Quotes with themselves

Quotes 301 till 320 of 655.

  • Bryant H. McGill Most people do not actually know how to think for themselves, and unfortunately that prevents them from even knowing it.
    Bryant H. McGill
    American journalist and author (1969 - )
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  • Vauvenargues Most people grow old within a small circle of ideas, which they have not discovered for themselves. There are perhaps less wrong-minded people than thoughtless.
    Vauvenargues
    French philosopher (1715 - 1747)
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  • Anna Held Most women are indulgent of themselves. This is a mistake. It should be only the reward of old age.
    Anna Held
    Polish-born stage performer and singer (1872 - 1918)
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  • Margaret Thatcher Most women defend themselves. It is the female of the species - it is the tigress and lioness in you - which tends to defend when attacked.
    Margaret Thatcher
    British Prime Minister (1979-1990) (1925 - 2013)
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  • C. S. Lewis Much of the modern resistance to chastity comes from men's belief that they ''own'' their bodies - those vast and perilous estates, pulsating with the energy that made the worlds, in which they find themselves without their consent and from which they are ejected at the pleasure of Another!
    C. S. Lewis
    Irish novelist and poet (1898 - 1963)
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  • Billy Joel Musicians now find themselves in the unlikely position of being legitimate. At least the IRS thinks so.
    Billy Joel
    American singer-songwriter and pianist (1949 - )
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  • Arthur Hertzberg My purpose is to have American Jews look away from the success story with which they've cheered themselves up, and to have them remember the classical tradition, whatever it is.
    Arthur Hertzberg
    Jewish-American scholar and activist (1921 - 2006)
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  • Edmond de Goncourt Never speak of yourself to others; make them talk about themselves instead; therein lies the whole art of pleasing. Everybody knows it, and everyone forgets it.
    Edmond de Goncourt
    French writer and critic (1822 - 1896)
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  • Harry Houdini Never tell the audience how good you are, they will soon find out for themselves.
    Harry Houdini
    Hungarian-born American illusionist (1874 - 1926)
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  • Bertrand Russell Next to enjoying ourselves, the next greatest pleasure consists in preventing others from enjoying themselves, or, more generally, in the acquisition of power.
    Bertrand Russell
    English philosopher and mathematician (1872 - 1970)
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  • Sydney Justin Harris Ninety per cent of the world's woe comes from people not knowing themselves, their abilities, their frailties, and even their real virtues. Most of us go almost all the way through life as complete strangers to ourselves - so how can we know anyone else?
    Sydney Justin Harris
    American journalist (1917 - 1986)
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  • Ansel Adams No man has the right to dictate what other men should perceive, create or produce, but all should be encouraged to reveal themselves, their perceptions and emotions, and to build confidence in the creative spirit.
    Ansel Adams
    American landscape photographer and environmentalist (1902 - 1984)
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  • Frederick W. Robertson No one can be great, or good, or happy except through the inward efforts of themselves.
    Frederick W. Robertson
    English divine (1816 - 1853)
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  • E. M. Cioran No one can keep his grieves in their prime; they use themselves up.
    E. M. Cioran
    French-Romanian philosopher (1911 - 1995)
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  • William Hazlitt No one ever approaches perfection except by stealth, and unknown to themselves.
    William Hazlitt
    English writer (1778 - 1830)
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  • Calvin Coolidge No one every listened themselves out of a job.
    Calvin Coolidge
    American president (1872 - 1933)
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  • Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe No one has ever learned fully to know themselves.
    Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
    German writer and poet (1749 - 1832)
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  • Samuel Johnson No one will persist long in helping someone who will not help themselves.
    Samuel Johnson
    English writer (1709 - 1784)
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  • William Hazlitt No truly great person ever thought themselves so.
    William Hazlitt
    English writer (1778 - 1830)
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  • Rachel Carson No witchcraft, no enemy action had silenced the rebirth of new life in this stricken world. The people had done it themselves.
    Rachel Carson
    American marine biologist, author, and conservationist (1907 - 1964)
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