Quotes with second-best

Quotes 961 till 980 of 1600.

  • William Shakespeare That which ordinary men are fit for, I am qualified in. and the best of me is diligence.
    William Shakespeare
    English playwright and poet (1564 - 1616)
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  • Belle Livingstone That winter two things happened which made me see that the world, the flesh, and the devil were going to be more powerful influences in my life after all than the chapel bell. First, I tasted champagne, second, the theatre.
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  • Bartlett Sher That's the best thing that classic can do, is it can return to us from our own past to give us lessons about the future, and it can give us a sense of both who we were and who we could become.
    Bartlett Sher
    American theatre director (1959 - )
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  • John Locke The actions of men are the best interpreters of their thoughts.
    John Locke
    English philosopher (1632 - 1704)
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  • Natalie Clifford Barney The advantage of love at first sight is that it delays a second sight.
    Natalie Clifford Barney
    American-born French author (1876 - 1972)
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  • Oliver Wendell Holmes The advice of the elders to young men is very apt to be as unreal as a list of the hundred best books.
    Oliver Wendell Holmes
    American writer and poet (1809 - 1894)
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  • Ralph Waldo Emerson The age of a woman doesn't mean a thing. The best tunes are played on the oldest fiddles.
    Ralph Waldo Emerson
    American poet and philosopher (1803 - 1882)
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  • Primo Levi The aims of life are the best defense against death.
    Primo Levi
    Italian chemist, author (1919 - 1987)
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  • Ben Bernanke The American people are among the most productive in the world. We have the best technologies. We have great universities. We have entrepreneurs.
    Ben Bernanke
    American economist (1953 - )
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  • Thomas Jefferson The art of life is the art of avoiding pain; and he is the best pilot, who steers clearest of the rocks and shoals with which it is beset.
    Thomas Jefferson
    American statesman (1743 - 1826)
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  • Barbra Streisand The audience is the best judge of anything. They cannot be lied to. Truth brings them closer. A moment that lags - they're gonna cough.
    Barbra Streisand
    American singer, songwriter, actress, and filmmaker (1942 - )
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  • Edward Gibbon The author himself is the best judge of his own performance; none has so deeply meditated on the subject; none is so sincerely interested in the event.
    Edward Gibbon
    British historian (1737 - 1794)
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  • Matthew McConaughey The best advice comes from people who don't give advice.
    Matthew McConaughey
    American actor, director, producer, writer, and co-teacher (1969 - )
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  • Bob Newhart The best advice I was probably given and the best advice I could give someone who is trying to get into the comedy field is to take advantage of every opportunity you have to work to hone your skills.
    Bob Newhart
    American stand-up comedian and actor (1929 - )
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  • Barry Sternlicht The best advice is often the compliments received, and they are often about an associate who did something exceptional. I tell my teams that it's the random acts of kindness, the unexpected, that people remember most.
    Barry Sternlicht
    billionaire and the (1960 - )
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  • Anne Sophie Swetchine The best advice on the art of being happy is about as easy to follow as advice to be well when one is sick.
    Anne Sophie Swetchine
    Russian writer (1782 - 1857)
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  • Phillips Brooks The best advisers, helpers and friends, always are not those who tell us how to act in special cases, but who give us, out of themselves, the ardent spirit and desire to act right, and leave us then, even through many blunders, to find out what our own form of right action is.
    Phillips Brooks
    American Minister, Poet (1835 - 1893)
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  • Jean Claude Killy The best and fastest way to learn a sport is to watch and imitate a champion.
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  • Carolyn Murphy The best anti-aging advice I've ever received? Drink a lot of water and have a plant-based diet. I also do mindful meditation with my daughter every day. It takes ten minutes. I think reducing stress plays a big part in anti-aging.
    Carolyn Murphy
    American model and actress (1974 - )
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  • Winston Churchill The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter.
    Winston Churchill
    English statesman (1874 - 1965)
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