Quotes with out-of-the-way

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  • Elbert Hubbard Polygamy is an endeavor to get more out of life than there is in it.
    Elbert Hubbard
    American writer and publisher (1856 - 1915)
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  • Elbert Hubbard Polygamy: An endeavour to get more out of life than there is in it.
    Elbert Hubbard
    American writer and publisher (1856 - 1915)
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  • A. A. Milne Pooh said good-bye affectionately to his fourteen pots of honey, and hoped they were fifteen; and he and Rabbit went out into the Forest.
    The House at Pooh Corner (1928) Ch. 3
    A. A. Milne
    English author, writer of the Winnie-the-Pooh books (1882 - 1956)
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  • Anne Campbell Poorer students take out larger loans and will have to contribute more to the cost of higher education.
    Anne Campbell
    English politician (1940 - )
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  • Robertson Davies Pornography is rather like trying to find out about a Beethoven symphony by having somebody tell you about it and perhaps hum a few bars.
    Robertson Davies
    Canadian novelist and journalist (1913 - 1995)
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  • Iris Murdoch Possibly, more people kill themselves and others out of hurt vanity than out of envy, jealousy, malice or desire for revenge.
    Iris Murdoch
    Anglo-Irish novelist and philosopher (1919 - 1999)
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  • Robert Hewison Post-modernism is modernism with the optimism taken out.
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  • Bono Poverty breeds despair. We know this. Despair breeds violence. We know this. In turbulent times, isn't it cheaper, and smarter, to make friends out of potential enemies than to defend yourself against them later?
    Bono
    Irish singer, songwriter, philanthropist, activist and businessman (1960 - )
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  • Augustus William Hare Poverty breeds wealth; and wealth in its turn breeds poverty. The earth, to form the mould, is taken out of the ditch; and whatever may be the height of the one will be the depth of the other.
    Augustus William Hare
    British writer (1792 - 1834)
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  • Walter Bagehot Poverty is an anomaly to rich people. It is very difficult to make out why people who want dinner do not ring the bell.
    Walter Bagehot
    English economist (1826 - 1877)
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  • James A. Garfield Poverty is uncomfortable; but 9 times out of 10 the best thing that can happen to a young man is to be tossed overboard and be compelled to sink or swim.
    James A. Garfield
    President of the USA (1831 - 1881)
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  • Louise Erdrich Power travels in the bloodlines, handed out before birth.
    Liefdesmedicijn (2010)
    Louise Erdrich
    American author (1954 - )
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  • Marcia Wieder Practice being at home with yourself, as you step out to be with others.
    Marcia Wieder
    CEO and Founder of Dream University
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  • Bridgit Mendler Practicing going over scenes and in front of the camera just to see how that feels, and then ultimately just finding a way to expose yourself to people. That's what I did.
    Bridgit Mendler
    American actress, singer, and songwriter (1992 - )
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  • Ann Patchett Praise and criticism seem to me to operate exactly on the same level. If you get a great review, it's really thrilling for about ten minutes. If you get a bad review, it's really crushing for ten minutes. Either way, you go on.
    Ann Patchett
    American author (1963 - )
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  • Pearl S. Buck Praise out of season, or tactlessly bestowed, can freeze the heart as much as blame.
    Pearl S. Buck
    American novelist (1892 - 1973)
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  • Benjamin Watson Preacher's kids usually go one way or the other - way wild, or they follow in their dad's footsteps.
    Benjamin Watson
    American football player (1980 - )
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  • W. H. Auden Precisely because we do not communicate by singing, a song can be out of place but not out of character; it is just as credible that a stupid person should sing beautifully as that a clever person should do so.
    W. H. Auden
    American poet (1907 - 1973)
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  • Marquis de Sade Prejudice is the sole author of infamies: how many acts are so qualified by an opinion forged out of naught but prejudice!
    Marquis de Sade
    French aristocrat, writer, politician and philosopher (1740 - 1814)
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  • Benjamin Netanyahu President Abbas, you've dedicated your life to advancing the Palestinian cause. Must this conflict continue for generations, or will we enable our children and our grandchildren to speak in years ahead of how we found a way to end it? That's what we should aim for, and that's what I believe we can achieve.
    Benjamin Netanyahu
    Israeli politician (2009 - )
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