Quotes with not-too-distant

Quotes 1741 till 1760 of 11267.

  • Bob Rae Constitutions do not emerge perfectly formed from the brain of the philosopher king, as Mr. Trudeau himself discovered in 1980 and 1981. They are always messy processes that are easier to knock down or tear apart than they are to construct.
    The Three Questions - Prosperity and the Public Good (1998) Ch. Seven, The Three Questions and the Question of
    Bob Rae
    Canadian diplomat, lawyer and negotiator (1948 - )
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  • Walter Savage Landor Consult duty not events.
    Walter Savage Landor
    British poet (1775 - 1864)
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  • Anita Roddick Consumers have not been told effectively enough that they have huge power and that purchasing and shopping involve a moral choice.
    Anita Roddick
    British businesswoman and human rights activist (1942 - 2007)
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  • John Donne Contemplative and bookish men must of necessity be more quarrelsome than others, because they contend not about matter of fact, nor can determine their controversies by any certain witnesses, nor judges. But as long as they go towards peace, that is Truth, it is no matter which way.
    John Donne
    English poet (1572 - 1631)
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  • William Penn Content not thyself that thou art virtuous in the general; for one link being wanting, the chain is defective.
    William Penn
    English religious leader, founder of Pennsylvania (1644 - 1718)
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  • James Whitcomb Riley Continuous, unflagging effort, persistence and determination will win. Let not the man be discouraged who has these.
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  • Blaise Pascal Contradiction is not a sign of falsity, nor the lack of contradiction a sign of truth.
    Blaise Pascal
    French mathematician, physicist and philosopher (1623 - 1662)
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  • Ayn Rand Contradictions do not exist. Whenever you think you are facing a contradiction, check your premises. You will find that one of them is wrong.
    Ayn Rand
    Russian Writer, Philosopher (1905 - 1982)
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  • Fran Lebowitz Contrary to popular opinion, the hustle is not a new dance step - it is an old business procedure.
    Fran Lebowitz
    American journalist (1950 - )
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  • Bono Contrary to reports, this boy is not a billionaire or going to be richer than any Beatle... and not just in the sense of money, by the way; the Beatles are untouchable - those billionaire reports are a joke.
    Bono
    Irish singer, songwriter, philanthropist, activist and businessman (1960 - )
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  • Archibald Macleish Conventional wisdom notwithstanding, there is no reason either in football or in poetry why the two should not meet in a man's life if he has the weight and cares about the words.
    Archibald Macleish
    American poet (1892 - 1982)
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  • Charlotte Brontë Conventionality is not morality. Self-righteousness is not religion. To attack the first is not to assail the last. To pluck the mask from the face of the Pharisee is not to lift an impious hand to the Crown of Thorns.
    Charlotte Brontë
    British Novelist (1816 - 1855)
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  • André Maurois Conversation would be vastly improved by the constant use of four simple words: I do not know.
    André Maurois
    French writer (ps. van mile Herzog) (1885 - 1967)
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  • Ben Carson Corporations are not in business to be social-welfare organizations; they are there to make money.
    Ben Carson
    American politician, and author (1951 - )
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  • William Shakespeare Costly thy habit as thy purse can buy, but not expressed in fancy; rich not gaudy; for the apparel oft proclaims the man.
    William Shakespeare
    English playwright and poet (1564 - 1616)
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  • Alan Jay Lerner Coughing in the theater is not a respiratory ailment. It is a criticism.
    Alan Jay Lerner
    American film screenwriter (1918 - 1986)
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  • Alan Jay Lerner Coughing in the theater is not a respiratory ailment. It is a criticism.
    Alan Jay Lerner
    American screenwriter and songwriter (1918 - 1986)
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  • Publilius Syrus Count not him among your friends who will retail your privacies to the world.
    Publilius Syrus
    Syrian poet (85 - 43)
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  • Samuel Johnson Count on it, if a person talks of their misfortune, there is something in it that is not disagreeable to them.
    Samuel Johnson
    English writer (1709 - 1784)
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  • Charles De Montesquieu Countries are well cultivated, not as they are fertile, but as they are free.
    Charles De Montesquieu
    French philosopher (1689 - 1755)
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