Quotes with not-so-great

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  • Bernard Crick Since the business of politics is the conciliation of differing interests, justice must not merely be done, but to be seen to be done.
    In Defence Of Politics Ch. 7, In Praise Of Politics, p. 148
    Bernard Crick
    British political theorist (1929 - 2008)
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  • Allen Klein Since the goal of my programs is to show audiences how humor can both help them heal as well as deal with not-so-funny stuff, I decided to discuss the events of the previous week, the pain all of us were feeling, and how humor and some laughter might be beneficial.
    Allen Klein
    American businessman, music publisher (1931 - 2009)
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  • Benjamin Franklin Since thou are not sure of a minute, throw not away an hour.
    Benjamin Franklin
    American statesman and physicist (1706 - 1790)
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  • Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Since Time is not a person we can overtake when he is gone, let us honor him with mirth and cheerfulness of heart while he is passing.
    Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
    German writer and poet (1749 - 1832)
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  • Sidonie Gabrielle Colette Sincerity is not a spontaneous flower nor is modesty either.
    Sidonie Gabrielle Colette
    French writer (1873 - 1954)
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  • Brandon DiCamillo Sir Henry you haven't been asked a question for a while. And I'm not going to ask you one.
    From Brans Icelandic Gameshow
    Brandon DiCamillo
    American actor, stunt performer, filmmaker and musician (1976 - )
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  • George Eliot Sir Joshua would have been glad to take her portrait; and he would have had an easier task than the historian at least in this, that he would not have had to represent the truth of change - only to give stability to one beautiful moment.
    George Eliot
    English writer and poet (1819 - 1880)
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  • Samuel Johnson Sir, a man who cannot get to heaven in a green coat, will not find his way thither the sooner in a gray one.
    Samuel Johnson
    English writer (1709 - 1784)
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  • Samuel Johnson Sir, he throws away his money without thought and without merit. I do not call a tree generous that sheds its fruit at every breeze.
    Samuel Johnson
    English writer (1709 - 1784)
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  • Samuel Johnson Sir, he was dull in company, dull in his closet, dull everywhere. He was dull in a new way, and that made many people think him great.
    Samuel Johnson
    English writer (1709 - 1784)
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  • Samuel Johnson Sir, I do not call a gamester a dishonest man; but I call him an unsociable man, an unprofitable man. Gaming is a mode of transferring property without producing any intermediate good.
    Samuel Johnson
    English writer (1709 - 1784)
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  • Samuel Johnson Sir, I have found you an argument; but I am not obliged to find you an understanding.
    Samuel Johnson
    English writer (1709 - 1784)
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  • Abraham Lincoln Sir, my concern is not whether God is on our side; my greatest concern is to be on God's side, for God is always right.
    Abraham Lincoln
    American statesman (1809 - 1865)
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  • Samuel Johnson Sir, that all who are happy, are equally happy, is not true. A peasant and a philosopher may be equally satisfied, but not equally happy. Happiness consists in the multiplicity of agreeable consciousness.
    Samuel Johnson
    English writer (1709 - 1784)
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  • Bud Abbott Sitting at home the way I do, I'd just love the hear from people. It'd be a great help in passing the time.
    Bud Abbott
    American comedian and actor (1897 - 1974)
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  • Caroline Rhea Sitting next to Olivia Newton-John, I was like, 'Do not sing one song from Grease.' That's all I was telling my brain at all times: 'Do not sing Hopelessly Devoted. Don't do it.
    Caroline Rhea
    Canadian–American actress (1964 - )
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  • Caroline Rhea Sitting next to Olivia Newton-John, I was like, 'Do not sing one song from Grease.' That's all I was telling my brain at all times: 'Do not sing Hopelessly Devoted. Don't do it.'
    Caroline Rhea
    Canadian–American actress (1964 - )
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  • Edwin Hubbel Chapin Skepticism has never founded empires, established principals, or changed the world's heart. The great doers in history have always been people of faith.
    Edwin Hubbel Chapin
    American author and clergyman (1814 - 1880)
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  • Socrates Slanderers do not hurt me because they do not hit me.
    Socrates
    Greek philosopher (469 - 399)
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  • Djuna Barnes Sleep demands of us a guilty immunity. There is not one of us who, given an eternal incognito, a thumbprint nowhere set against our souls, would not commit rape, murder and all abominations.
    Djuna Barnes
    American writer and artist (1892 - 1982)
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