Quotes 81 till 100 of 655.
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As of September 2012, 168 out of the 602 released Guantanamo Bay detainees are suspected of returning to terrorism. So, is this a winning scenario for the United States? Of course not.
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As one knows the poet by his fine music, so one can recognize the liar by his rich rhythmic utterance, and in neither case will the casual inspiration of the moment suffice. Here, as elsewhere, practice must precede perfection.
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At a young age winning is not the most important thing... the important thing is to develop creative and skilled players with good confidence.
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At the end of your life, you will never regret not having passed one more test, not winning one more verdict or not closing one more deal. You will regret time not spent with a husband, a friend, a child, or a parent.
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Bad artists always admire each other's work. They call it being large-minded and free from prejudice. But a truly great artist cannot conceive of life being shown, or beauty fashioned, under any conditions other than those he has selected.
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Better the rule of One, whom all obey, than to let clamorous demagogues betray our freedom with the kiss of anarchy.
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But the bravest man amongst us is afraid of himself.
The picture of Dorian Gray (1891) -
By letting it go it all gets done. The world is won by those who let it go. But when you try and try. The world is beyond the winning.
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By persistently remaining single, a man converts himself into a permanent public temptation. Men should be more careful.
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Children begin by loving their parents. After a time they judge them. Rarely if ever do they forgive them.
A Woman of No Importance (1893) -
Civilization is not by any means an easy thing to attain to. There are only two ways by which man can reach it. One is by being cultured, the other by being corrupt.
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Culture depends on cookery. For myself, the only immortality I desire is to invent a new sauce.
Vera, or the Nihilists (1883) -
Cynicism is knowing the price of everything and the value of nothing.
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Daring ideas are like chessmen moved forward. They may be beaten, but they may start a winning game.
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Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one's head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no tomorrow. To forget time, to forgive life, to be at peace.
The Canterville Ghost -
Democracy means simply the bludgeoning of the people by the people for the people.
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Despotism is unjust to everybody, including the despot, who was probably made for better things.
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