Quotes with sure-footedness

Quotes 401 till 420 of 432.

  • Margaret Drabble When nothing is sure, everything is possible.
    Margaret Drabble
    English novelist, biographer, and critic (1939 - )
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  • Nigel Farage When people stand up and talk about the great success that the EU has been, I'm not sure anybody saying it really believes it themselves anymore.
    Nigel Farage
    British politician, activist, political commentator and broadcaster (1964 - )
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  • Jesse Jackson When the doors of opportunity swing open, we must make sure that we are not too drunk or too indifferent to walk through.
    Jesse Jackson
    American Clergyman, Civil Rights Leader (1941 - )
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  • Graham Greene When we are not sure, we are alive.
    Graham Greene
    English writer (1904 - 1991)
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  • Alan Cohen When you protect yourself from pain, be sure you do not protect yourself from love.
    Alan Cohen
    American businessman (1954 - )
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  • Sydney Justin Harris When you run into someone who is disagreeable to others, you may be sure he is uncomfortable with himself; the amount of pain we inflict upon others is directly proportional to the amount we feel within us.
    Sydney Justin Harris
    American journalist (1917 - 1986)
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  • Mark Twain When your friends begin to flatter you on how young you look, it's a sure sign you're getting old.
    Mark Twain
    American writer (ps. of Samuel Langhorne Clemens) (1835 - 1910)
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  • Washington Irving Whenever a man's friends begin to compliment him about looking young, he may be sure that they think he is growing old.
    Washington Irving
    American writer (1783 - 1859)
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  • Bertolt Brecht Whenever there are great virtues, it's a sure sign something's wrong.
    Bertolt Brecht
    German - Austrian writer (1898 - 1956)
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  • Oliver Goldsmith Whenever you see a gaming table be sure to know fortune is not there. Rather she is always in the company of industry.
    Oliver Goldsmith
    Irish writer and poet (1728 - 1774)
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  • Blanche Lincoln Whether it's making sure that families have access to quality health care and child care, or making sure that our children receive the best educational opportunities we can give them, we must remain committed to these needs because our children are our future.
    Blanche Lincoln
    American politician and lawyer (1960 - )
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  • Barton Seaver While there are many varieties of grills, each with their own virtues to be sure, I prefer the standard Weber kettle grill. Don't be fooled into thinking that you need any fancy gadgets in order to take advantage of cooking over a live fire. Just a good set of tongs and you're set.
    Barton Seaver
    American author and chef (1979 - )
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  • Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Who is sure of their own motives can in confidence advance or retreat.
    Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
    German writer and poet (1749 - 1832)
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  • Oliver Goldsmith Wisdom makes a slow defense against trouble, though a sure one in the end.
    Oliver Goldsmith
    Irish writer and poet (1728 - 1774)
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  • Francois René de Chateaubriand Without taste genius is only a sublime kind of folly. That sure touch which the lyre gives back the right note and nothing more, is even a rarer gift than the creative faculty itself.
    Francois René de Chateaubriand
    French poet, writer and politician (1768 - 1848)
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  • T. Boone Pickens Work eight hours and sleep eight hours and make sure that they are not the same hours.
    T. Boone Pickens
    American business magnate and financier (1928 - )
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  • Babe Ruth Yes, he's a prick, but he sure can hit. God Almighty, that man can hit!
    Babe Ruth
    American professional baseball player (1895 - 1948)
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  • Bobby Flay You can't chase everybody on the Internet who's saying stuff about you, that's for sure.
    Bobby Flay
    American celebrity chef and restaurateur (1964 - )
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  • Elizabeth Taylor You can't cry on a diamond's shoulder, and diamonds won't keep you warm at night, but they're sure fun when the sun shines.
    Elizabeth Taylor
    British-American actress, businesswoman, and humanitarian (1932 - 2011)
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  • Ben Gibbard You can't please everybody all the time, but I think for the most part we tend to maintain a healthy level of self-reference to kind of make sure we continue to push things forward.
    Ben Gibbard
    American singer, songwriter and guitarist (1976 - )
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