Quotes with might-have-been

Quotes 921 till 940 of 9541.

  • James Madison As a man is said to have a right to his property, he may be equally said to have a property in his rights.
    James Madison
    American statesman, President (1751 - 1836)
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  • Arlen Specter As a matter of traditional and sound constitutional doctrine, an amendment to the Constitution should be the last resort when all other measures have proved inadequate.
    Arlen Specter
    American lawyer, author, and politician (1930 - 2012)
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  • Britney Spears As a mom, you have all these situations you go through, and you're like, 'What is going on? Is this normal? Is this a phase? Or what is this?' and then you feel silly for asking questions because you think, 'I'm a mom - I'm supposed to know these things,' but you don't.
    Britney Spears
    American singer, songwriter, dancer, and actress (1981 - )
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  • Bono As a musician and a songwriter, it is an act of the ego to believe that other people might be interested in your point of view. But it is usually an empathetic nature that gets you going in the first place. Music keeps the heart porous in many ways.
    Bono
    Irish singer, songwriter, philanthropist, activist and businessman (1960 - )
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  • Barack Obama As a nuclear power - as the only nuclear power to have used a nuclear weapon - the United States has a moral responsibility to act.
    Barack Obama
    American politician (1961 - )
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  • Bridget Riley As a painter today you have to work without that essential platform. But if one does not deceive oneself and accepts this lack of certainty, other things may come into play.
    Bridget Riley: dialogues on art
    Bridget Riley
    English painter (1931 - )
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  • Adam Clarke As a revelation from God, they have stood the test of many ages; and as such maintained their ground against every species of enemy, and every mode of attack. Truth is mighty, and must prevail.
    Adam Clarke
    British Methodist theologian (1760 - 1832)
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  • Bono As a rock star, I have two instincts, I want to have fun, and I want to change the world. I have a chance to do both.
    Bono
    Irish singer, songwriter, philanthropist, activist and businessman (1960 - )
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  • William James As a rule we disbelieve all the facts and theories for which we have no use.
    William James
    American philosopher (1842 - 1910)
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  • Paul Hawken As a small businessperson, you have no greater leverage than the truth.
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  • B. Kevin Turner As a team, we have a lot of work ahead of us in FY16 and beyond, but I am confident that, working together, we will make Microsoft a leader in the mobile-first, cloud-first world.
    B. Kevin Turner
    American businessman (1965 - )
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  • Oscar Wilde As a wicked man I am a complete failure. Why, there are lots of people who say I have never really done anything wrong in the whole course of my life. Of course they only say it behind my back.
    Oscar Wilde
    Irish writer (1854 - 1900)
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  • Virginia Woolf As a woman I have no country. As a woman my country is the whole world.
    Virginia Woolf
    English writer (1882 - 1941)
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  • Antonio Tabucchi As a writer, I've always been interested in others.
    Antonio Tabucchi
    Italian writer and academic (1943 - )
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  • Lance Morrow As American productivity, once the exuberant engine of national wealth, has dipped to an embarrassingly uncompetitive low, Americans have shaken their heads: the country's old work ethic is dead.
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  • B. D. Wong As an actor, I have casting issues. I'm a minority. I don't have trouble making a living, but as far as being on the food chain of the pecking order of actors, I'm not at the top of it. With the jobs that I do, there are always control issues with directors and producers.
    B. D. Wong
    American actor (1960 - )
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  • Beau Bridges As an actor, I travel around a lot and live in a lot of hotels, and many times I've been in a town where the only entertainment to be had is what you find in the hotel bar or lobby.
    Beau Bridges
    American actor and director (1941 - )
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  • Carrie-Anne Moss As an actor, you really want to respect and honor the script. You want to try to be in the moment and you also realize that you're one part of a bigger picture and when they call action, you have your dance.
    Carrie-Anne Moss
    Canadian actress (1967 - )
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  • Becki Newton As an actress, one of the perks is having access to ridiculously expensive clothing and prancing around on the red carpet. Who wouldn't want to have fun with that?
    Becki Newton
    American actress (1978 - )
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  • Benjamin Todd Jealous As an American people, what is greatest about our history are the many times we have led this world away from hate, towards hope.
    Benjamin Todd Jealous
    American civic leader and politician (1973 - )
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