Quotes with never-was

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  • Benjamin Franklin Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed.
    Benjamin Franklin
    American statesman and physicist (1706 - 1790)
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  • John Powell Blessed is he who has learned to laugh at himself, for he shall never cease to be entertained.
    John Powell
     
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  • Alexander Pope Blessed is the man who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed.
    Source: Letter to William Fortescue (23 september 1725)
    Alexander Pope
    English poet (1688 - 1744)
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  • Ralph Waldo Emerson Books are the best of things if well used; if abused, among the worst. They are good for nothing but to inspire. I had better never see a book than be warped by its attraction clean out of my own orbit, and made a satellite instead of a system.
    Ralph Waldo Emerson
    American poet and philosopher (1803 - 1882)
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  • Ban Ki-moon Border strengthening is effective, but not if done in isolation. We also need to give priority to establishing public institutions that deliver a sustained level of security and justice for citizens. Border security can never come at the expense of migrants' rights. Nor can it be used to legitimize inhumane treatment.
    Ban Ki-moon
    South Korean politician and diplomat (1944 - )
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  • Don Marquis Bores bore each other too; but it never seems to teach them anything.
    Don Marquis
    American writer (1878 - 1937)
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  • Gilbert Keith Chesterton Boyhood is a most complex and incomprehensible thing. Even when one has been through it, one does not understand what it was. A man can never quite understand a boy, even when he has been the boy.
    Gilbert Keith Chesterton
    English writer (1874 - 1936)
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  • Sir Walter Scott Breathes there the man with soul so dead, Who never to himself hath said, This is my own, my native land!
    Sir Walter Scott
    British writer and poet (1771 - 1832)
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  • Britney Spears Britney: People can take everything away from you. But they can never take away your truth. But can you handle it? Can you handle my truth? I don't know... hahaha. Can you handle his? Or hers? We shall see!
    Source: Britney and Kevin: Chaotic (2005)
    Britney Spears
    American singer, songwriter, dancer, and actress (1981 - )
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  • Ernest Hemingway Bull fighting is not a sport. It was never supposed to be. It is a tragedy.
    Ernest Hemingway
    American writer (1899 - 1961)
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  • Brendan Fraser Burroughs was never really that pleased with the way popular culture and society treated his character. He tried to make a few movies of his own as a result, but they weren't very good.
    Brendan Fraser
    American and Canadian actor (1969 - )
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  • Henry Ford Business is never so healthy as when, like a chicken, it must do a certain amount of scratching around for what it gets.
    Henry Ford
    American industrialist (1863 - 1947)
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  • Boutros Boutros-Ghali But definitely, when a decision is taken, or when you are trying to oppose a decision, you are in a weaker position than the member states, because they know more about the situation than you. We gave information, but they never gave us any information.
    Boutros Boutros-Ghali
    Egyptian politician and diplomat (1922 - 2016)
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  • Anne Brontë But he, that dares not grasp the thorn
    Should never crave the rose.
    Source: The Narrow Way (1848)
    Anne Brontë
    British writer (1820 - 1849)
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  • Gerald Ford But I assume the Presidency under extraordinary circumstances never before experienced by Americans. This is an hour of history that troubles our minds and hurts our hearts.
    Source: Inauguratie 09-08-1974
    Gerald Ford
    president of the United States from 1974 to 1977 (1913 - 2006)
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  • Ben Harper But I would never insult the people that love this music and I would never insult the blessing of music in my life and I would never insult myself by playing uninspired music.
    Ben Harper
    American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist (1969 - )
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  • J. G. Ballard But I wouldn't recommend writing. You can be a successful writer and never meet another soul. I'm not sure that's a good thing.
    J. G. Ballard
    British author (1930 - 2009)
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  • Abel Ferrara But I'm never gonna get to a point in my life where what it costs to shoot a movie is going to determine what it is. The limits of my imagination is the only thing that's gonna stop me.
    Abel Ferrara
    American filmmaker (1951 - )
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  • Carla Bruni But I'm very careful with opinions because I never know what the truth is. When I read what the press says about me, I don't really believe what it says about other people.
    Carla Bruni
    Italian-French singer-songwriter (1967 - )
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  • Junot Diaz But if these years have taught me anything it is this: you can never run away. Not ever. The only way out is in.
    Source: Het korte maar wonderbaarlijke leven van Oscar Wao (2008) 209
    Junot Diaz
    Dominican-American writer (1968 - )
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