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Quotes 2741 till 2760 of 10185.

  • Sir James Matthew Barrie His lordship may compel us to be equal upstairs, but there will never be equality in the servants hall.
    Sir James Matthew Barrie
    British playwright (1860 - 1937)
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  • John B. Gough His reputation is what men say he is. That can be damaged; but reputation is for time, character is for eternity.
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  • Buddha His success may be great, but be it ever so great the wheel of fortune may turn again and bring him down into the dust.
    Buddha
    Spiritual leader, born as Siddhartha Gautama (450 - 370)
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  • Ben Shapiro Historically, professors have defended tenure as a way to protect their individualistic thought. But tenure can also be used as a club to wield against the powerless.
    Ben Shapiro
    American conservative political commentator and attorney (1984 - )
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  • Blake Farenthold Historically, the Justice Department has been Congress' ally in fighting wrongdoing in government, but under this Justice Department and Eric Holder, rather than being the people's attorney, Eric Holder sees himself as the president's attorney and he'll do anything to defend the president.
    Blake Farenthold
    American politician and lobbyist (1961 - )
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  • Lord Chesterfield History is but a confused heap of facts.
    Lord Chesterfield
    English statesman, diplomat and writer (Philip Dormer Stanhope) (1694 - 1773)
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  • Bill Nye History is but the record of the public and official acts of human beings. It is our object, therefore, to humanize our history and deal with people past and present; people who ate and possibly drank; people who were born, flourished and died; not grave tragedians, posing perpetually for their photographs.
    Bill Nye
    American science communicator, television presenter (1955 - )
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  • Voltaire History is nothing but a pack of tricks that we play upon the dead.
    Voltaire
    French writer and philosopher (ps. of Fran ois Marie Arouet) (1694 - 1778)
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  • Mark Twain History is strewn thick with evidence that a truth is not hard to kill, but a lie, well told, is immortal.
    Mark Twain
    American writer (ps. of Samuel Langhorne Clemens) (1835 - 1910)
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  • Joseph Conrad History repeats itself, but the special call of an art which has passed away is never reproduced. It is as utterly gone out of the world as the song of a destroyed wild bird.
    Joseph Conrad
    In Poland born English writer (1857 - 1924)
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  • Billy Boyd Hobbits are a lot like Scots. It's all about nature and enjoying their land, which is a very Scottish thing.
    Billy Boyd
    Scottish actor and musician (1968 - )
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  • Jesse Jackson Hold your head high, stick your chest out. You can make it. It gets dark sometimes, but morning comes. Keep hope alive.
    Jesse Jackson
    American Clergyman, Civil Rights Leader (1941 - )
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  • Christian Morgenstern Home is not where you live but where they understand you.
    Christian Morgenstern
    German poet (1871 - 1914)
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  • Bethany McLean Home ownership was the fig leaf for the rise in subprime lending. But that was really about cash-out refinancings, not buying homes.
    Bethany McLean
    American journalist (1970 - )
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  • George Robert Gissing Honest winter, snow clad and with the frosted beard, I can welcome not uncordially; but that long deferment of the calendar's promise, that weeping loom of March and April, that bitter blast outraging the honor of May - how often has it robbed me of heart and hope.
    George Robert Gissing
    English writer (1857 - 1903)
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  • Caroline Wozniacki Honestly, I don't really read about myself. I look at the pictures sometimes. Sometimes I'm looking at them, and I'm thinking, 'They could choose some better ones.' But I don't spend time reading about myself because I know what I'm up to. I prefer to read about other people.
    Caroline Wozniacki
    Danish tennis player (1990 - )
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  • Britney Spears Honestly, I still don't use my computer. My kids use the computer more than I do! I understand that a lot of people are into it, and I have days where I write and stuff, but it's really not for me. It's not my thing.
    Britney Spears
    American singer, songwriter, dancer, and actress (1981 - )
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  • Don Marquis Honesty is a good thing, but it is not profitable to its possessor unless it is kept under control.
    Don Marquis
    American writer (1878 - 1937)
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  • Richard Whately Honesty is the best policy; but he who is governed by that maxim is not an honest man.
    Richard Whately
    British writer (1787 - 1863)
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  • Brooke Shields Honesty is the quality I value most in a friend. Not bluntness, but honesty with compassion.
    Brooke Shields
    American actress and model (1965 - )
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