Quotes 821 till 840 of 1433.
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Nothing sets a person up more than having something turn out just the way it's supposed to be, like falling into a Swiss snowdrift and seeing a big dog come up with a little cask of brandy round its neck.
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now and then there is a person born who is so unlucky that he runs into accidents which started out to happen to somebody else.
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Now, a corpse, poor thing, is an untouchable and the process of decay is, of all pieces of bad manners, the vulgarest imaginable. For a corpse is, by definition, a person absolutely devoid of savoir vivre.
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Nowadays I'm not even sure if newspapers take into account whether a person is a good writer.
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Nowadays, I could not care less about making other people like me. I'm a good person, I don't need to do that anymore.
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Of all bad listeners, the worst and most terrible to encounter is the man who is so fond of listening that he wishes to hear, not only your conversation, but that of every other person in the room.
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Of all that is written, I love only what a person has written with his own blood.
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Of course, the kids who had never heard of a person called Ben E. King were then aware of the name associated with the song. That gave a tremendous lift to me as an artist.
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Often the difference between a successful person and a failure is not one has better abilities or ideas, but the courage that one has to bet on one's ideas, to take a calculated risk - and to act.
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Often while reading a book one feels that the author would have preferred to paint rather than write; one can sense the pleasure he derives from describing a landscape or a person, as if he were painting what he is saying, because deep in his heart he would have preferred to use brushes and colors.
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On 'Saturday Night Live,' you wear so many hats there. You're the prop person, the actor, you're everything.
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On a single winged word hath hung the destiny of nations.
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Once a person says, ''This is who I really am, what I am all about, what I was really meant to do,'' it is easier to decide how to spend one's time.
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Once to every person and nation come the moment to decide. In the conflict of truth with falsehood, for the good or evil side.
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Once we get them in the studio, you interview a person the same way you would interview another. You ask them a question. You let them answer. You try to listen closely and then ask a follow-up.
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One can understand a person by the way he removes his wallet and puts his hand to take out money.
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One column of truth cannot hold an institution of ideas from falling into ignorance. It is wiser that a person of prudence and purpose save his strength for battles that can be won.
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One does nothing who tries to console a despondent person with word. A friend is one who aids with deeds at a critical time when deeds are called for.
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One glance at a book and you hear the voice of another person, perhaps someone dead for 1,000 years. To read is to voyage through time.
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One little person, giving all of her time to peace, makes news. Many people, giving some of their time, can make history.
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