Quotes with make-believe

Quotes 1041 till 1060 of 3427.

  • Lord George Byron I have a great mind to believe in Christianity for the mere pleasure of fancying I may be damned.
    Lord George Byron
    English poet (1788 - 1824)
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  • Willie Shoemaker I have always believed that anybody with a little guts and the desire to apply himself can make it, can make anything he wants to make of himself.
    Willie Shoemaker
    American jockey (1931 - 2003)
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  • Hermann Hesse I have always believed, and I still believe, that whatever good or bad fortune may come our way we can always give it meaning and transform it into something of value.
    Hermann Hesse
    German-Swiss writer, poet and Nobel Prize winner in literature (1946) (1877 - 1962)
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  • Samuel Johnson I have always considered it as treason against the great republic of human nature, to make any man's virtues the means of deceiving him.
    Samuel Johnson
    English writer (1709 - 1784)
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  • Lord George Byron I have always laid it down as a maxim - and found it justified by experience - that a man and a woman make far better friendships than can exist between two of the same sex - but then with the condition that they never have made or are to make love to each other.
    Lord George Byron
    English poet (1788 - 1824)
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  • Anne Stevenson I have always made my own rules, in poetry as in life - though I have tried of late to cooperate more with my family. I do, however, believe that without order or pattern poetry is useless.
    Anne Stevenson
    American-British poet and writer (1933 - 2020)
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  • Paul Gauguin I have always wanted a mistress who was fat, and I have never found one. To make a fool of me, they are always pregnant.
    Paul Gauguin
    French artist (1848 - 1903)
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  • Brooke Shields I have bad-mom moments all the time. Sometimes I have the wrong reaction, but I try to remember to pull back and think about it. Even when I make the mistake, I'm able to then go, 'Oh, okay, let's do this again.'
    Brooke Shields
    American actress and model (1965 - )
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  • Joan Rivers I have become my own version of an optimist. If I can't make it through one door, I'll go through another door - or I'll make a door. Something terrific will come no matter how dark the present.
    Joan Rivers
    American stand-up comedian, actress, writer and producer (1933 - 2014)
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  • William Butler Yeats I have believed the best of every man. And find that to believe is enough to make a bad man show him at his best, or even a good man swings his lantern higher.
    William Butler Yeats
    Irish poet (1865 - 1939)
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  • Audre Lorde I have come to believe over and over again that what is most important to me must be spoken, made verbal and shared, even at the risk of having it bruised or misunderstood.
    Audre Lorde
    American writer, feminist, womanist, librarian, and civil (1934 - 1992)
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  • Umberto Eco I have come to believe that the whole world is an enigma, a harmless enigma that is made terrible by our own mad attempt to interpret it as though it had an underlying truth.
    De slinger van Foucault (2007) 104
    Umberto Eco
    Italian writer and critic (1932 - 2016)
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  • Andrew Young I have committed my life to helping the poor, and I believe that if more companies followed Wal-Mart's lead in providing opportunity and savings to those who need it most, more Americans battling poverty would realize the American dream.
    Andrew Young
    Amercan activisit and minister (1932 - )
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  • Al Gore I have faith in the United States and our ability to make good decisions based on the facts.
    Al Gore
    American politician and environmentalist (1948 - )
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  • Calvin Coolidge I have found it advisable not to give too much heed to what people say when I am trying to accomplish something of consequence. Invariably they proclaim it can't be done. I deem that the very best time to make the effort.
    Calvin Coolidge
    American president (1872 - 1933)
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  • Oscar Wilde I have found that all ugly things are made by those who strive to make something beautiful, and that all beautiful things are made by those who strive to make something useful.
    Oscar Wilde
    Irish writer (1854 - 1900)
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  • Blaise Pascal I have made this letter a rather long one, only because I didn't have the leisure to make it shorter.
    Blaise Pascal
    French mathematician, physicist and philosopher (1623 - 1662)
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  • Buddy Hackett I have the gift of laughter. I can make people laugh at will. In good times and in bad. And that I don't question. It was a gift from God.
    Buddy Hackett
    American actor and comedian (1924 - 2003)
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  • Tallulah Bankhead I have three phobias which, could I mute them, would make my life as slick as a sonnet, but as dull as ditch water: I hate to go to bed, I hate to get up, and I hate to be alone.
    Tallulah Bankhead
    American actress (1902 - 1968)
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  • Marshall Field I have tried to make all my acts and commercial moves the result of definite consideration and sound judgment. There were never any great ventures or risks. I practiced honest, slow-growing business methods, and tried to back them with energy and good system.
    Marshall Field
    American businessman (1834 - 1906)
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