bison hunter, and showman (1846 - 1917)
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  • Abraham Lincoln I was losing interest in politics, when the repeal of the Missouri Compromise aroused me again. What I have done since then is pretty well known.
    Abraham Lincoln
    American statesman (1809 - 1865)
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  • Rosa Parks I would like to be known as a person who is concerned about freedom and equality and justice and prosperity for all people.
    Rosa Parks
    American activist in the civil rights movement (1913 - 2005)
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  • Bill Plympton I'm much better known in France and Germany and Spain than I am in the U.S. When I go to Russia, I get mobbed; I have groups of fans waiting for me out in the hotel lobby, waiting for me to come down off the elevator. In China, I almost got beat up because people were trying to get me to do a drawing for them.
    Bill Plympton
    American animator, graphic designer and cartoonist (1946 - )
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  • Beck I'm the artist formally known as Beck. I have a genius wig. When I put that wig on, then the true genius emerges. I don't have enough hair to be a genius. I think you have to have hair going everywhere.
    Beck
    American musician, singer and songwriter (1970 - )
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  • Ben Cardin I've known Hillary Clinton for a long time. She's trustworthy. She's ready from Day One to assume the office of presidency in the United States. She's qualified and she's ready as compared to, I think, Donald Trump, who has shown his recklessness, and dangerous statements that he's made.
    Ben Cardin
     
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  • Al Sharpton I've never done anything else in my life other than preach and be an activist. Way before I was known.
    Al Sharpton
    American civil rights activist, Baptist minister and talk show host (1954 - )
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  • Arthur Schopenhauer I've never known any trouble than an hour's reading didn't assuage.
    Arthur Schopenhauer
    German philosopher (1788 - 1860)
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  • Charles de Secondat I've never known any trouble that an hour's reading didn't assuage.
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  • Richard Armour I've suffered from all of the hang-ups known, and none is as bad as the telephone.
    Richard Armour
    American poet and author (1906 - 1989)
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  • Binyavanga Wainaina I, Binyavanga Wainaina, quite honestly swear I have known I am a homosexual since I was five.
    Binyavanga Wainaina
    Kenyan author and journalist (1971 - 2019)
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