Quotes with nine-and-a-half

Quotes 3021 till 3040 of 25371.

  • Buddha As the Fletcher whittles and makes straight his arrows, so the master directs his straying thoughts.
    Buddha
    Spiritual leader, born as Siddhartha Gautama (450 - 370)
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  • E. J. Hobsbawm As the global expansion of Indian and Chinese restaurants suggests, xenophobia is directed against foreign people, not foreign cultural imports.
    E. J. Hobsbawm
    British historian
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  • Jeremy Collier As the language of the face is universal, so 'tis very comprehensive; no laconism can reach it: 'Tis the short hand of the mind, and crowds a great deal in a little room
    Jeremy Collier
    English theatre critic, non-juror bishop and theologian (1650 - 1726)
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  • Asne Seierstad As the only woman, I was able to sit with the officers in front, with a glass of vodka in one hand and a cucumber in the other. That's how I went to my first war.
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  • Stephen Bayley As the twentieth century ends, commerce and culture are coming closer together. The distinction between life and art has been eroded by fifty years of enhanced communications, ever-improving reproduction technologies and increasing wealth.
    Stephen Bayley
    British art criticus (1951 - )
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  • Akhenaton As the whirlwind in its fury teareth up trees, and deformeth the face of nature, or as an earthquake in its convulsions overturneth whole cities; so the rage of an angry man throweth mischief around him.
    Akhenaton
    Egyptian King, Monotheist (1372 - 1337)
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  • Bianca Marroquin As the years went by, working on Broadway, I started seeing that I had a fan base and that they were mostly young girls. They are looking for someone that they can look up to, that they see as a role model. And I don't take that lightly; it's a big responsibility.
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  • Henry David Thoreau As to conforming outwardly, and living your own life inwardly, I have not a very high opinion of that course.
    Henry David Thoreau
    American writer (1817 - 1862)
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  • Brene Brown As unique as we all are, an awful lot of us want the same things. We want to shake up our current less-than-fulfilling lives. We want to be happier, more loving, forgiving and connected with the people around us.
    Brene Brown
    American professor, lecturer, author (1965 - )
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  • Albert Camus As usual I finish the day before the sea, sumptuous this evening beneath the moon, which writes Arab symbols with phosphorescent streaks on the slow swells. There is no end to the sky and the waters. How well they accompany sadness!
    Albert Camus
    French writer, essayist and Nobel Prize winner in literature (1956) (1913 - 1960)
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  • Harold Macmillan As usual the Liberals offer a mixture of sound and original ideas. Unfortunately none of the sound ideas is original and none of the original ideas is sound.
    Harold Macmillan
    British Conservative politician, prime minister (1894 - 1986)
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  • John Donne As virtuous men pass mildly away, and whisper to their souls to go, whilst some of their sad friends do say, the breath goes now, and some say no.
    John Donne
    English poet (1572 - 1631)
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  • Bobby Jindal As we embrace the American dream and the freedoms it represents, we must also ensure that those who wish to enjoy those freedoms become a part of our society and learn to speak our language.
    Bobby Jindal
    American politician (1971 - )
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  • Robert Quillen As we grow older, our bodies get shorter and our anecdotes longer.
    Robert Quillen
    American journalist and humorist (1887 - 1948)
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  • Brad Stone As we have seen again and again, when Amazon doesn't get the economic conditions from suppliers that it seeks, it simply goes its own way. In the book business, that has meant publishing its own titles under the various Kindle imprints. Now it's making diapers.
    Brad Stone
    American journalist (1971 - )
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  • Buzz Aldrin As we reflect back upon the tragic loss of Challenger and her brave crew of heroes who were aboard that fateful day, I am reminded that they truly represented the best of us, as they climbed aloft on a plume of propellant gasses, reaching for the stars, to inspire us who were Earthbound.
    Buzz Aldrin
    American former astronaut, engineer and fighter (1930 - )
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  • Bell Hooks As we search as a nation for constructive ways to challenge racism and white supremacy, it is absolutely essential that progressive female voices gain a hearing.
    Source: Ending Racism Killing Rage
    Bell Hooks
    American author, professor, feminist (born G.J.Watkins) (1952 - 2021)
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  • Brad Sherman As we talk about the need to foster academic achievement, we must recognize and reward those who strive academically, just as we honor athletic champions. Meeting the President of the United States is just the honor we should bestow on our academic champions.
    Brad Sherman
    American politician (1954 - )
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  • Alfred Russel Wallace As well might it be said that, because we are ignorant of the laws by which metals are produced and trees developed, we cannot know anything of the origin of steamships and railways.
    Alfred Russel Wallace
    British naturalist, explorer, anthropologist and biologist (1823 - )
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  • Julie Burchill As with most liberal sexual ideas, what makes the world a better place for men invariably makes it a duller and more dangerous place for women.
    Julie Burchill
    British journalist, writer
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