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Quotes 4501 till 4520 of 4928.

  • W. Temple When all is done, human life is, at the greatest and the best, but like a forward child, that must be play'd with and humoured a little to keep it quiet till it falls asleep, and then the care is over.
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  • Sir William Temple When all is done, human life is, at the greatest and the best, but like a froward child, that must be played with and humored a little to keep it quiet till it falls asleep, and then the care is over.
    Sir William Temple
    British Diplomat, Essayist (1628 - 1699)
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  • Haniel Long When an individual fear or apathy passes by the unfortunate, life is of no account.
    Haniel Long
    American writer, poet, journalist (1888 - 1956)
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  • Edmund Burke When ancient opinions and rules of life are taken away, the loss cannot possibly be estimated. From that moment, we have no compass to govern us, nor can we know distinctly to what port to steer.
    Edmund Burke
    English politician and philosopher (1729 - 1797)
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  • Bonnie Bassler When antibiotics became industrially produced following World War II, our quality of life and our longevity improved enormously. No one thought bacteria were going to become resistant.
    Bonnie Bassler
    American molecular biologist
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  • Cyril Northcote Parkinson When any organizational entity expands beyond 21 members, the real power will be in some smaller body.
    Cyril Northcote Parkinson
    British naval historian (1909 - 1993)
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  • Henry David Thoreau When any real progress is made, we unlearn and learn anew what we thought we knew before.
    Henry David Thoreau
    American writer (1817 - 1862)
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  • Bill Gross When does money run out of time? The countdown begins when investable assets pose too much risk for too little return; when lenders desert credit markets for other alternatives such as cash or real assets.
    Bill Gross
    American investor, fund manager, and philanthropist (1944 - )
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  • Bobby Seale When donors visited the Black Panther Party, they came and saw our real programs, a real clinic, with real doctors and medics, giving service to people.
    Bobby Seale
    American political activist (1936 - )
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  • Ban Ki-moon When food prices surge, poor families suddenly find themselves unable to afford enough nutritious food. If this happens during the first thousand days of a child's life, the damage to his or her body and mind can be permanent.
    Ban Ki-moon
    South Korean politician and diplomat (1944 - )
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  • Billy Graham When granted many years of life, growing old in age is natural, but growing old with grace is a choice. Growing older with grace is possible for all who will set their hearts and minds on the Giver of grace, the Lord Jesus Christ.
    Billy Graham
    American Evangelist (1918 - 2018)
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  • Wayne Dyer When I chased after money, I never had enough. When I got my life on purpose and focused on giving of myself and everything that arrived into my life, then I was prosperous.
    Wayne Dyer
    American philosopher, self-help author, and a motivational speaker. (1940 - 2015)
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  • John Dryden When I consider life, it is all a cheat. Yet fooled with hope, people favor this deceit.
    John Dryden
    English poet and playwright (1631 - 1700)
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  • Ben Schnetzer When I decided I wanted to go to drama school, I realized that a lot of the actors whose careers I really admire and whose work I really admire were English and English trained. I felt there was a real vocational feel to work in the U.K.
    Ben Schnetzer
    American actor (1990 - )
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  • Gloria Swanson When I die, my epitaph should read: She Paid the Bills. That's the story of my private life.
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  • Blair Underwood When I doing dinner theater in high school, I was talking to a woman who had been in the business for a while and I said I want to act, that's all I want to do with my life and she said if you're serious then you need to hone every discipline you can.
    Blair Underwood
    American actor (1964 - )
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  • Sydney Justin Harris When I hear somebody sigh that ''Life is hard,'' I am always tempted to ask, ''Compared to what?''
    Sydney Justin Harris
    American journalist (1917 - 1986)
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  • Ben Lovett When I joined the Mumfords I made a commitment to them so they'll always come first. But I'm a bit of a workaholic and Communion helps me get a grip on dealing with my life.
    Ben Lovett
    American recording artist, film composer, songwriter and producer (1978 - )
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  • Ben Nicholson When I left school I went on trip around the world - I only got as far as Australia, but like a bloody fool I cut it short because of a girl. It's probably one of my big regrets in life.
    Ben Nicholson
    English painter (1894 - 1982)
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  • Winston Churchill When I look back on all the worries I remember the story of the old man who said on his deathbed that he had a lot of trouble in his life, most of which never happened.
    Winston Churchill
    English statesman (1874 - 1965)
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