Quotes with second-best

Quotes 341 till 360 of 1600.

  • Aristotle For what is the best choice, for each individual is the highest it is possible for him to achieve.
    Aristotle
    Greek philosopher (384 - 322)
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  • Simone Weil Force is as pitiless to the man who possesses it, or thinks he does, as it is to its victims; the second it crushes, the first it intoxicates. The truth is, nobody really possesses it.
    Simone Weil
    French philosopher (1909 - 1943)
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  • Elbert Hubbard Freedom is a condition of mind, and the best way to secure it is to breed it.
    Elbert Hubbard
    American writer and publisher (1856 - 1915)
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  • Adlai Stevenson II Freedom is not an ideal, it is not even a protection, if it means nothing more than freedom to stagnate, to live without dreams, to have no greater aim than a second car and another television set.
    Adlai Stevenson II
    American politician and governor (1900 - 1965)
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  • Abraham Lincoln Freedom is the last, best hope of earth.
    Abraham Lincoln
    American statesman (1809 - 1865)
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  • Ben Horowitz From a systematic standpoint, I think that capitalism is the best system. I can spend a lot of time explaining why I like communism, but it is actually not a good solution. Nor is socialism. So, capitalism is the right model.
    Ben Horowitz
    American businessman, investor, blogger, and author (1966 - )
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  • Johann Kaspar Lavater Genius always gives its best at first; prudence, at last.
    Johann Kaspar Lavater
    Swiss theologist and mysticist (1741 - 1801)
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  • Anne Wilson Schaef Getting to the top isn't bad, and it's probably best done as an afterthought.
    Anne Wilson Schaef
    American clinical psychologist and author
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  • Caitlin Flanagan Girls are the best readers in the world. Reading is really a way of kind of escaping so deeply into yourself and pursuing your own thoughts within the construct of a story.
    Caitlin Flanagan
    American writer
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  • Bobby Scott Giving a 10-year mandatory minimum for a second offense fist fight is not going to reduce the chance that someone will be stabbed 16 times when you are not funding any of the programs that are desperately needed to actually reduce juvenile crime.
    Bobby Scott
    American politician (1947 - )
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  • Henry Ward Beecher Giving The best thing to give to your enemy is forgiveness; to an opponent, tolerance; to a friend, your heart; to your child, a good example; to a father, deference; to your mother, conduct that will make her proud of you; to yourself, respect; to all men.
    Henry Ward Beecher
    American Congregationalist clergyman, social reformer, and speaker (1813 - 1887)
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  • Denis Waitley Goals provide the energy source that powers our lives. One of the best ways we can get the most from the energy we have is to focus it. That is what goals can do for us; concentrate our energy.
    Denis Waitley
    American motivational speaker, writer and consultant (1933 - )
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  • Voltaire God is not on the side of the big battalions, but on the side of those who shoot best.
    Voltaire
    French writer and philosopher (ps. of Fran ois Marie Arouet) (1694 - 1778)
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  • B. Kevin Turner Going forward, we will focus on building the very best Windows phones on a quicker timeline. We will also focus on the channels and markets that offer the best returns. This is a similar approach to the one we have taken with Surface, which has been very successful.
    B. Kevin Turner
    American businessman (1965 - )
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  • A. A. Milne Golf is so popular simply because it is the best game in the world at which to be bad.
    A. A. Milne
    English author, writer of the Winnie-the-Pooh books (1882 - 1956)
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  • Alexander Pope Good God! how often are we to die before we go quite off this stage? In every friend we lose a part of ourselves, and the best part.
    Alexander Pope
    English poet (1688 - 1744)
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  • Grenville Kleiser Good humor is a tonic for mind and body. It is the best antidote for anxiety and depression. It is a business asset. It attracts and keeps friends. It lightens human burdens. It is the direct route to serenity and contentment.
    Grenville Kleiser
    Canadian-American author (1868 - 1935)
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  • W. M. Thackeray Good humor is one of the best articles of dress one can wear in society.
    W. M. Thackeray
    Indian-born, British novelist (1811 - 1863)
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  • Henry David Thoreau Government is at best but an expedient; but most governments are usually, and all governments are sometimes, inexpedient. The objections which have been brought against a standing army, and they are many and weighty, and deserve to prevail, may also at last be brought against a standing government.
    Henry David Thoreau
    American writer (1817 - 1862)
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  • Thomas Paine Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one.
    Thomas Paine
    English-born American political activist, philosopher, political theor (1737 - 1809)
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