Quotes with shop-talk

Quotes 281 till 300 of 460.

  • Euripides Talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish.
    Euripides
    Greek tragedian and poet (480 - 406)
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  • Thomas Carlyle Talk that does not end in any kind of action is better suppressed altogether.
    Thomas Carlyle
    Scottish writer and historicus (1795 - 1881)
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  • Benjamin Disraeli Talk to a man about himself and he will listen for hours.
    Benjamin Disraeli
    English statesman and writer (1804 - 1881)
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  • Oscar Wilde Talk to a woman as if you loved her, and to a man as if he bored you.
    Oscar Wilde
    Irish writer (1854 - 1900)
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  • Oscar Wilde Talk to every woman as if you loved her, and to every man as if he bored you, and at the end of your first season you will have the reputation of possessing the most perfect social tact.
    Oscar Wilde
    Irish writer (1854 - 1900)
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  • C. S. Lewis Talk to me about the truth of religion and I'll listen gladly. Talk to me about the duty of religion and I'll listen submissively. But don't come talking to me about the consolations of religion or I shall suspect that you don't understand.
    C. S. Lewis
    Irish novelist and poet (1898 - 1963)
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  • Ben Casnocha Talk to people no one else is talking to. Who would have thought that giving a speech at a funeral at age 12 would introduce me to a man who would introduce me to my first business contact who would introduce me to several other important people in my life. That's luck. That's randomness.
    Ben Casnocha
    American author, entrepreneur, and investor (1988 - )
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  • Ellen Gould White Talk unbelief, and you will have unbelief; but talk faith, and you will have faith. According to the seed sown will be the harvest.
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  • Sir Matthew Hale Talk well of the absent whenever you have the opportunity.
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  • Ben Jonson Talking and eloquence are not the same: to speak, and to speak well, are two things. A fool may talk, but a wise man speaks.
    Source: The Works of Ben Jonson, Second Folio
    Ben Jonson
    British Dramatist, Poet (1572 - 1637)
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  • Bill Gates Television is not real life. In real life people actually have to leave the coffee shop and go to jobs.
    Bill Gates
    American business magnate, investor, author and philanthropist (1955 - )
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  • Joan Rivers Thank God we're living in a country where the sky's the limit, the stores are open late and you can shop in bed thanks to television.
    Joan Rivers
    American stand-up comedian, actress, writer and producer (1933 - 2014)
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  • Angela Carter That is what I'm looking forward to the most, practical learning. I want to be a registered nurse so getting to talk to people who already work in those jobs can really teach me what to expect when I get out in the real world.
    Angela Carter
    British author (1940 - 1992)
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  • Carol Shields That’s how people live, by telling stories. What’s the first thing a kid says when he learns how to talk? 'Tell me a story.' That’s how we understand who we are, where we come from. Stories are everything.
    Source: Middlesex (2003) 197
    Carol Shields
    American-born Canadian novelist (1935 - 2003)
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  • Dwight D. Eisenhower The best morale exist when you never hear the word mentioned. When you hear a lot of talk about it, it's usually lousy.
    Dwight D. Eisenhower
    American president (1890 - 1969)
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  • Sir William Temple The best rules to form a young man, are, to talk little, to hear much, to reflect alone upon what has passed in company, to distrust one's own opinions, and value others that deserve it.
    Sir William Temple
    British Diplomat, Essayist (1628 - 1699)
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  • Thornton Wilder The best thing about animals is they don't talk much.
    Thornton Wilder
    American writer and playwright (1897 - 1975)
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  • Anita Roddick The Body Shop Foundation is run by our staff and supports social activism and environmental activism. We don't tend to support big agencies.
    Anita Roddick
    British businesswoman and human rights activist (1942 - 2007)
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  • Carolyn Wells The books we think we ought to read are poky, dull, and dry; The books that we would like to read we are ashamed to buy; The books that people talk about we never can recall; And the books that people give us, oh, they're the worst of all.
    Carolyn Wells
    American writer and poet (1862 - 1942)
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  • Wayne Dyer The components of anxiety, stress, fear, and anger do not exist independently of you in the world. They simply do not exist in the physical world, even though we talk about them as if they do.
    Wayne Dyer
    American philosopher, self-help author, and a motivational speaker. (1940 - 2015)
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