Quotes with take-no-prisoners

Quotes 881 till 900 of 1268.

  • O. J. Simpson The day you take complete responsibility for yourself, the day you stop making any excuses, that's the day you start to the top.
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  • Sir William Osler The desire to take medicine is perhaps the greatest feature which distinguishes man from animals.
    Sir William Osler
    Canadian Physician (1849 - 1919)
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  • Anna Lindh The developing countries must be able to take a more active part in trade negotiations, through technical assistance and support from the developed countries.
    Anna Lindh
    Swedish Social Democratic politician (1957 - 2003)
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  • Orson Welles The director is simply the audience. So the terrible burden of the director is to take the place of that yawning vacuum, to be the audience and to select from what happens during the day which movement shall be a disaster and which a gala night. His job is to preside over accidents.
    Orson Welles
    American film maker (1915 - 1985)
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  • George Orwell The existence of good bad literature - the fact that one can be amused or excited or even moved by a book that one's intellect simply refuses to take seriously - is a reminder that art is not the same thing as cerebration.
    George Orwell
    English writer (ps. of Eric Blair) (1903 - 1950)
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  • William Allen White The facts fairly and honestly presented; truth will take care of itself.
    William Allen White
    American editor, writer (1868 - 1944)
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  • Bill Dedman The Federal Highway Administration has allowed states to take advantage of a loophole in federal regulations, delaying bridge inspections to every four years instead of the two years normally required.
    Bill Dedman
    American journalist (1960 - )
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  • Ben Bernanke The Federal Reserve's job is to do the right thing, to take the long-run interest of the economy to heart, and that sometimes means being unpopular. But we have to do the right thing.
    Ben Bernanke
    American economist (1953 - )
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  • Sir William Osler The first duties of the physician is to educate the masses not to take medicine.
    Sir William Osler
    Canadian Physician (1849 - 1919)
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  • Al Gore The first less is this: take it from me, every vote counts.
    Al Gore
    American politician and environmentalist (1948 - )
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  • George Bernard Shaw The first prison I ever saw had inscribed on it 'CEASE TO DO EVIL: LEARN TO DO WELL'; but as the inscription was on the outside, the prisoners could not read it.
    George Bernard Shaw
    Irish-English writer and critic (1856 - 1950)
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  • Bonnie Hunt The first time I was on 'Johnny Carson,' I remember being so scared, but the minute he started talking to me, I felt a little more comfortable because I just knew he was going to take care of me. Hopefully, I have learned something from watching him for so many years that I can offer that to a guest.
    Bonnie Hunt
    American actress, comedian, director and producer (1961 - )
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  • Gilbert Keith Chesterton The full value of this life can only be got by fighting; the violent take it by storm. And if we have accepted everything we have missed something - war. This life of ours is a very enjoyable fight, but a very miserable truce.
    Gilbert Keith Chesterton
    English writer (1874 - 1936)
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  • Kofi Annan The future belongs to you, but it can only belong to you if you participate and take charge.
    Kofi Annan
    Ghanaian diplomat (1938 - 2018)
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  • Robert Frost The greatest thing in family life is to take a hint when a hint is intended - and not to take a hint when a hint isn't intended.
    Robert Frost
    American poet (1874 - 1963)
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  • Elbert Hubbard The happiness of this life depends less on what befalls you than the way in which you take it.
    Elbert Hubbard
    American writer and publisher (1856 - 1915)
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  • Marcus Aurelius The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts: therefore, guard accordingly, and take care that you entertain no notions unsuitable to virtue and reasonable nature.
    Marcus Aurelius
    Roman emperor (121 - 180)
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  • Oliver Goldsmith The heart of every man lies open to the shafts of correction if the archer can take proper aim.
    Oliver Goldsmith
    Irish writer and poet (1728 - 1774)
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  • Henry James The historian, essentially, wants more documents than he can really use; the dramatist only wants more liberties than he can really take.
    Henry James
    American author (1843 - 1916)
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  • Caitlin Doughty The home funeral - caring for the dead ourselves - changes our relationship to grieving. If you have been married to someone for 50 years, why would you let someone take them away the moment they die?
    Caitlin Doughty
    American author, blogger (1984 - )
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