Quotes with might-have-been

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  • Barbara Cartland Every man has been brought up with the idea that decent women don't pop in and out of bed; he has always been told by his mother that nice girls don't. He finds, of course, when he gets older that this may be untrue - but only in a certain section of society.
    Barbara Cartland
    English author of romance novels (1901 - 2000)
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  • Abraham Lincoln Every man is said to have his peculiar ambition. Whether it be true or not, I can say for one that I have no other so great as that of being truly esteemed of my fellow men, by rendering myself worthy of their esteem.
    Abraham Lincoln
    American statesman (1809 - 1865)
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  • Oscar Wilde Every man of ambition has to fight his century with its own weapons. What this century worships is wealth. The God of this century is wealth. To succeed one must have wealth. At all costs one must have wealth.
    Oscar Wilde
    Irish writer (1854 - 1900)
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  • Samuel Johnson Every man thinks meanly of himself for not having been a soldier, or not having been at sea.
    Samuel Johnson
    English writer (1709 - 1784)
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  • Ralph Waldo Emerson Every mind has a choice between truth and repose. Take which you please you can never have both.
    Ralph Waldo Emerson
    American poet and philosopher (1803 - 1882)
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  • Ralph Waldo Emerson Every mind must make its choice between truth and repose. It cannot have both.
    Ralph Waldo Emerson
    American poet and philosopher (1803 - 1882)
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  • Albert Maltz Every murder turns on a bright hot light, and a lot of people... have to walk out of the shadows.
    Albert Maltz
    American playwright and fiction writer (1908 - 1985)
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  • Carl Lewis Every New Year's Eve, I have a pact to do something I never thought I'd do. So I created this list. You have to free your mind to do things you wouldn't think of doing. Don't ever say no.
    Carl Lewis
    American athlete (1961 - )
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  • Britney Spears Every night, I have to read a book, so that my mind will stop thinking about things that I stress about.
    Britney Spears
    American singer, songwriter, dancer, and actress (1981 - )
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  • Leonardo Da Vinci Every now and then go away, have a little relaxation, for when you come back to your work your judgment will be surer. Go some distance away because then the work appears smaller and more of it can be taken in at a glance and a lack of harmony and proportion is more readily seen.
    Leonardo Da Vinci
    Italian painter, engineer and musician (1452 - 1519)
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  • William Hazlitt Every one in a crowd has the power to throw dirt; none out of ten have the inclination.
    William Hazlitt
    English writer (1778 - 1830)
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  • Black Hawk Every one makes his feast as he thinks best, to please the Great Spirit, who has the care of all beings created. Others believe in two Spirits, one good and one bad, and make feasts for the Bad Spirit, to keep him quiet. They think that if they can make peace with him, the Good Spirit will not hurt them. For my part I am of the opinion, that so far as we have reason, we have a right to use it in determining what is right or wrong, and we should always pursue that path which we believe to be righ
    The Autobiography of Black Hawk (1833)
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  • Samuel Johnson Every other author may aspire to praise; the lexicographer can only hope to escape reproach, and even this negative recompense has been yet granted to very few.
    Samuel Johnson
    English writer (1709 - 1784)
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  • Ben Carson Every person is endowed with God-given abilities, and we must cultivate every ounce of talent we have in order to maintain our pinnacle position in the world.
    Ben Carson
    American politician, and author (1951 - )
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  • Bernhard Langer Every player has the option to have metal spikes or other spikes or whatever they feel most comfortable in.
    Bernhard Langer
    German professional golfer (1957 - )
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  • Billy Magnussen Every role is the best role you've ever got. It's the only role you have.
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  • Junot Diaz Every single immigrant we have, undocumented or documented, is a future American. That's just the truth of it.
    Junot Diaz
    Dominican-American writer (1968 - )
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  • Bruce Vilanch Every single line on the Oscar show is negotiated. Unless you've been there, you have no idea how it is put together. It's like nothing else on earth. I'm writing a book about it, but I have to throw in my sexual escapades to make sure it sells.
    Bruce Vilanch
    American comedy writer, songwriter and actor (1948 - )
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  • Amos Oz Every single pleasure I can imagine or have experienced is more delightful, more of a pleasure, if you take it in small sips, if you take your time. Reading is not an exception.
    Interview
    Amos Oz
    Israeli writer (1939 - 2018)
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  • Barbara Corcoran Every single thing I learned about marketing and building my business, I learned from my mom, and she had never been in the workforce. She just had great practical sense.
    Barbara Corcoran
    American businesswoman, investor, speaker and consultant (1949 - )
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