Quotes with mountain-too-high

Quotes 1421 till 1440 of 1686.

  • Robertson Davies Too much traffic with a quotation book begets a conviction of ignorance in a sensitive reader. Not only is there a mass of quotable stuff he never quotes, but an even vaster realm of which he has never heard.
    Robertson Davies
    Canadian novelist and journalist (1913 - 1995)
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  • Franklin Pierce Adams Too much truth is uncouth.
    Franklin Pierce Adams
    American columnist, well known by his initials F.P.A., and wit (1881 - 1960)
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  • Bernard Crick Too often the revolutionary is the man who must create order in the chaos left by failed conservatives.
    In Defence Of Politics Ch. 6, A Defence of Politics Against False Friends
    Bernard Crick
    British political theorist (1929 - 2008)
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  • Winston Churchill Too often the strong, silent man is silent only because he does not know what to say, and is reputed strong only because he has remained silent.
    Winston Churchill
    English statesman (1874 - 1965)
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  • Leo Buscaglia Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.
    Leo Buscaglia
    American author and motivational speaker (1924 - 1998)
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  • Barbara Delinsky Too often, I've seen instances where we have an idea of what we want to be, where we want to go, and with whom - before life steps in the way, throws something at us that is beyond our control, and changes everything.
    Barbara Delinsky
    American writer (1945 - )
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  • William Shakespeare Too swift arrives as tardy as too slow.
    William Shakespeare
    English playwright and poet (1564 - 1616)
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  • Arundhati Roy Torture has been privatized now, so you have obviously the whole scandal in America about the abuse of prisoners and the fact that, army people might be made to pay a price, but who are the privatized torturers accountable too?
    Arundhati Roy
    Indian author (1961 - )
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  • Edwin Hubbel Chapin Tribulation will not hurt you, unless as it too often does; it hardens you and makes you sour, narrow and skeptical.
    Edwin Hubbel Chapin
    American author and clergyman (1814 - 1880)
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  • Arlene Francis Trouble is a sieve through which we sift our acquaintances. Those too big to pass through are our friends.
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  • Kurt Vonnegut True terror is to wake up one morning and discover that your high school class is running the country.
    Kurt Vonnegut
    American writer (1922 - 2007)
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  • Virgil Trust not too much to an enchanting face.
    Virgil
    Roman poet (70 - 19)
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  • James Russell Lowell Truth, after all, wears a different face to everybody, and it would be too tedious to wait till all were agreed.
    James Russell Lowell
    American Romantic poet, critic, editor, and diplomat (1819 - 1891)
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  • Carolina Herrera Unfortunately, there's a lot of confusion today over what is sexy and what is vulgar. It's horrifying. They say, 'Oh, that girl is so sexy,' and she turns around and the dress is four sizes too small. Or she's wearing so much stuff, you wonder how long it took her to get ready.
    Carolina Herrera
    Venezuelan fashion designer (1939 - )
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  • Peace Pilgrim Unnecessary possessions are unnecessary burdens. If you have them, you have to take care of them! There is great freedom in simplicity of living. It is those who have enough but not too much who are the happiest.
    Peace Pilgrim
    American activist, mystic and pacifist
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  • Abbie Hoffman Usually when you ask somebody in college why they are there, they'll tell you it's to get an education. The truth of it is, they are there to get the degree so that they can get ahead in the rat race. Too many college radicals are two-timing punks.
    Steal This Book (1971) Free Education
    Abbie Hoffman
    American political and social activist (1936 - 1989)
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  • Samuel Johnson Virtue is too often merely local.
    Samuel Johnson
    English writer (1709 - 1784)
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  • Alexander Pope Virtue she finds too painful an endeavour, content to dwell in decencies for ever.
    Alexander Pope
    English poet (1688 - 1744)
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  • Bob Schaffer Vote counting and ballot collecting does not occur in the light of day. There are too many occasions when observers and opposing parties lose contact with the ballots.
    Bob Schaffer
    American politician (1962 - )
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  • Friedrich Nietzsche War has always been the grand sagacity of every spirit which has grown too inward and too profound; its curative power lies even in the wounds one receives.
    Friedrich Nietzsche
    German poet and philosopher (1844 - 1900)
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