Quotes with might-have-been

Quotes 3921 till 3940 of 9541.

  • Samuel Johnson In all evils which admits a remedy, impatience should be avoided, because it wastes the time and attention in complaints which, if properly applied, might remove the cause.
    Samuel Johnson
    English writer (1709 - 1784)
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  • Bryant H. McGill In all known time there has never been a greater monster or miracle than the human being.
    Bryant H. McGill
    American journalist and author (1969 - )
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  • Eda J. Le Shan In all our efforts to provide ''advantages'' we have actually produced the busiest, most competitive, highly pressured, and over-organized generation of youngsters in our history.''
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  • Ben Horowitz In all the difficult decisions that I made through the course of running Loudcloud and Opsware, I never once felt brave. In fact, I often felt scared to death. I never lost those feelings, but after much practice, I learned to ignore them. That learning process might also be called the courage development process.
    Ben Horowitz
    American businessman, investor, blogger, and author (1966 - )
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  • Bill Laswell In all the music that deals with experimental repetition, drum and bass, dub, various kinds of house music, there's always been a quality of atmosphere and ambience.
    Bill Laswell
    American bass guitarist (1955 - )
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  • Barry Sanders In all the time that people have known me, has anyone ever heard me talk about the importance of rushing records or finishing with the most touchdowns? So if that's never been important to me, then why would that be a motivation to keep playing?
    Barry Sanders
    American football player (1968 - )
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  • Amy Tan In America nobody says you have to keep the circumstances somebody else gives you.
    Amy Tan
    American author (1952 - )
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  • Bernard M. Baruch In America, if you put your mind to it you can have anything you want. You just can't have everything you want.
    Bernard M. Baruch
    American investor, philanthropist, statesman, and political consultant (1870 - 1965)
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  • Barney Frank In America, unlike England, unlike Israel, unlike Japan, other democracies, we have elections that have staggered terms.
    Barney Frank
    American politician (1940 - )
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  • Carolyn Maloney In America, we have long stood by the principle that the protections of the law are not meant just for some.
    Carolyn Maloney
    American politician (1946 - )
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  • Billy Joel In an age of incompetence, I've been able to last in this crazy business. I actually know how to play my ax and write a song. That's my job.
    Billy Joel
    American singer-songwriter and pianist (1949 - )
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  • Ben Goldacre In an ideal world, you might imagine that scientific papers were only cited by academics on the basis of their content. This might be true. But lots of other stuff can have an influence.
    Ben Goldacre
    British physician, academic (1974 - )
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  • Raoul Vaneigem In an industrial society which confuses work and productivity, the necessity of producing has always been an enemy of the desire to create.
    Raoul Vaneigem
    Belgian philosopher (1934 - )
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  • Terry Pratchett In ancient times cats were worshipped as gods; they have not forgotten this.
    Terry Pratchett
    English author of fantasy novels, especially comical works (1948 - 2015)
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  • Adam Weishaupt In another situation, and in an active station in life, I should have been keenly occupied, and the founding of an order would have never come into my head.
    Adam Weishaupt
    German philosopher (1748 - 1830)
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  • Paul Gauguin In art, all who have done something other than their predecessors have merited the epithet of revolutionary; and it is they alone who are masters.
    Paul Gauguin
    French artist (1848 - 1903)
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  • Luigi Pirandello In bed my real love has always been the sleep that rescued me by allowing me to dream.
    Luigi Pirandello
    Italian poet, playwright and Nobel laureate in literature (1934) (1867 - 1936)
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  • Barbara Corcoran In business, you're the Chief Salesman. Create a sense of demand, rather than waiting to have demand.
    Barbara Corcoran
    American businesswoman, investor, speaker and consultant (1949 - )
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  • Warren Mitchell In case of doubt, do a little more than you have to.
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  • Jonathan Swift In church your grandsire cut his throat; to do the job too long he tarried: he should have had my hearty vote to cut his throat before he married.
    Jonathan Swift
    English writer (1667 - 1745)
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