Quotes 2421 till 2440 of 3090.
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The older author is constantly rediscovering himself in the more or less fossilized productions of his earlier years.
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The oldest pitcher acquires confidence in his ballclub - he doesn't try to do it all himself.
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The one who adapts his policy to the times prospers, and likewise that the one whose policy clashes with the demands of the times does not.
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The only real evidence that any critic may bring before his gaze is the finished poem.
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The only solid and lasting peace between a man and his wife is, doubtless, a separation.
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The opportunities of man are limited only by his imagination. But so few have imagination that there are ten thousand fiddlers to one composer.
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The order of the world is always right - such is the judgment of God. For God has departed, but he has left his judgment behind, the way the Cheshire Cat left his grin.
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The ordinary man is an anarchist. He wants to do as he likes. He may want his neighbour to be governed, but he himself doesn't want to be governed. He is mortally afraid of government officials and policemen.
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The origins of disputes between philosophers is, that one class of them have undertaken to raise man by displaying his greatness, and the other to debase him by showing his miseries.
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The pacifist is as surely a traitor to his country and to humanity as is the most brutal wrongdoer.
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The pathway to glory is rough, and many gloomy hours obscure it. May the Great Spirit shed light on yours, and that you may never experience the humiliation that the power of the American government has reduced me to, is the wish of him who, in his native forests, was once as proud as you.
The Autobiography of Black Hawk (1833) -
The person of intellect is lost unless they unite with energy of character. When we have the lantern of Diogenese we must also have his staff.
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The person who knows HOW will always have a job. The person who knows WHY will always be his boss.
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The person who knows one thing and does it better than anyone else, even if it only be the art of raising lentils, receives the crown he merits. If he raises all his energy to that end, he is a benefactor of mankind and its rewarded as such.
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The person who makes a success of living is the one who sees his goal steadily and aims for it unswervingly. That is dedication.
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The person who renders loyal service in a humble capacity will be chosen for higher responsibilities, just as the biblical servant who multiplied the one pound given him by his master was made ruler over ten cities...
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The person who talks most of his own virtue is often the least virtuous.
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The person who tries to live alone will not succeed as a human being. His heart withers if it does not answer another heart. His mind shrinks away if he hears only the echoes of his own thoughts and finds no other inspiration.
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The pessimist is seldom an agitating individual. His creed breeds indifference to others, and he does not trouble himself to thrust his views upon the unconvinced.
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The Phil Spector that I would meet has always been a nice, quiet, little guy who's very serious about his work; obviously you can tell that because each and everything he's ever done has always been charted.
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