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Quotes 821 till 840 of 10005.

  • George Bernard Shaw A lifetime of happiness! No man alive could bear it: it would be hell on earth.
    George Bernard Shaw
    Irish-English writer and critic (1856 - 1950)
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  • Elisabeth Gaskell A little credulity helps one on through life very smoothly.
    Elisabeth Gaskell
    British writer (1810 - 1865)
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  • James Monroe A little flattery will support a man through great fatigue.
    James Monroe
    US President (5th) (1758 - 1831)
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  • Thomas Traherne A little grit in the eye destroyeth the sight of the very heavens, and a little malice or envy a world of joys. One wry principle in the mind is of infinite consequence.
    Thomas Traherne
    British Clergyman, Poet, Mystic (1636 - 1674)
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  • Francis Bacon A little philosophy inclineth man's mind to atheism, But depth in philosophy bringeth men's minds about to religion.
    Francis Bacon
    English philosopher and statesman (1561 - 1626)
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  • James Thomson A little, round, fat, oily man of God.
    James Thomson
    Scottish poet (1700 - 1748)
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  • John Cheever A lonely man is a lonesome thing, a stone, a bone, a stick, a receptacle for Gilbey's gin, a stooped figure sitting at the edge of a hotel bed, heaving copious sighs like the autumn wind.
    John Cheever
    American writer (1912 - 1982)
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  • Billy Eichner A lot of people in Hollywood, and everywhere pretty much, operate on fear. No one wants to get fired, so everyone's scared to take a chance. There's money involved, and there are careers and reputations on the line.
    Billy Eichner
    American comedian, actor, and producer (1978 - )
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  • Lenny Bruce A lot of people say to me, ''Why did you kill Christ?'' ''I dunno... it was one of those parties, got out of hand, you know.'' ''We killed him because he didn't want to become a doctor, that's why we killed him.''
    Lenny Bruce
    American Comedian (1925 - 1966)
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  • Bjork A lot of the time I get obsessed by little nerdy things in my corner that no one else is interested in. I have that nerd factor in my character.
    Bjork
    Icelandic singer, songwriter and actress (1965 - )
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  • Butch Trucks A lot of these guys come up and say, 'Man, you were my influence, the way you thrashed the drums.' They don't seem to understand I was thrashing in order to hear what I was playing. It was anger, not enjoyment - and painful.
    Butch Trucks
    American musician (1947 - 2017)
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  • Barry Levinson A lot of time mistakes are very interesting - you look for the behaviour that's not the one you expect.
    Barry Levinson
    American filmmaker, screenwriter, and actor (1942 - )
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  • Ronald Knox A loud noise at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other.
    Ronald Knox
    English Catholic priest, theologian and author (1888 - 1957)
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  • Juvenal A lucky man is rarer than a white crow.
    Juvenal
    Roman poet
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  • Herodotus A man calumniated is doubly injured - first by him who utters the calumny, and then by him who believes it.
    Herodotus
    Greek historian (484 - 425)
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  • Vince Lombardi A man can be as great as he wants to be. If you believe in yourself and have the courage, the determination, the dedication, the competitive drive and if you are willing to sacrifice the little things in life and pay the price for the things that are worthwhile, it can be done.
    Vince Lombardi
    American football player (1913 - 1970)
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  • Arthur Schopenhauer A man can be himself only so long as he is alone.
    Arthur Schopenhauer
    German philosopher (1788 - 1860)
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  • Beryl Markham A man can be riddled with malaria for years on end, with its chills and its fevers and its nightmares, but if one day he sees that the water from his kidneys is black, he knows he will not leave that place again, wherever he is, or wherever he hoped to be.
    Beryl Markham
    English-born Kenyan aviator, racehorse trainer and author (1902 - 1986)
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  • Helen Rowland A man can become so accustomed to the thought of his own faults that he will begin to cherish them as charming little ''personal characteristics.''
    Helen Rowland
    American journalist (1875 - 1950)
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  • Norman Douglas A man can believe a considerable deal of rubbish, and yet go about his daily work in a rational and cheerful manner.
    Norman Douglas
    British Author (1868 - 1952)
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