Quotes with second-best

Quotes 1361 till 1380 of 1600.

  • Lao-Tzu To know yet to think that one does not know is best; Not to know yet to think that one knows will lead to difficulty.
    Lao-Tzu
    Chinese philosopher (600 - 550)
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  • Paul Auster To leave the world a little better than you found it. That's the best a man can ever do.
    Timbuktu (2010) 59
    Paul Auster
    American writer and film (1947 - )
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  • Henri Cartier-Bresson To me, photography is the simultaneous recognition, in a fraction of a second, of the significance of an event.
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  • Willa Cather To note an artist's limitations is but to define his talent. A reporter can write equally well about everything that is presented to his view, but a creative writer can do his best only with what lies within the range and character of his deepest sympathies.
    Willa Cather
    American author (1873 - 1947)
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  • Marcus Aurelius To refrain from imitation is the best revenge.
    Marcus Aurelius
    Roman emperor (121 - 180)
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  • William James To study the abnormal is the best way of understanding the normal.
    William James
    American philosopher (1842 - 1910)
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  • Brent Scowcroft To sum up, the position we took was that since we didn't know the internal situation in Iraq nor Saddam Hussein, that our best bet was to take counsel from the people who did know him and who did deal with him.
    Brent Scowcroft
    American US Air Force officer (1925 - 2020)
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  • Bill Shorten To the best of my knowledge, when I became national secretary and, indeed, Victorian secretary, the - my predecessors in the union had detected wrong activities, activities which aren't in the best traditions of the AWU or, indeed, trade unionism.
    Bill Shorten
    Australian politician (1967 - )
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  • Margaret Thatcher To wear your heart on your sleeve isn't a very good plan; you should wear it inside, where it functions best.
    Margaret Thatcher
    British Prime Minister (1979-1990) (1925 - 2013)
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  • Katherine Mansfield To work - to work! It is such infinite delight to know that we still have the best things to do.
    Katherine Mansfield
    New Zealand-born British Author (1888 - 1923)
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  • Victor Hugo Toleration is the best religion.
    Victor Hugo
    French writer (1802 - 1885)
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  • Carl Lewis Track and field is the best way to reach out for kids. It doesn't matter how fast you are. You always want to beat someone.
    Carl Lewis
    American athlete (1961 - )
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  • George Borrow Translation is at best an echo.
    George Borrow
    English writer of novels and travel books (1803 - 1881)
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  • Lady Randolph Churchill Treat your friends as you do your pictures, and place them in their best light.
    Lady Randolph Churchill
    American-born British socialite, mother of Winston Churchill
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  • Alexander Smith Trees are your best antiques.
    Alexander Smith
    Scottish Poet, Author (1829 - 1867)
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  • Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Trouble is the next best thing to enjoyment. There is no fate in the world so horrible as to have no share in either its joys or sorrows.
    Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
    American poet (1807 - 1882)
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  • Bill Owens True leadership lies in guiding others to success. In ensuring that everyone is performing at their best, doing the work they are pledged to do and doing it well.
    Bill Owens
    American photographer (1938 - )
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  • Konrad Lorenz Truth in science can be defined as the working hypothesis best suited to open the way to the next better one.
    Konrad Lorenz
    German so lied (1903 - 1989)
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  • Konrad Lorenz Truth in science can best be defined as the working hypothesis best suited to open the way to the next better one.
    Konrad Lorenz
    German so lied (1903 - 1989)
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  • Billy Beane Trying to build a team over the course of the winter to put on the field is really just half the job. Because if your best players go down, it's not so much him going down as who you replace him with, which ultimately might have the biggest impact on how you end up finishing. So you want to have both a belt and suspenders for support.
    Billy Beane
    American baseball player (1962 - )
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