Quotes with not-so-great

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  • Aristotle In revolutions the occasions may be trifling but great interest are at stake.
    Aristotle
    Greek philosopher (384 - 322)
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  • Nicolai A. Berdyaev In sex we have the source of man's true connection with the cosmos and of his servile dependence. The categories of sex, male and female, are cosmic categories, not merely anthropological categories.
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  • Bea Arthur In sitcoms, the women are so beautiful, understanding and well-bred. They have humor, but sort of display it with a twinkle of the eye and not a guffaw. But there's no juice in that for me.
    Bea Arthur
    American actress and comedian (1922 - 2009)
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  • Ursula K. Le Guin In so far as one denies what is, one is possessed by what is not, the compulsions, the fantasies, the terrors that flock to fill the void.
    Ursula K. Le Guin
    American writer of science fiction and fantasy books (1929 - 2018)
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  • Andrew Coyle Bradley In speaking, for convenience, of devices and expedients, I did not intend to imply that Shakespeare always deliberately aimed at the effects which he produced.
    Andrew Coyle Bradley
    American lawyer (1844 - 1902)
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  • Eric Butterworth In studying mathematics or simply using a mathematical principle, if we get the wrong answer in sort of algebraic equation, we do not suddenly feel that there is an anti-mathematical principle that is luring us into the wrong answers.
    Eric Butterworth
    American minister, author, and radio personality
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  • Bill Gates In terms of doing things I take a fairly scientific approach to why things happen and how they happen. I don't know if there's a god or not, but I think religious principles are quite valid.
    Source: PBS interview with David Frost (November 1995)
    Bill Gates
    American business magnate, investor, author and philanthropist (1955 - )
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  • Bridgit Mendler In terms of fashion, I love adding a fun scarf to whatever I'm wearing - it's a great way to dress up a plain outfit!
    Bridgit Mendler
    American actress, singer, and songwriter (1992 - )
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  • Bill Skarsgard In terms of jobs, I'm an actor. There's gotta' be depth there. I'd never say yes to something just to play the hot guy. That's not what I'm interested in.
    Bill Skarsgard
    Swedish actor (1990 - )
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  • Caprice Bourret In terms of my career, I am glad about the steps and moves that I have made. Because I would not want to blame anyone else but myself if anything goes wrong.
    Caprice Bourret
    American businesswoman, model and actress (1967 - )
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  • Bram Cohen In terms of work I've always had a Bad Attitude in that I won't work anywhere which requires me to work strict hours or follow a dress code. I don't know if that's an Asperger's thing or not, I think it's just being reasonable.
    Bram Cohen
    American computer programmer (1975 - )
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  • Brooks Atkinson In the 1920s dramatists attacked their subjects as if the inequities could be resolved. Some of the traditional optimism of America lurked behind most of the early plays. But not now. There is no conviction now that the problem will be solved.
    Brooks Atkinson
    American theatre critic (1894 - 1984)
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  • Brigham Young In the adversity of our best friends we often find something that does not displease us.
    Brigham Young
    American Mormon Leader (1801 - 1877)
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  • Benjamin Franklin In the affairs of this world, men are saved not by faith, but by the want of it.
    Benjamin Franklin
    American statesman and physicist (1706 - 1790)
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  • Ben Shapiro In the aftermath of President Obama's re-election, members of both the administration and the media trumpeted that Obama had received his long-sought mandate. Obamacare, Americans were told, was the law of the land. It could not be changed; it could not be stopped.
    Ben Shapiro
    American conservative political commentator and attorney (1984 - )
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  • Jose Manuel Barroso In the age of globalization pooled sovereignty means more power, not less.
    Source: Jose Manuel Barroso's State of the European Union Speech (2012)
    Jose Manuel Barroso
    Portuguese politician (1956 - )
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  • Bette Davis In the beginning was the Word,' and you must not be tempted with a script just because you have a great part. You want a great role to play, but the whole - the whole - must be good. It'll never succeed if it's just the role you like.
    Bette Davis
    American Actress, Producer (1908 - 1989)
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  • Henry Miller In the beginning was the Word. Man acts it out. He is the act, not the actor.
    Henry Miller
    American writer (1891 - 1980)
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  • Mortimer J. Adler In the case of good books, the point is not how many of them you can get through, but rather how many can get through to you.
    Mortimer J. Adler
    American philosopher, educator, and popular (1902 - 2001)
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  • Leo Rosten In the dark colony of night, when I consider man's magnificent capacity for malice, madness, folly, envy, rage, and destructiveness, and I wonder whether we shall not end up as breakfast for newts and polyps, I seem to hear the muffled cries of all the words in all the books with covers closed.
    Leo Rosten
    Polish-American scientist (1908 - 1997)
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