Quotes with not-so-great

Quotes 1661 till 1680 of 12035.

  • Robert Browning But facts are facts and flinch not.
    The ring and the book
    Robert Browning
    English poet (1812 - 1889)
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  • Thomas Jefferson But friendship is precious, not only in the shade, but in the sunshine of life; and thanks to a benevolent arrangement of things, the greater part of life is sunshine.
    Thomas Jefferson
    American statesman (1743 - 1826)
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  • Anne Brontë But he, that dares not grasp the thorn
    Should never crave the rose.
    The Narrow Way (1848)
    Anne Brontë
    British writer (1820 - 1849)
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  • C. S. Lewis But how can the characters in a play guess the plot? We are not the playwright, we are not the producer, we are not even the audience. We are on the stage. To play well the scenes in which we are on concerns us much more than to guess about the scenes that follow it.
    The Worlds Last Night (1952)
    C. S. Lewis
    Irish novelist and poet (1898 - 1963)
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  • Archibald Alexander But however long you may have continued in rebellion, and how ever black and long the catalog of your sins, yet if you will now turn to God by a sincere repentance, and believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, you shall not be cast out.
    Archibald Alexander
    American Presbyterian theologian and professor (1772 - 1851)
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  • Brad Garrett But I believe that there are marriages where you can have your pool table and she can have her scrapbooking room or garden or whatever it is. But when everyone has what they want, it's not funny. There's no conflict.
    Brad Garrett
    American stand-up comedian, actor, voice actor, and professional (1960 - )
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  • Carol Burnett But I don't begrudge anybody, because I know how hard it is to have that dream and to make it happen, whether or not it's just to put a roof over your head and food on the table.
    Carol Burnett
    American actress, comedian, singer, and writer (1933 - )
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  • Brad Bird But I don't just see the movie when I see the movie, I see all the great people who worked on it and all their hard work, because they could not have worked any harder.
    Brad Bird
    American animator, director and screenwriter (1957 - )
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  • Anne Boyd But I fear, my lot being cast in Scotland, that beauty would not be content.
    Anne Boyd
    Australian composer
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  • Agnes Smedley But I see no reason why a woman should not grow and develop in all those outlets which are suited to her nature, it matters not at all what they may be.
    Agnes Smedley
    American journalist and writer (1892 - 1950)
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  • Anita Hill But I think it would be irresponsible for me not to say what I really believe in my heart to be true - that there are some serious inequities that we face as women and that we can work to address these inequities.
    Anita Hill
    American lawyer and academic (1956 - )
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  • Andy Hertzfeld But I think Steve's main contribution besides just the pure leadership is his passion for excellence. He's a perfectionist. Good enough isn't good enough. And also his creative spirit. You know he really, really wants to do something great.
    Andy Hertzfeld
    American software engineer and innovator (1953 - )
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  • Buddy Rich But I think that any young drummer starting out today should get himself a great teacher and learn all there is to know about the instrument that he wants to play.
    Buddy Rich
    American jazz drummer and bandleader (1917 - 1987)
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  • Adam Weishaupt But I would have executed much greater things, had not government always opposed my exertions, and placed others in situations which would have suited my talents.
    Adam Weishaupt
    German philosopher (1748 - 1830)
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  • J. G. Ballard But I wouldn't recommend writing. You can be a successful writer and never meet another soul. I'm not sure that's a good thing.
    J. G. Ballard
    British author (1930 - 2009)
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  • Bjork But I'm not interested in politics. I lose interest the microsecond it ceases to be emotional, when something becomes a political movement. What I'm interested in is emotions.
    Bjork
    Icelandic singer, songwriter and actress (1965 - )
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  • Alan Bean But I'm the only one who can paint the moon, because I'm the only one who knows whether that's right or not.
    Alan Bean
    American naval officer and aviator (1932 - 2018)
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  • Abbey Lincoln But I've been there and done that. I'm not trying to prove anything to anybody, and if somebody wants me to come, if they can afford what I ask, it's not as much as Madonna makes; not that I want what Madonna makes, but I was saying.
    Abbey Lincoln
    American jazz vocalist, songwriter, and actress (1930 - 2010)
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  • Baruch Spinoza But if men would give heed to the nature of substance they would doubt less concerning the Proposition that Existence appertains to the nature of substance: rather they would reckon it an axiom above all others, and hold it among common opinions. For then by substance they would understand that which is in itself, and through itself is conceived, or rather that whose knowledge does not depend on the knowledge of any other thing.
    Baruch Spinoza
    Dutch philosopher (1632 - 1677)
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  • Junot Diaz But if these years have taught me anything it is this: you can never run away. Not ever. The only way out is in.
    Het korte maar wonderbaarlijke leven van Oscar Wao (2008) 209
    Junot Diaz
    Dominican-American writer (1968 - )
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