Quotes with next-best

Quotes 1521 till 1540 of 1663.

  • Bee Wilson What strikes me, the more I cook, is that the best recipes are ones where the basic anatomy is so sound it will survive multiple adjustments. When a recipe has good bones, you can change the seasoning, double the garlic, swap lime for lemon, and it still turns out delicious.
    Bee Wilson
    British food writer, journalist and historian
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  • Carlos Fuentes What the United States does best is to understand itself. What it does worst is understand others.
    Carlos Fuentes
    Mexican novelist and essayist (1928 - 2012)
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  • Campbell Scott What we do at its very, very best, at its very, very most, will shift us slightly in our seat. If only for two hours, great. If for the rest of our lives, even better.
    Campbell Scott
    American actor, director and producer (1961 - )
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  • Ronald Reagan What we have found in this country, and maybe we're more aware of it now, is one problem that we've had, even in the best of times, and that is the people who are sleeping on the grates, the homeless, you might say, by choice.
    Ronald Reagan
    American politician and actor (1911 - 2004)
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  • Bruce Schneier When a big company lays you off, they often give you a year's salary to 'go pursue a dream.' If you're stupid, you panic and get another job. If you're smart, you take the money and use the time to figure out what you want to do next.
    Bruce Schneier
    American cryptographer, computer security professional and writer (1963 - )
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  • Mack R. Douglas When a man has done his best, has given his all, and in the process supplied the needs of his family and his society, that man has made a habit of succeeding.
    Mack R. Douglas
    American author
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  • Arthur Ransome When a thing's done, it's done, and if it's not done right, do it differently next time.
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  • W. Temple When all is done, human life is, at the greatest and the best, but like a forward child, that must be play'd with and humoured a little to keep it quiet till it falls asleep, and then the care is over.
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  • Sir William Temple When all is done, human life is, at the greatest and the best, but like a froward child, that must be played with and humored a little to keep it quiet till it falls asleep, and then the care is over.
    Sir William Temple
    British Diplomat, Essayist (1628 - 1699)
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  • Margaret Sackville When all is said and done, monotony may after all be the best condition for creation.
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  • Camilo Jose Cela When debts are not paid because they cannot be paid, the best thing to do is not talk about them, and shuffle the cards again.
    Journey to the Alcarria: Travels Through the Spanish Countryside (1964 edition), Atlantic Monthly Press
    Camilo Jose Cela
    Spanish writer and Nobel laureate in literature (1989) (1916 - 2002)
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  • Bruce Jackson When friends and lovers die and your world gets quieter; that's when the silence comes closer; that's when next isn't the least bit theoretical or abstract.
    Bruce Jackson
    American folklorist, documentary filmmaker and writer (1936 - )
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  • Caroline Wozniacki When I am on court, I am so focused on what I am doing, that's all I think about - trying to win the next point.
    Caroline Wozniacki
    Danish tennis player (1990 - )
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  • Betty Dodson When I do documentaries, my best information ends up on the cutting-room floor. People have trouble dealing with sexual honesty.
    Betty Dodson
    American sex educator (1929 - )
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  • Marc Chagall When I judge art, I take my painting and put it next to a God made object like a tree or flower. If it clashes, it is not art.
    Marc Chagall
    Russian-French artist and painter (1887 - 1985)
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  • Alfred P. Sloan When I started writing a business column 15 years ago, I knew I'd found the perfect job for myself. As a columnist I could pick my own topic, do my own analysis, say what I wanted to say and attribute it to myself. Best of all, I could write in my own voice.
    Alfred P. Sloan
    American businessman (1875 - 1966)
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  • Bernard Malamud When I walk down the street I bet people will say there goes Roy Hobbs, the best there ever was in the game.
    The Natural pt. 1
    Bernard Malamud
    American novelist (1914 - 1986)
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  • Bill Bryson When I was growing up I used to think that the best thing about coming from Des Moines was that it meant you didn't come from anywhere else in Iowa. By Iowa standards, Des Moines is a mecca of cosmopolitanism, a dynamic hub of wealth and education...
    Bill Bryson
    American-British author (1951 - )
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  • Ben Okri When I write a poem, I go into a state of self-forgetfulness, and something higher takes over; I like to call it my best self.
    Ben Okri
    Nigerian poet and novelist (1959 - )
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  • Henry Miller When one is trying to do something beyond his known powers it is useless to seek the approval of friends. Friends are at their best in moments of defeat.
    Henry Miller
    American writer (1891 - 1980)
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