Quotes with second-best

Quotes 881 till 900 of 1600.

  • Stephen King Remember, Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies.
    Different Seasons (1982)
    Stephen King
    American author of horror and supernatural fiction (1947 - )
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  • Mario Puzo Revenge is a dish that tastes best when served cold.
    De Peetvader p. 395
    Mario Puzo
    American author, screenwriter and journalist (1920 - 1999)
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  • Alan Lakein Review our priorities, ask the question; What's the best use of our time right now?
    Alan Lakein
    American author on personal time management
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  • Tryon Edwards Right actions in the future are the best apologies for bad actions in the past.
    Tryon Edwards
    American theologian (1809 - 1894)
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  • Brin-Jonathan Butler Rigondeaux was Cuba's answer to Bobby Fischer who transformed into a kind of Lee Harvey Oswald traitorous creature in that society. He escaped on a smuggler's boat and toppled one of the best fighters in the world in 2013 with his obliteration of Nonito Donaire at Radio City Music Hall. He made it look so easy, his career has never recovered.
    Brin-Jonathan Butler
    American journalist and filmmaker
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  • Bob Beauprez Romney-Ryan is likely the best matched 'team' that has been on a national ticket in a very long time.
    Bob Beauprez
    American politician and member (1948 - )
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  • Boutros Boutros-Ghali Rwanda was considered a second-class operation; because it was a small country, we had been able to maintain a kind of status quo. They were negotiating, they'd accepted the new peace project, so we were under the impression that everything would be solved easily.
    Boutros Boutros-Ghali
    Egyptian politician and diplomat (1922 - 2016)
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  • Mark Twain Sacred cows make the best hamburger.
    Mark Twain
    American writer (ps. of Samuel Langhorne Clemens) (1835 - 1910)
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  • Bobby Vinton Sammy Davis, I backed him up. I used to study him every night. I saw how great performers worked and was able to incorporate a little bit from the best.
    Bobby Vinton
    American singer and songwriter (1935 - )
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  • Thomas Henry Huxley Science is simply common sense at its best-that is, rigidly accurate in observation, and merciless to fallacy in logic.
    Thomas Henry Huxley
    English biologist (1825 - 1895)
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  • Bill Nye Science is the best idea humans have ever had. The more people who embrace that idea, the better.
    Bill Nye
    American science communicator, television presenter (1955 - )
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  • Alfred Nobel Second to agriculture, humbug is the biggest industry of our age.
    Alfred Nobel
    Swedish chemist, engineer, inventor, businessman, and philanthropist (1833 - 1896)
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  • Beau Bridges Second, this epic tale allows the audience to actually listen to the Native Americans and receive their wisdom. Spielberg conveys the respect for Native Americans that is normally lacking in Western films.
    Beau Bridges
    American actor and director (1941 - )
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  • Nicolas Chamfort Secrecy is best taught by starting with ourselves.
    Nicolas Chamfort
    French writer, journalist and playwright (1741 - 1794)
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  • Thomas Carlyle Selfactivity, which is the best effect of any book.
    Sartor Resartus
    Thomas Carlyle
    Scottish writer and historicus (1795 - 1881)
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  • J. G. Ballard Selfish men make the best lovers. They're prepared to invest in the women's pleasures so that they can collect an even bigger dividend for themselves.
    Cocaine Nights (1996)
    J. G. Ballard
    British author (1930 - 2009)
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  • David Ogilvy Set exorbitant standards, and give your people hell when they don't live up to them. There is nothing so demoralizing as a boss who tolerates second rate work.
    David Ogilvy
    American businessman, Advertising Expert (1911 - 1999)
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  • Bai Ling Sex is the best high. It's better than any drug. I want to die making love because it feels so good.
    Bai Ling
    Chinese-American actress (1966 - )
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  • Woody Allen Sex without love is an empty experience, but, as empty experiences go, it's one of the best.
    Woody Allen
    American movie director and actor (1935 - )
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  • Winston Churchill Short words are the best and old words when short are best of all.
    Winston Churchill
    English statesman (1874 - 1965)
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