Quotes with life-forms

Quotes 3261 till 3280 of 4353.

  • Bruce Dickinson The mystical poetry of William Blake's artwork also forms the basis for the album cover.
    Bruce Dickinson
    English singer and songwriter (1958 - )
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  • Barbara W. Tuchman The nastiness of women [in the 14th century] was generally perceived at the close of life when a man began to worry about hell, and his sexual desire in any case fading.
    Barbara W. Tuchman
    American historian (1912 - 1989)
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  • Woodrow Wilson The nation's honor is dearer than the nation's comfort; yes, than the nation's life itself.
    Woodrow Wilson
    American president (1856 - 1924)
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  • Aldous Huxley The natural rhythm of human life is routine punctuated by orgies.
    Aldous Huxley
    English writer (1894 - 1963)
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  • Barbara Hepworth The naturalness of life... the sense of community is, I think, a very important factor in an artist's life.
    A Pictorial Biography
    Barbara Hepworth
    English artist and sculptor (1903 - 1975)
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  • Desiderius Erasmus The nearer people approach old age the closer they return to a semblance of childhood, until the time comes for them to depart this life, again like children, neither tired of living nor aware of death.
    Desiderius Erasmus
    Dutch humanist and philosopher (1469 - 1536)
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  • Eric Hoffer The necessary has never been man's top priority. The passionate pursuit of the nonessential and the extravagant is one of the chief traits of human uniqueness. Unlike other forms of life, man's greatest exertions are made in the pursuit not of necessities but of superfluities.
    Eric Hoffer
    American writer (1902 - 1983)
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  • Charles Horton Cooley The need to exert power, when thwarted in the open fields of life, is the more likely to assert itself in trifles.
    Charles Horton Cooley
    American sociologist (1864 - 1929)
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  • Marcus Aurelius The object in life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.
    Marcus Aurelius
    Roman emperor (121 - 180)
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  • William Shakespeare The object of art is to give life a shape.
    William Shakespeare
    English playwright and poet (1564 - 1616)
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  • Anna Julia Cooper The old, subjective, stagnant, indolent and wretched life for woman has gone. She has as many resources as men, as many activities beckon her on. As large possibilities swell and inspire her heart.
    Anna Julia Cooper
    American author, activist and sociologist (1858 - 1964)
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  • Cyril Connolly The one way to get thin is to re-establish a purpose in life.
    Cyril Connolly
    British criticus (1903 - 1974)
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  • Les Brown The only limits to the possibilities in your life tomorrow are the buts you use today.
    Les Brown
    American motivational speaker, author and radio DJ (1945 - )
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  • Samuel Butler The only living works are those which have drained much of the author's own life into them.
    Samuel Butler
    English poet (1835 - 1902)
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  • Al McGuire The only mystery in life is why the kamikaze pilots wore helmets.
    Al McGuire
    American basketball coach and broadcaster (1928 - 2001)
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  • Ralph Waldo Emerson The only prudence in life is concentration.
    Ralph Waldo Emerson
    American poet and philosopher (1803 - 1882)
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  • Henry James The only reason for the existence of a novel is that it does attempt to represent life.
    Henry James
    American author (1843 - 1916)
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  • Clark Gable The only reason they come to see me is that I know that life is great - and they know I know it.
    Clark Gable
    American actor (1901 - 1960)
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  • Milan Kundera The only relationship that can make both partners happy is one in which sentimentality has no place and neither partner makes any claim on the life and freedom of the other.
    De ondraaglijke lichtheid van het bestaan (1984)
    Milan Kundera
    Tsjech writer and criticus (1929 - 2023)
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  • Thomas Mann The only religious way to think of death is as part and parcel of life.
    Thomas Mann
    German author, critic and Nobel laureate in literature (1929) (1875 - 1955)
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