Quotes with non-being

Quotes 641 till 660 of 1961.

  • Blaise Pascal I have discovered that all human evil comes from this, man's being unable to sit still and quiet in a room alone.
    Blaise Pascal
    French mathematician, physicist and philosopher (1623 - 1662)
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  • Lee Iacocca I have found that being honest is the best technique I can use. Right up front, tell people what you're trying to accomplish and what you're willing to sacrifice to accomplish it.
    Lee Iacocca
    American businessman and CEO of Chrysler (1924 - 2019)
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  • Ralph Waldo Emerson I have heard with admiring submission the experience of the lady who declared that the sense of being perfectly well dressed gives a feeling of inward tranquility which religion is powerless to bestow.
    Ralph Waldo Emerson
    American poet and philosopher (1803 - 1882)
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  • Thomas Jefferson I have never been able to conceive how any rational being could propose happiness to himself from the exercise of power over others.
    Thomas Jefferson
    American statesman (1743 - 1826)
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  • Bert Williams I have never been able to discover anything disgraceful in being a colored man. But I have often found it inconvenient - in America.
    Bert Williams
    American entertainer and comedian (1874 - 1922)
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  • Daniel Boone I have never been lost, but I will admit to being confused for several weeks.
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  • Astrid Lindgren I have never experienced being madly in love the way most people seem to have been, although it is not something I would miss. Instead I have had an enormous ability to love my children and my grandchildren and my great grandchildren.
    Astrid Lindgren
    Swedish children's book and novelist (1907 - 2002)
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  • Edith Wharton I have never known a novel that was good enough to be good in spite of its being adapted to the author's political views.
    Edith Wharton
    American Author (1862 - 1937)
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  • Agnes Smedley I have no objection to a man being a man, however masculine that may be.
    Agnes Smedley
    American journalist and writer (1892 - 1950)
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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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  • Sylvia Plath I have the choice of being constantly active and happy or introspectively passive and sad.
    Sylvia Plath
    American poet (1932 - 1963)
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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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  • Bryan Greenberg I have to be honest, I don't pay as much attention to women's fashion, but being a sneaker head, I do like it when a girl can rock a nice pair of sneakers. Not every girl can do it. Every girl looks good in heels - that's a given - but not every girl can look good in fresh kicks.
    Bryan Greenberg
    American actor and singer (1978 - )
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  • Bruce Willis I have zero interest in performing in films to try to convey any kind of message. My job is to be entertaining. There's a very different point of view about messages in films in Europe than there is in the States. Audiences rebel because they feel that they are being preached to.
    Bruce Willis
    American actor, producer, and singer (1955 - )
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  • David Herbert Lawrence I hold that the parentheses are by far the most important parts of a non-business letter.
    David Herbert Lawrence
    English writer (1885 - 1930)
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  • Oscar Wilde I hope you have not been leading a double life, pretending to be wicked and being really good all the time. That would be hypocrisy.
    Oscar Wilde
    Irish writer (1854 - 1900)
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  • Armistead Maupin I know that when Terry and I were together, 10 years ago, he did not appreciate it when people would ask him what it is like being partnered with a celebrity. Precisely because it suggested that he had no value.
    Armistead Maupin
    American writer (1944 - )
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  • Brigitte Bardot I leave before being left. I decide.
    Brigitte Bardot
    French fashion model, singer and actress (1934 - )
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  • Bruce Springsteen I like narrative storytelling as being part of a tradition, a folk tradition.
    Bruce Springsteen
    American singer-songwriter (1949 - )
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  • Bruce Robinson I like situational comedy when people are being completely serious and yet you can find something extremely funny, not jokes.
    Bruce Robinson
    English actor, director and novelist (1946 - )
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