Quotes with might-have-been

Quotes 3141 till 3160 of 9541.

  • Adolf Galland I would like to mention that I have flown the 262 first in May '43. At this time, the aircraft was completely secret. I first knew of the existence of this aircraft only early in '42 - even in my position. This aircraft didn't have any priority in design or production.
    Adolf Galland
    German Luftwaffe general (1912 - 1996)
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  • Cato the Elder I would much rather have men ask why I have no statue than why I have one.
    Cato the Elder
    Roman senator and historian (234 - 149)
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  • Bertrand Russell I would never die for my beliefs because I might be wrong.
    Bertrand Russell
    English philosopher and mathematician (1872 - 1970)
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  • James Cash Penney I would never have amounted to anything were it not for adversity. I was forced to come up the hard way.
    James Cash Penney
    American businessman and entrepreneur (1875 - 1971)
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  • Buddy Valastro I would never talk bad about anybody, even if they have something derogatory to say about me. I'm the bigger person.
    Buddy Valastro
    American baker and reality television personality (1977 - )
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  • Abraham Cowley I would not fear nor wish my fate,
    But boldly say each night,
    To-morrow let my sun his beams display,
    Or in clouds hide them; I have lived today.
    Abraham Cowley
    English poet (1618 - 1667)
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  • Booker T. Washington I would permit no man, no matter what his colour might be, to narrow and degrade my soul by making me hate him.
    Up From Slavery (1901)
    Booker T. Washington
    American Black Leader and Educator (1856 - 1915)
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  • Elbert Hubbard I would rather be able to appreciate things I can not have than to have things I am not able to appreciate.
    Elbert Hubbard
    American writer and publisher (1856 - 1915)
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  • Edward Vernon Rickenbacker I would rather have a million friends than a million dollars.
    Edward Vernon Rickenbacker
    American fighter pilot in WW I (1890 - 1973)
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  • Gerry Spence I would rather have a mind opened by wonder than one closed by belief.
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  • Lord George Byron I would rather have a nod from an American, than a snuff-box from an emperor.
    Lord George Byron
    English poet (1788 - 1824)
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  • Mark Twain I would rather have my ignorance than another man's knowledge, because I have so much of it.
    Mark Twain
    American writer (ps. of Samuel Langhorne Clemens) (1835 - 1910)
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  • Harry S. Truman I would rather have peace in the world than be President.
    Harry S. Truman
    American president (1884 - 1972)
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  • Robert Green Ingersoll I would rather live and love where death is king than have eternal life where love is not.
    Robert Green Ingersoll
    American lawyer, a Civil War veteran and politician (1833 - 1899)
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  • Dwight D. Eisenhower I would rather try to persuade a man to go along, because once I have persuaded him, he will stick. If I scare him, he will stay just as long as he is scared, and then he is gone.
    Dwight D. Eisenhower
    American president (1890 - 1969)
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  • Anne McCaffrey I would recommend the short story form, which is a lot harder to write since you have to be so careful with words, until there is plenty of time to doodle through a novel.
    Anne McCaffrey
    American-Irish writer (1926 - 2011)
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  • Amy Tan I would still like to have that luxury, to be able to just sit and draw for hours and hours and hours. In a way, that's what I do as a writer.
    Amy Tan
    American author (1952 - )
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  • Madonna I wouldn't have turned out the way I was if I didn't have all those old-fashioned values to rebel against.
    Madonna
    American musician, singer and actress (1958 - )
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  • Audre Lorde I write for those women who do not speak, for those who do not have a voice because they were so terrified, because we are taught to respect fear more than ourselves. We've been taught that silence would save us, but it won't.
    Audre Lorde
    American writer, feminist, womanist, librarian, and civil (1934 - 1992)
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  • Buzz Aldrin I wrote 'Reaching for the Moon' because I wanted to tell kids that all of us have a moon, a dream, that we can strive for. Even if you don't attain it, you can at least reach for it.
    Buzz Aldrin
    American former astronaut, engineer and fighter (1930 - )
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