Quotes with old-guard

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  • Arthur Koestler Politics can be relatively fair in the breathing spaces of history; at its critical turning points there is no other rule possible than the old one, that the end justifies the means.
    Arthur Koestler
    Hungarian Born British Writer (1905 - 1983)
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  • Jean Anouilh Poor little men, poor little cocks! As soon as they're old enough, they swell their plumage to be conquerors. If they only knew that it's enough to be just a little bit wounded and sad in order to obtain everything without fighting for it.
    Jean Anouilh
    French playwright (1910 - 1987)
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  • Mahatma Gandhi Prayer is not an old woman's idle amusement. Properly understood and applied, it is the most potent instrument of action.
    Mahatma Gandhi
    Indian politician (1869 - 1948)
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  • Arthur E. Morgan Preparation for old age should begin not later than one's teens. A life which is empty of purpose until 65 will not suddenly become filled on retirement.
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  • Ben Hecht Producers are men who will keep their heads in the noisy presence of writers and directors and not be carried away by art in any of its subversive guises. Their task is to guard against the unusual. They are the trusted loyalists of cliche.
    Ben Hecht
    American writer, playwright (1894 - 1964)
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  • Friedrich Nietzsche Profundity of thought belongs to youth, clarity of thought to old age.
    Friedrich Nietzsche
    German poet and philosopher (1844 - 1900)
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  • Arne Jacobsen Proportions are what makes the old Greek temples classic in their beauty. They are like huge blocks, from which the air has been literally hewn out between the columns.
    Arne Jacobsen
    Danish architect and designer (1902 - 1971)
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  • Francis Bacon Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament; adversity is the blessing of the New.
    Francis Bacon
    English philosopher and statesman (1561 - 1626)
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  • William Blake Prudence is a rich, ugly, old maid courted by incapacity.
    William Blake
    English poet (1757 - 1827)
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  • Charles A. Stoddard Rapidity does not always mean progress, and hurry is akin to waste. The old fable of the hare and the tortoise is just as good now, and just as true, as when it was first written.
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  • Marcus Tullius Cicero Rashness belongs to youth; prudence to old age.
    Marcus Tullius Cicero
    Roman statesman and writer (106 - 43)
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  • H. Jackson Brown Jr Remember that the most valuable antiques are dear old friends.
    H. Jackson Brown Jr
    American author (1940 - 2021)
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  • J. C. Macaulay Repentance may be old-fashioned, but it is not outdated so long as there is sin.
    J. C. Macaulay
    American clergyman and author (1900 - )
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  • Billy Corgan Rock and Roll is still asking people like me to live up to the old guard's concept of what success is but it doesn't mean anything.
    Billy Corgan
    American musician, singer and songwriter (1967 - )
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  • Billy Joel Say goodbye to the oldies, but goodies, because the good old days weren't always good and tomorrow ain't as bad as it seems.
    Billy Joel
    American singer-songwriter and pianist (1949 - )
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  • Albert Einstein Science is the century-old endeavor to bring together by means of systematic thought the perceptible phenomena of this world into as thorough-going an association as possible.
    Albert Einstein
    German - American physicist (1879 - 1955)
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  • Billy Graham Scripture is filled with examples of men and women whom God used late in life, often with great impact - men and women who refused to use old age as an excuse to ignore what God wanted them to do.
    Billy Graham
    American Evangelist (1918 - 2018)
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  • Blake Anderson See, I'm a Pisces, so I get down with love songs. I'm totally into slow jams and old-school R&B, all that.
    Blake Anderson
    American actor, comedian and producer (1984 - )
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  • John Irving Sell my old clothes - I'm off to heaven.
    John Irving
    American-Canadian novelist and screenwriter (1942 - )
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  • Winston Churchill Short words are the best and old words when short are best of all.
    Winston Churchill
    English statesman (1874 - 1965)
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