Quotes with not-too-distant

Quotes 1141 till 1160 of 11267.

  • Evelyn Waugh An artist must be a reactionary. He has to stand out against the tenor of the age and not go flopping along.
    Evelyn Waugh
    British novelist (1903 - 1966)
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  • Thomas Jefferson An association of men who will not quarrel with one another is a thing which has never yet existed, from the greatest confederacy of nations down to a town meeting or a vestry.
    Thomas Jefferson
    American statesman (1743 - 1826)
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  • Anthony Trollope An author must be nothing if he do not love truth; a barrister must be nothing if he do.
    Anthony Trollope
    British writer (1815 - 1882)
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  • Boris Becker An autobiography is not about pictures; it's about the stories; it's about honesty and as much truth as you can tell without coming too close to other people's privacy.
    Boris Becker
    German tennis player (1967 - )
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  • T. S. Eliot An editor should tell the author his writing is better than it is. Not a lot better, a little better.
    T. S. Eliot
    British essayist, publisher, playwright, literary and social critic (1888 - 1965)
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  • Eric Hoffer An empty head is not really empty; it is stuffed with rubbish. Hence the difficulty of forcing anything into an empty head.
    Eric Hoffer
    American writer (1902 - 1983)
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  • Albert Einstein An empty stomach is not a good political adviser.
    Albert Einstein
    German - American physicist (1879 - 1955)
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  • Elbert Hubbard An event described by those to whom it was told by men who did not see it.
    Elbert Hubbard
    American writer and publisher (1856 - 1915)
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  • C. S. Lewis An explanation of cause is not a justification by reason.
    C. S. Lewis
    Irish novelist and poet (1898 - 1963)
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  • Lois McMaster Bujold An honor is not diminished for being shared.
    Lois McMaster Bujold
    American speculative fiction writer
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  • Don Marquis An idea is not responsible for the people who believe in it.
    Don Marquis
    American writer (1878 - 1937)
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  • Arnold H. Glasgow An idea not coupled with action will never get any bigger than the brain cell it occupied.
    Arnold H. Glasgow
    American editor and businessman (Born as Arnold Henry Glasow) (1905 - 1998)
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  • Don Marquis An idea that is not dangerous is unworthy of being called an idea at all.
    Don Marquis
    American writer (1878 - 1937)
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  • A. W. Tozer An infinite God can give all of Himself to each of His children. He does not distribute Himself that each may have a part, but to each one He gives all of Himself as fully as if there were no others.
    A. W. Tozer
    American Christian pastor, preacher and author
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  • Bo Bennett An objection is not a rejection; it is simply a request for more information.
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    Bo Bennett
    American author (1972 - )
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  • Alexander Pope An obstinate person does not hold opinions; they hold them.
    Alexander Pope
    English poet (1688 - 1744)
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  • Bell Hooks An often-repeated assertion in the body of film criticism I have written is the assertion that movies do not just mirror the culture of any given time; they also create it.
    Bell Hooks
    American author, professor, feminist (born G.J.Watkins) (1952 - 2021)
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  • Alejandro Amenabar An Oscar means a lot of things because it's like the ultimate award for a filmmaker so it feels great. But I think you have to consider awards with some distance and not get obsessed with it. When you're creating you shouldn't think about it.
    Alejandro Amenabar
    Spanish-Chilean film director, screenwriter and composer (1972 - )
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  • Michel Eyquem De Montaigne An unattempted lady could not vaunt of her chastity.
    Michel Eyquem De Montaigne
    French essayist and philosopher (1533 - 1592)
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  • Socrates An unexamined life is not worth living.
    Socrates
    Greek philosopher (469 - 399)
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