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Quotes 1021 till 1040 of 1204.

  • Blaise Pascal Those are weaklings who know the truth and uphold it as long as it suits their purpose, and then abandon it.
    Blaise Pascal
    French mathematician, physicist and philosopher (1623 - 1662)
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  • Miguel de Cervantes Thou camest out of thy mother's belly without government, thou hast liv'd hitherto without government, and thou mayst be carried to thy long home without government, when it shall please the Lord. How many people in this world live without government, yet do well enough, and are well look'd upon?
    Miguel de Cervantes
    Spanish writer and poet (1547 - 1616)
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  • A. E. Housman Three minutes' thought would suffice to find this out; but thought is irksome and three minutes is a long time.
    A. E. Housman
    British poet (1859 - 1936)
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  • Isak Dineson Through all the world there goes one long cry from the heart of the artist: Give me leave to do my utmost.
    Isak Dineson
     
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  • Henry van Dyke Time is Too slow for those who wait, Too swift for those who fear, Too long for those who grieve, Too short for those who rejoice. But for those who love, time is not.
    Henry van Dyke
    American Protestant Clergyman and Writer (1852 - 1933)
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  • Leonardo Da Vinci Time stays long enough for those who use it.
    Leonardo Da Vinci
    Italian painter, engineer and musician (1452 - 1519)
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  • Marlene Dietrich To be completely woman you need a master, and in him a compass for your life. You need a man you can look up to and respect. If you dethrone him it's no wonder that you are discontented, and discontented women are not loved for long.
    Marlene Dietrich
    German-born American Film Actor (1901 - 1992)
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  • Robert A. Heinlein To get anywhere, or even live a long time, a man has to guess, and guess right, over and over again, without enough data for a logical answer.
    Robert A. Heinlein
    American science fiction writer (1907 - 1988)
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  • Pat Riley To have long term success as a coach or in any position of leadership, you have to be obsessed in some way.
    Pat Riley
    American basketball coach (1945 - )
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  • Oscar Wilde To love oneself is the beginning of a life long romance.
    Oscar Wilde
    Irish writer (1854 - 1900)
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  • John Selden To preach long, loud, and Damnation, is the way to be cried up. We love a man that damns us, and we run after him again to save us.
    John Selden
    British Jurist, Statesman (1584 - 1654)
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  • Oscar Wilde To speak frankly, I am not in favour of long engagements. They give people the opportunity of finding out each other's character before marriage, which I think is never advisable.
    Source: The Importance of Being Earnest (1895)
    Oscar Wilde
    Irish writer (1854 - 1900)
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  • Carl Lewis To this day, most people think of me as the fastest human. They don't really think me as a long jumper, although that's the event I had more success in.
    Carl Lewis
    American athlete (1961 - )
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  • Billy Corgan Today is the greatest Day I've ever known Can't live for tomorrow, Tomorrow's much too long....
    Billy Corgan
    American musician, singer and songwriter (1967 - )
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  • Bruno Mars Today, I'd like to talk to Bob Marley. I'd just like to ask him what was his method. Bob is one of the greatest songwriters ever. I don't know if people understand how powerful his songs are and the simplicity and genius behind them, from 'Redemption Song' to 'Is This Love?' and 'I Shot the Sheriff.'
    Bruno Mars
    American singer, songwriter, record producer and dancer (1985 - )
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  • William Butler Yeats Too long a sacrifice can make a stone of the heart.
    William Butler Yeats
    Irish poet (1865 - 1939)
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  • Benjamin Whorf Too long has the public mind considered religion to be synonymous with priestcraft.
    Benjamin Whorf
    American linguist and engineer (1897 - 1941)
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  • Igor Stravinsky Too many pieces of music finish too long after the end.
    Igor Stravinsky
    Russian composer (1882 - 1971)
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  • Bo Bennett Traditional investment vehicles such as IRAs, CDs, stocks and bonds do have their place, but for the rich, they are used more as temporary storage facilities rather than life-long homes.
    Bo Bennett
    American author (1972 - )
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  • Gerald F. Lieberman Traditionally the great men of our country have sprung from poor environments; that being so, it would appear we have long suffered from a severe lack of poverty.
    Gerald F. Lieberman
    American writer
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