Quotes with not-so-funny

Quotes 8281 till 8300 of 10331.

  • Omar Khayyam There was a door to which I found no key: There was the veil through which I might not see.
    Omar Khayyam
    Persian astronoom, poet (1048 - 1131)
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  • Barry McGuire There was a report that used to come out back in those days, I don't know if it was the Gavin Report or something like that. And they said, no matter what McGuire comes out with next, we're not gonna play it.
    Barry McGuire
    American singer-songwriter (1935 - )
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  • Britt Daniel There was a very obnoxious phase for Axl Rose. I'm sure if I had experienced as much success as he had, I would probably be a third as obnoxious. I'd probably be obnoxious, too. But not that much.
    Britt Daniel
    American musician (1971 - )
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  • Bret Harte There was commotion in Roaring Camp. It could not have been a fight, for in 1850 that was not novel enough to have called together the entire settlement.
    Bret Harte
    American short story writer and poet (1836 - 1902)
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  • Olive Schreiner There was never a great man who had not a great mother.
    Olive Schreiner
    South African author and anti-war campaigner (1855 - 1920)
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  • Buzz Aldrin There were about six years when there was not one American who went into space. We shouldn't do that again.
    Buzz Aldrin
    American former astronaut, engineer and fighter (1930 - )
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  • Thomas B. Macaulay There were gentlemen and there were seamen in the navy of Charles the Second. But the seamen were not gentlemen; and the gentlemen were not seamen.
    Thomas B. Macaulay
    American essayist and historian (1800 - 1859)
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  • Butch Trucks There will always be kids in every generation that understand that Lady Gaga is not music, it's theater.
    Butch Trucks
    American musician (1947 - 2017)
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  • Brody Jenner There will be a time very shortly that I just might not be in front of the camera at all, and I might just be behind the scenes. I love doing television, though. I don't necessarily love being in front of the camera.
    Brody Jenner
    American television personality, disc jockey and model (1983 - )
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  • Napoleon Hill There would be no advantage to be gained by sowing a field of wheat if the harvest did not return more than was sown.
    Napoleon Hill
    American self-help author (1883 - 1970)
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  • Nikki Giovanni There're two people in the world that are not likeable: a master and a slave.
    Nikki Giovanni
    American poet, writer, commentator, activist, and educator (1943 - )
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  • Robert J. Ringer There's a basic human weakness inherent in all people which tempts them to want what they can't have and not want what is readily available to them.
    Robert J. Ringer
    American writer
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  • Cass Sunstein There's a big difference between the role of an academic and the role of someone in government. That's a cliche, but in academic life if you say things that are common sense and people nod their heads, it's not very useful. You're not adding anything.
    Cass Sunstein
    American legal scholar (1954 - )
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  • Billy Joel There's a deep-seated paranoia that Americans have about not being Americans or something.
    Billy Joel
    American singer-songwriter and pianist (1949 - )
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  • Toni Morrison There's a difference between writing for a living and writing for life. If you write for a living, you make enormous compromises.... If you write for life, you'll work hard; you'll do what's honest, not what pays.
    Toni Morrison
    American novelist, essayist, editor (1931 - 2019)
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  • Bastian Schweinsteiger There's a famous slogan here in the Bavarian dialect, and we use it inside Bayern Munich. We say, 'Mia san mia.' Literally, it is, 'We are we,' but it means, 'We are who we are.' That's not being very arrogant, but we are very confident about our ability to win the game. It is about a winning mentality.
    Bastian Schweinsteiger
    German professional footballer (1984 - )
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  • Benedict Cumberbatch There's a huge raft of roles that actors in our culture perform, and you can see any one of about three Hamlets in a year. It's not something to be completely daunted by.
    Benedict Cumberbatch
    English actor (1976 - )
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  • Bill Parcells There's a line, players usually don't cross it and coaches usually don't cross it. Every once in a while you get a little temper tantrum on both sides, I certainly have had 'em. I'm not proud of those.
    Bill Parcells
    American coach in the NFL (1941 - )
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  • Bob Hayes There's a lot of pain in my heart because what I accomplished was second to none. I'm not losing any sleep, but I do pay attention every year at this time.
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  • Buzz Aldrin There's a need for accepting responsibility - for a person's life and making choices that are not just ones for immediate short-term comfort. You need to make an investment, and the investment is in health and education.
    Buzz Aldrin
    American former astronaut, engineer and fighter (1930 - )
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