Quotes with second-best

Quotes 1381 till 1400 of 1600.

  • Ben Hecht Trying to determine what is going on in the world by reading newspapers is like trying to tell the time by watching the second hand of a clock.
    Ben Hecht
    American writer, playwright (1894 - 1964)
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  • Billy Bennett Twas the fifteenth anniversary of her twenty-second year,
    So he smiled at her as sweetly as a hog
    And asked what present she would like. And jestingly she said:
    Your green tie for my little yellow dog.
    The Green Tie on the Little Yellow Dog line 13
    Billy Bennett
    British comedian
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  • Carl von Clausewitz Two qualities are indispensable: first, an intellect that, even in the darkest hour, retains some glimmerings of the inner light which leads to truth; and second, the courage to follow this faint light wherever it may lead.
    Carl von Clausewitz
    Prussian general and military theorist (1780 - 1831)
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  • Bono U2's best work has always been when we didn't know what we're doing.
    Bono
    Irish singer, songwriter, philanthropist, activist and businessman (1960 - )
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  • Edward de Bono Unhappiness is best defined as the difference between our talents and our expectations.
    Edward de Bono
    Maltese physician, psychologist, philosopher, author and inventor (1933 - )
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  • David Herbert Lawrence Unless one decorates one's house for oneself alone, best leave it bare, for other people are wall-eyed.
    David Herbert Lawrence
    English writer (1885 - 1930)
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  • Anthony Hope Unless one is a genius, it is best to aim at being intelligible.
    Anthony Hope
    English writer (1863 - 1933)
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  • Richard Whately Unless people can be kept in the dark, it is best for those who love the truth to give them the full light.
    Richard Whately
    British writer (1787 - 1863)
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  • Bernard Meltzer Use those talents you have. You will make it. You will give joy to the world. Take this tip from nature: The woods would be a very silent place if no birds sang except those who sang best.
    Bernard Meltzer
    American professor (1916 - 1998)
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  • Henry van Dyke Use what talent you possess: the woods would be very silent if no birds sang except those that sang best.
    Henry van Dyke
    American Protestant Clergyman and Writer (1852 - 1933)
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  • Henry van Dyke Use what talents you possess; the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best.
    Henry van Dyke
    American Protestant Clergyman and Writer (1852 - 1933)
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  • Marcia Wieder Use your precious moments to live life fully every single second of every single day.
    Marcia Wieder
    CEO and Founder of Dream University
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  • Charles A. Garfield Values provide perspective in the best of times and worst.
    Charles A. Garfield
    American psychologist and author (1944 - )
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  • Bill Bixby Viewers can't expect TV to keep developing unless they make their wants known. And let's face it. The best way to make your wants known in this world is by 'beefing'.
    Bill Bixby
    American actor, director and producer (1934 - 1993)
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  • Francis Bacon Virtue is a rich stone, best plain set.
    Essays: Of Beauty
    Francis Bacon
    English philosopher and statesman (1561 - 1626)
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  • Francis Bacon Virtue is like a rich stone, best plain set.
    Francis Bacon
    English philosopher and statesman (1561 - 1626)
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  • Barry Hannah Voice comes to you through a spell, a trance. The best voices are not you... they're a little away from you.
    Barry Hannah
    American novelist (1942 - 2010)
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  • Hippocrates Walking is a man's best medicine.
    Hippocrates
    Greek physician (460 - 377)
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  • Thomas Jefferson Walking is the best possible exercise. Habituate yourself to walk very far.
    Letter to Peter Carr, 19-08-1785
    Thomas Jefferson
    American statesman (1743 - 1826)
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  • William Tecumseh Sherman War is at its best barbarism.
    William Tecumseh Sherman
    American soldier, businessman, educator and author (1820 - 1891)
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