Quotes with little-minded

Quotes 881 till 900 of 1350.

  • George Orwell Society has always seemed to demand a little more from human beings than it will get in practice.
    George Orwell
    English writer (ps. of Eric Blair) (1903 - 1950)
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  • Herman Melville Some dying men are the most tyrannical; and certainly, since they will shortly trouble us so little for evermore, the poor fellows ought to be indulged.
    Herman Melville
    American author (1819 - 1891)
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  • Abdelkader El Djezairi Some men, like spaniels, will only fawn the more when repulsed, but will pay little heed to a friendly caress.
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  • Ban Ki-moon Some might complain that nuclear disarmament is little more than a dream. But that ignores the very tangible benefits disarmament would bring for all humankind. Its success would strengthen international peace and security. It would free up vast and much-needed resources for social and economic development. It would advance the rule of law.
    Ban Ki-moon
    South Korean politician and diplomat (1944 - )
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  • Oliver Wendell Holmes Some people are so heavenly minded that they are no earthly good.
    Oliver Wendell Holmes
    American writer and poet (1809 - 1894)
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  • Burning Spear Some people see life as many steps up and try to forget where they are coming from, you understand? A little step in life on a commercial or a material level is a good step, but a big step does not mean a strong step - you tend to lose your roots - and if you don't be careful, you can fall.
    Burning Spear
    Jamaican reggae singer-songwriter, vocalist and musician (1945 - )
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  • Bernard Gilpin Some relaxation is necessary to people of every degree; the head that thinks and the hand that labors, must have some little time to recruit their diminished powers.
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  • Bai Ling Somehow I feel a little bit odd in Tiananmen Square because I was a soldier, in a uniform, watching those leaders and tanks, and I was part of them.
    Bai Ling
    Chinese-American actress (1966 - )
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  • Fleur Adcock Somehow we manage it: to like our friends, to tolerate not only their little ways but their huge neuroses, their monumental oddness: "Oh well," we smile, "it's one of his funny days."
    Fleur Adcock
    New Zealand poet and editor (1934 - )
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  • Anita Desai Someone who wants to write should make an effort to write a little something every day. Writing in this sense is the same as athletes who practice a sport every day to keep their skills honed.
    Anita Desai
    Indian novelist (1937 - )
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  • Caroline Wozniacki Sometimes I need a boost, and I go for something that's a little bit more intense and a bigger beat.
    Caroline Wozniacki
    Danish tennis player (1990 - )
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  • Robert M. Pirsig Sometimes it's a little better to travel than to arrive.
    Robert M. Pirsig
    American writer and philosopher (1928 - 2017)
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  • Bruce Barton Sometimes when I consider what tremendous consequences come from little things. I am tempted to think there are no little things.
    Bruce Barton
    American Author, Advertising Executive (1886 - 1967)
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  • Carl Gustav Jung Sometimes, indeed, there is such a discrepancy between the genius and his human qualities that one has to ask oneself whether a little less talent might not have been better.
    Carl Gustav Jung
    Swiss psychiatrist (1875 - 1961)
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  • Lewis Carroll Speak roughly to your little boy, and beat him when he sneezes: he only does it to annoy, because he knows it teases.
    Lewis Carroll
    British Writer, Mathematician (1832 - 1898)
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  • Bryce Harper Spirituality is something that makes you who you are on and off the field. It's something you try and live by. The way you play is one thing, but the way you act is a little different. You're just trying to be a good person, the best you can be, on and off the field.
    Bryce Harper
    American baseball player (1992 - )
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  • Bjarke Ingels St. Petersburg is a wonderful city. You have wonderful parks, birds singing in the trees, manatees in the water, pelicans. So it's like this little paradise on Earth.
    Bjarke Ingels
    Danish architect and businessman (1974 - )
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  • Brock Lesnar Stay open-minded; stay focused. Train hard and train smart. For me, the older I get, the smarter I have to train also, because the recovery time is longer. Work on everything: become a well-rounded fighter - don't just be good at one thing; be good at everything.
    Brock Lesnar
    American professional wrestler (1977 - )
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  • Bob Dylan Steal a little and they throw you in jail. Steal a lot and they make you king.
    Sweetheart Like You
    Bob Dylan
    American musician (1941 - )
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  • Christopher Morley Success: Big shots are only little shots who keep shooting.
    Christopher Morley
    American Novelist, Journalist, Poet (1890 - 1957)
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