Quotes with never-was

Quotes 821 till 840 of 2959.

  • Groucho Marx I have no advice to give to young actors. To young, struggling actresses, my advice is to keep struggling. If you struggle long enough, you will never get in trouble and if you never get in trouble, you will never be much of an actress.
    Source: Variety, June 1941
    Groucho Marx
    American comic actor (1890 - 1977)
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  • Andrew Taylor Still I have no desire to be a cat, which walks so lightly that it never creates a disturbance.
    Andrew Taylor Still
    American physician and surgeon (1828 - 1917)
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  • Leonard Cohen I have nothing against the Queen of England. Even in my heart I never resented her for not being Jackie Kennedy. She is, to my mind, a very gallant lady, victimized by whoever it is who designs the tops of her uniforms.
    Leonard Cohen
    Canadian-born American Musician, Songwriter, Singer (1934 - 2016)
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  • St. Augustine of Hippo I have read in Plato and Cicero sayings that are wise and very beautiful; but I have never read in either of them: Come unto me all ye that labor and are heavy laden.''
    St. Augustine of Hippo
    Roman African Christian theologian and philosopher (354 - 430)
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  • John Ruskin I have seen, and heard, much of Cockney impudence before now; but never expected to hear a coxcomb ask two hundred guineas for flinging a pot of paint in the public's face.
    John Ruskin
    English art critic (1819 - 1900)
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  • Butch Trucks I have the distinction of being the only member of the Allman Brothers who has never missed a single show. I have played every single show the Allman Brothers have ever played.
    Butch Trucks
    American musician (1947 - 2017)
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  • Marshall Field I have tried to make all my acts and commercial moves the result of definite consideration and sound judgment. There were never any great ventures or risks. I practiced honest, slow-growing business methods, and tried to back them with energy and good system.
    Marshall Field
    American businessman (1834 - 1906)
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  • Adlai Stevenson II I have tried to talk about the issues in this campaign... and this has sometimes been a lonely road, because I never meet anybody coming the other way.
    Adlai Stevenson II
    American politician and governor (1900 - 1965)
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  • Stephen Hawking I have wanted to fly into space for many years, but never imagined it would really be feasible.
    Stephen Hawking
    English theoretical physicist, cosmologist, author and Director (1942 - 2018)
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  • Jean Baudrillard I hesitate to deposit money in a bank. I am afraid I shall never dare to take it out again. When you go to confession and entrust your sins to the safe-keeping of the priest, do you ever come back for them?
    Jean Baudrillard
    French sociologist and philosopher. (1929 - 2007)
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  • Alfred Lord Tennyson I hold it true, whatever befall;
    I feel it, when I sorrow most;
    'Tis better to have loved and lost
    Than never to have loved at all.
    Source: In Memoriam A. H. H.
    Alfred Lord Tennyson
    English poet (1809 - 1892)
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  • Ingmar Bergman I hope I never get so old I get religious.
    Ingmar Bergman
    Swedish stage and film director (1918 - 2007)
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  • Tupac Shakur I just don't know how to deal with so many people giving me that much affection. I never had that in my life.
    Tupac Shakur
    American rapper and actor (1971 - 1996)
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  • Charles Barkley I know I'm never as good or bad as one single performance. I've never believed in my critics or my worshippers, and I've always been able to leave the game at the arena.
    Charles Barkley
    American professional basketball player (1963 - )
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  • Anne Rice I know nothing of God or the Devil. I have never seen a vision nor learned a secret that would damn or save my soul.
    Anne Rice
    American author of gothic fiction (1941 - 2021)
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  • Asa Gray I know some people who never have any difficulties to speak of. The moment I understood your premisses, I felt sure you had a real foundation to hold on.
    Asa Gray
    American botanist (1810 - 1888)
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  • George Bernard Shaw I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and besides, the pig likes it.
    George Bernard Shaw
    Irish-English writer and critic (1856 - 1950)
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  • Adele I like looking nice, but I always put comfort over fashion. I don't find thin girls attractive; be happy and healthy. I've never had a problem with the way I look. I'd rather have lunch with my friends than go to a gym.
    Adele
    English singer-songwriter (1988 - )
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  • Bryan Adams I like to be able to present myself in two or three different ways because I've never really wanted to rest on my laurels and be something that people expected.
    Bryan Adams
    Canadian singer, songwriter, record producer and guitarist (1959 - )
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  • Will Rogers I like to hear a man talk about himself because then I never hear anything, but good.
    Will Rogers
    American actor and humorist (1879 - 1935)
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