Quotes with post-stations

Quotes 21 till 40 of 70.

  • Angela Carter I think the adjective ''post-modernist'' really means ''mannerist.'' Books about books is fun but frivolous.
    Angela Carter
    British author (1940 - 1992)
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  • Emily Post Ideal conversation must be an exchange of thought, and not, as many of those who worry most about their shortcomings believe, an eloquent exhibition of wit or oratory.
    Emily Post
    American writer about etiquette (1872 - 1960)
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  • Samuel Johnson If I had no duties, and no reference to futurity, I would spend my life in driving briskly in a post-chaise with a pretty woman.
    Samuel Johnson
    English writer (1709 - 1784)
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  • Noam Chomsky If the Nuremberg laws were applied, then every post-war American president would have been hanged.
    Noam Chomsky
    American Linguist, Political Activist (1928 - )
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  • Laurence Peter In a hierarchy every employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence ... in time every post tends to be occupied by an employee who is incompetent to carry out its duties ... Work is accomplished by those employees who have not yet reached their level of incompetence.
    The Peter Principle
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  • Blake Farenthold In an urban area, you're not going to be an hour away from another post office.
    Blake Farenthold
    American politician and lobbyist (1961 - )
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  • Bruno Mars In Hawaii, some of the biggest radio stations are reggae. The local bands are heavily influenced by Bob Marley.
    Bruno Mars
    American singer, songwriter, record producer and dancer (1985 - )
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  • Bob Dylan In the dime stores and bus stations, people talk of situations, read books, repeat quotations, draw conclusions on the wall.
    Bob Dylan
    American musician (1941 - )
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  • Bell Hooks Indeed much of the literature written about black folks in the post-civil rights era emphasized the need for jobs. Material advancement was deemed the pressing agenda. Mental health concerns were not a high priority. - From (2003) Rock My Soul
    Bell Hooks
    American author, professor, feminist (born G.J.Watkins) (1952 - 2021)
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  • Emily Post Manners are a sensitive awareness of the feelings of others. If you have that awareness, you have good manners, no matter what fork you use.
    Emily Post
    American writer about etiquette (1872 - 1960)
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  • Arthur Godfrey Married and divorced, three beautiful daughters, two in college. The other one is 16, lives with her mom. I'm 46, I've worked for the Post Office for 18 years, seven facilities in three states.
    Arthur Godfrey
    American radio and television (1903 - 1983)
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  • Ben Goldacre More academics should blog, post videos, post audio, post lectures, offer articles and more. You'll enjoy it: I've had threats and blackmail, abuse, smears and formal complaints with forged documentation.
    Ben Goldacre
    British physician, academic (1974 - )
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  • Berkeley Breathed My post-child period resulted in one instant change: I write shorter books for kids.
    Berkeley Breathed
    American cartoonist, director and screenwriter (1957 - )
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  • Bob Woodward Newspapers that are truly independent, like The Washington Post, can still aggressively investigate anyone or anything with no holds barred.
    Bob Woodward
    American investigative journalist (1943 - )
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  • Barbara Demick North Korea faded to black in the early 1990s. With the collapse of the Soviet Union, which had propped up its old Communist ally with cheap fuel oil, North Korea's creakily inefficient economy collapsed. Power stations rusted into ruin.
    Barbara Demick
    American journalist
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  • Butch Trucks Once we started headlining at the Fillmore East, we were free to play all night, at least for the second set. 'Whipping Post' could get lengthy.
    Butch Trucks
    American musician (1947 - 2017)
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  • L. van der Post One of the most moving aspects of life is how long the deepest memories stay with us.
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  • Bernard Ebbers Our investments in data, Internet and international have been particularly timely and have positioned the company to post industry-leading incremental revenue gains.
    Bernard Ebbers
    Canadian businessman (1941 - 2020)
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  • Brendan I. Koerner Particularly during the late 1960s, a large number of American skyjackers earnestly believed that Fidel Castro's Cuba was an egalitarian, post-racial utopia.
    Brendan I. Koerner
    American author (1974 - )
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  • Vaclav Havel People who live in the post-totalitarian system know only too well that the question of whether one or several political parties are in power, and how these parties define and label themselves, is of far less importance than the question of whether or not it is possible to live like a human being.
    Vaclav Havel
    Czech statesman, writer and former dissident (1936 - 2011)
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