Quotes with not-so-great

Quotes 3921 till 3940 of 12035.

  • James Cash Penney I would never have amounted to anything were it not for adversity. I was forced to come up the hard way.
    James Cash Penney
    American businessman and entrepreneur (1875 - 1971)
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  • Abraham Cowley I would not fear nor wish my fate,
    But boldly say each night,
    To-morrow let my sun his beams display,
    Or in clouds hide them; I have lived today.
    Abraham Cowley
    English poet (1618 - 1667)
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  • Samuel Johnson I would not give half a guinea to live under one form of government rather than another. It is of no moment to the happiness of an individual.
    Samuel Johnson
    English writer (1709 - 1784)
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  • Jean de la Bruyère I would not like to see a person who is sober, moderate, chaste and just say that there is no God. They would speak disinterestedly at least, but such a person is not to be found.
    Jean de la Bruyère
    French writer (1645 - 1696)
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  • Marcus Valerius Martial I would not miss your face, your neck, your hands, your limbs, your bosom and certain other of your charms. Indeed, not to become boring by naming them all, I could do without you, Chloe, altogether.
    Marcus Valerius Martial
    Latin poet and epigrammatist (40 - 104)
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  • Anne Bronte I would not send a poor girl into the world, ignorant of the snares that beset her path; nor would I watch and guard her, till, deprived of self-respect and self-reliance, she lost the power or the will to watch and guard herself .
    Anne Bronte
    British writer (1820 - 1849)
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  • Henry David Thoreau I would not talk so much about myself if there were anybody else whom I knew as well.
    Henry David Thoreau
    American writer (1817 - 1862)
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  • Elbert Hubbard I would rather be able to appreciate things I can not have than to have things I am not able to appreciate.
    Elbert Hubbard
    American writer and publisher (1856 - 1915)
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  • Bobby Fischer I would rather be free in my mind, and be locked up in a prison cell, than to be a coward and not be able to say what I want.
    Source:  (1999)
    Bobby Fischer
    American chess grandmaster (1943 - 2008)
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  • Alexander the Great I would rather excel others in the knowledge of what is excellent than in the extent of my powers and dominion.
    Alexander the Great
    Macedonian king (352 - 323)
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  • Robert Green Ingersoll I would rather live and love where death is king than have eternal life where love is not.
    Robert Green Ingersoll
    American lawyer, a Civil War veteran and politician (1833 - 1899)
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  • Plato I would rather not be a king than to forfeit my liberty.
    Source: Phaedrus
    Plato
    Greek philosopher (427 - 347)
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  • Albert Speer I would rather not tell you here things which every German has at heart.
    Albert Speer
    German architect and Minister of Armaments during WWII (1905 - 1981)
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  • John Keats I would sooner fail than not be among the greatest.
    John Keats
    English poet (1795 - 1821)
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  • Baruch Spinoza I would warn you that I do not attribute to nature either beauty or deformity, order or confusion. Only in relation to our imagination can things be called beautiful or ugly, well-ordered or confused.
    Baruch Spinoza
    Dutch philosopher (1632 - 1677)
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  • Al Unser I wouldn't mind meeting Eddie Van Halen. That would be great. We need to invite him to a race.
    Al Unser
    American automobile racing driver (1939 - )
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  • Adam Savage I wouldn't say Jamie is an evil genius. I'm not sure he's evil and I'm not sure he's a genius.
    Adam Savage
    American special effects designer and fabricator (1967 - )
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  • Audre Lorde I write for those women who do not speak, for those who do not have a voice because they were so terrified, because we are taught to respect fear more than ourselves. We've been taught that silence would save us, but it won't.
    Audre Lorde
    American writer, feminist, womanist, librarian, and civil (1934 - 1992)
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  • Barbara Feldon I'd like to meet a lovely man who shares my interests. On the other hand, I possibly will not. It's part of the hand you're dealt. It's a challenge-and I'm not atypical.
    Barbara Feldon
    American actress (1933 - )
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  • Robert H. Schuller I'd rather attempt to do something great and fail than to attempt to do nothing and succeed.
    Robert H. Schuller
    American Christian televangelist, pastor, motivational speaker, and au (1926 - 2015)
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