Quotes with mountain-too-high

Quotes 1501 till 1520 of 1686.

  • Isaac Bashevis Singer We write not only for children but also for their parents. They, too, are serious children.
    Stories for Children (1984)
    Isaac Bashevis Singer
    Polish Yiddish writer and Nobel laureate in literature (1978) (1902 - 1991)
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  • Cecil Day Lewis We'd like to fight but we fear defeat, we'd like to work but we're feeling too weak, we'd like to be sick but we'd get the sack, we'd like to behave, we'd like to believe, we'd like to love, but we've lost the knack.
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  • Caroline Dhavernas We're kind of the comic relief of this movie because most of the stories are very dark. And that's why these plays were so great, because it's such a dark, dark universe that it becomes funny because it's just too pathetic.
    Caroline Dhavernas
    Canadian actress (1978 - )
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  • Andrew Cohen We're making far too big a deal out of our sexual preferences. It's just another form of narcissism, and I think it can be a big problem and a tremendous obstacle.
    Andrew Cohen
    American spiritual teacher (1955 - )
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  • Jimmy Carter We've uncovered some embarrassing ancestors in the not-too-distant past. Some horse thieves, and some people killed on Saturday nights. One of my relatives, unfortunately, was even in the newspaper business.
    Jimmy Carter
    American statesman, 39e President (1924 - )
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  • Baldwin Spencer We, too, must change as circumstances evolve.
    Baldwin Spencer
    Antigua and Barbuda politican and labour leader (1948 - )
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  • David Hare Weak minds sink under prosperity as well as adversity; but strong and deep ones have two high tides.
    David Hare
    British Playwright, Director (1947 - )
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  • A. A. Milne Weeds are flowers too, once you get to know them.
    A. A. Milne
    English author, writer of the Winnie-the-Pooh books (1882 - 1956)
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  • Bill Walton Well, we've made some changes on this tour. We're no longer sleeping in the parking lots and swimming in the fountains. We've been staying in hotels most of the way, though I will say some hotels have declined to take us because we're just having too much fun.
    Bill Walton
    American basketball player (1952 - )
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  • Voltaire What a heavy burden is a name that has become famous too soon.
    Voltaire
    French writer and philosopher (ps. of Fran ois Marie Arouet) (1694 - 1778)
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  • Helen Rowland What a man calls his ''conscience'' is merely the mental action that follows a sentimental reaction after too much wine or love.
    Helen Rowland
    American journalist (1875 - 1950)
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  • Stephen King What Darwin was too polite to say, my friends, is that we came to rule the earth not because we were the smartest, or even the meanest, but because we have always been the craziest, most murderous motherfuckers in the jungle.
    Stephen King
    American author of horror and supernatural fiction (1947 - )
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  • Raymond Chandler What did it matter where you lay once you were dead? In a dirty sump or in a marble tower on top of a high hill? You were dead, you were sleeping the big sleep, you were not bothered by things like that. Oil and water were the same as wind and air to you.
    Raymond Chandler
    American writer (1888 - 1959)
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  • Campbell Newman What happened in Queensland is that people are facing high unemployment relative to other states - 5.7 per cent when I last checked.
    Campbell Newman
    Australian politician (1963 - )
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  • Brendan Gleeson What I voice, I voice though my art, if that's not too vainglorious a word. But I don't think it is.
    Brendan Gleeson
    Irish actor and film director (1955 - )
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  • Jane Austen What is right to be done cannot be done too soon.
    Jane Austen
    English writer (1775 - 1817)
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  • Carolyn Chute What poor people go through, it's amazing they don't do more violent things! If they'd just give you a little dignity, it might help you stand it better. They suffer no heat, no electricity, while you're working, but then you've got to face all the insults, too.
    Carolyn Chute
    American writer and populist
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  • Antonio Porchia What we pay for with our lives never costs too much.
    Antonio Porchia
    Argentinian poet (1885 - 1968)
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  • Jean Anouilh What you get free costs too much.
    Jean Anouilh
    French playwright (1910 - 1987)
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  • Antonio Porchia Whatever I take, I take too much or too little; I do not take the exact amount. The exact amount is no use to me.
    Antonio Porchia
    Argentinian poet (1885 - 1968)
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