Quotes with make-shift

Quotes 1841 till 1860 of 2457.

  • Carol Moseley Braun The reason that minorities and women don't have a better shot at getting elected to the Senate or to statewide office is because the campaign finance rules are so skewed as to make it very difficult for non-traditional candidates to raise the money necessary to get elected.
    Carol Moseley Braun
    American diplomat, politician, and lawyer (1947 - )
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  • Lenny Bruce The role of a comedian is to make the audience laugh, at a minimum of once every fifteen seconds.
    Lenny Bruce
    American Comedian (1925 - 1966)
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  • Aaron Burr The rule of my life is to make business a pleasure, and pleasure my business.
    Aaron Burr
    American politician and lawyer (1756 - 1836)
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  • Hector Hugh Munro The sacrifices of friendship were beautiful in her eyes as long as she was not asked to make them.
    Hector Hugh Munro
    British Novelist, Writer (1870 - 1916)
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  • Alexander Pope The same ambition can destroy or save, and make a patriot as it makes a knave.
    Alexander Pope
    English poet (1688 - 1744)
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  • Barry Gibb The secret is to make sure your family comes before anything else, because no matter what you do you've got to come home.
    Barry Gibb
    British-American musician and singer-songwriter (1946 - )
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  • Eileen Caddy The secret of making something work in your lives is, first of all, the deep desire to make it work: then the faith and belief that it can work: then to hold that clear definite vision in your consciousness and see it working out step by step, without one thought of doubt or disbelief.
    Eileen Caddy
    Scottisch spiritual teacher (1917 - 2006)
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  • C.E.M. Joad The secret of successful journalism is to make your readers so angry they will write half your paper for you.
    C.E.M. Joad
     
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  • Bob Barr The seemingly omnipresent storm clouds hanging over the Constitution often make it hard to find a silver lining. Every day, the front page of The Drudge Report is littered with stories of government assaults on our civil liberties - from local government officials all the way up to the Oval Office.
    Bob Barr
    American attorney and politician (1948 - )
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  • Alice Meynell The sense of humor has other things to do than to make itself conspicuous in the act of laughter.
    Alice Meynell
    British poet, writer (1847 - 1922)
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  • Barry Ritholtz The simple reality of life is that everyone is wrong on a regular basis. By confronting these inevitable errors, you allow yourself to make corrections before it is too late.
    Barry Ritholtz
    American author and newspaper columnist
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  • Lao-Tzu The snow goose need not bathe to make itself white. Neither need you do anything but be yourself.
    Lao-Tzu
    Chinese philosopher (600 - 550)
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  • Barbara Bush The state dinner is almost a formula, but you try to make it interesting. You try not to overload it with too many political types. You try to get a cross section.
    Barbara Bush
    American First Lady (1925 - 2018)
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  • Oscar Wilde The State is to make what is useful. The individual is to make what is beautiful.
    Oscar Wilde
    Irish writer (1854 - 1900)
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  • Bob Seger The studio is really fun because I don't make it into the studio unless I've got something I really like. I love working with different musicians in the studio; that's a real joy, working with someone for the first time.
    Bob Seger
    American singer, songwriter and musician (1945 - )
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  • Boomer Esiason The support of organizations including the NY Jets, Canon USA, USA Football, and Outback Steakhouse is a great example of how corporate America can make an impact in bettering the communities where employees work and live.
    Boomer Esiason
    American football player (1961 - )
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  • James Russell Lowell The surest plan to make a man is, think him so.
    James Russell Lowell
    American Romantic poet, critic, editor, and diplomat (1819 - 1891)
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  • Robert Benchley The surest way to make a monkey of a man is to quote him.
    Robert Benchley
    American humorist, criticus (1889 - 1945)
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  • Walter Lippmann The tendency of the casual mind is to pick out or stumble upon a sample which supports or defies its prejudices, and then to make it the representative of a whole class.
    Walter Lippmann
    American writer, reporter, and political commentator (1889 - 1974)
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  • Helen Rowland The tenderest spot in a man's make-up is sometimes the bald spot on top of his head.
    Helen Rowland
    American journalist (1875 - 1950)
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