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Quotes 1681 till 1700 of 5916.

  • Samuel Johnson I would not give half a guinea to live under one form of government rather than another. It is of no moment to the happiness of an individual.
    Samuel Johnson
    English writer (1709 - 1784)
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  • Aneurin Bevan I would rather be kept alive in the efficient if cold altruism of a large hospital than expire in a gush of warm sympathy in a small one.
    Aneurin Bevan
    British Labor politician (1897 - 1960)
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  • Gerry Spence I would rather have a mind opened by wonder than one closed by belief.
    Gerry Spence
     
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  • Don Marquis I would rather start a family than finish one.
    Don Marquis
    American writer (1878 - 1937)
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  • J. G. Ballard I would sum up my fear about the future in one word: boring. And that's my one fear: that everything has happened; nothing exciting or new or interesting is ever going to happen again... the future is just going to be a vast, conforming suburb of the soul.
    J. G. Ballard
    British author (1930 - 2009)
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  • Iain Banks I wouldn't like to be a character in one of my books!
    Iain Banks
    Scottish author (1954 - 2013)
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  • Andy Warhol I'd asked around 10 or 15 people for suggestions. Finally one lady friend asked the right question, 'Well, what do you love most?' That's how I started painting money.
    Andy Warhol
    American artist (1928 - 1987)
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  • Barry Sheene I'd get to within a yard of that door you walk through and the thing would go mad. I used to carry an X-ray in my briefcase, to show them. But I had all the metal taken out.
    Barry Sheene
    British professional motorcycle racer (1950 - 2003)
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  • Becki Newton I'd have loved to have appeared in 'Absolutely Fabulous' - that's one of my favourite shows.
    Becki Newton
    American actress (1978 - )
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  • Bill Engvall I'd like to see the Amazon rainforests before they're all gone, and also the Galapagos - that's another one I'd like to do. I'd love to go diving in those areas. Basically, places, like, that are kind of going away, and I'd like to see them before they all become condos and high-rises.
    Bill Engvall
    American comedian and actor (1957 - )
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  • Bryan Ferry I'd love to follow the Tour de France one day. It's a really exciting spectacle. I've only seen it once as it was coming into Paris and that was very exciting for me. I have memories of that.
    Bryan Ferry
    English singer and songwriter (1945 - )
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  • Victor Hugo I'd rather be hissed at for a good verse, than applauded for a bad one.
    Victor Hugo
    French writer (1802 - 1885)
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  • Edgar A. Guest I'd rather see a sermon than hear one any day; I'd rather one should walk with me than merely tell the way: The eye's a better pupil and more willing than the ear, fine counsel is confusing, but example's always clear.
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  • Bill Bryson I'd turn on the lights, but they're blown. I'd offer you a seat, but there isn't one. I'd offer you a drink from the minibar, but there doesn't appear to be one. It certainly is basic. Basic? It's a bloody cell!
    Source: In a Sunburned Country (US) / Down Under (UK) (2000)
    Bill Bryson
    American-British author (1951 - )
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  • Ben Simmons I'll have time to mature and develop, and one day, hopefully, I can bring a ring to wherever I am. LeBron did it.
    Ben Simmons
    Australian basketball player (1996 - )
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  • Samuel Goldwyn I'll take fifty percent efficiency to get one hundred percent loyalty.
    Samuel Goldwyn
    American producer (1882 - 1974)
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  • Anne Tyler I'll write maybe one long paragraph describing the events, then a page or two breaking the events into chapters, and then reams of pages delving into my characters. After that, I'm ready to begin.
    Anne Tyler
    American novelist and short story writer (1941 - )
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  • Busta Rhymes I'm a fan of making films. Whether I'm on stage or in front of a camera, one of my first loves is performing for the people. I'd like to do more acting.
    Busta Rhymes
    American rapper, musician, record producer and actor (1972 - )
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  • Adam Arkin I'm always honored, but I think for every 100 of those that come along, one of them is actually going to happen. And, the fact that this was an offer on a major film that had a start date, was pretty impressive.
    Adam Arkin
    American actor (1956 - )
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  • Peter Carey I'm always the one with the activist friends. I've been an activist very little.
    Peter Carey
    Australian writer (1943 - )
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