Quotes with thing—but

Quotes 1961 till 1980 of 10185.

  • Bill James Do we need to have 280 brands of breakfast cereal? No, probably not. But we have them for a reason - because some people like them. It's the same with baseball statistics.
    Bill James
    American baseball writer, historian, and statistician (1949 - )
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  • Bernard of Clairvaux Do what Jesus says,... what he commands through his ministers who are in the Church. Be subject to his vicars, your leaders, not only those who are gentle and kind, but even those who are overbearing.
    Bernard of Clairvaux
    Burgundian abbot (1090 - 1153)
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  • John D. Rockefeller Do you know the only thing that gives me pleasure? It's to see my dividends coming in.
    John D. Rockefeller
    American industrialist: founder Exxon (1839 - 1937)
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  • Augustus William Hare Do you wish to find out a person's weak points? Note the failings he has the quickest eye for in others. They may not be the very failings he is himself conscious of; but they will be their next-door neighbors. No man keeps such a jealous lookout as a rival.
    Augustus William Hare
    British writer (1792 - 1834)
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  • B. F. Skinner Does a poet create, originate, initiate the thing called a poem, or is his behavior merely the product of his genetic and environmental histories?
    B. F. Skinner
    American psychologist, behaviorist and author (1904 - 1990)
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  • Horace Does he council you better who bids you, ''Money, by right means, if you can: but by any means, make money ?
    Horace
    Roman poet
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  • Agatha Christie Does the real thing ever have the perfection of a stage performance?
    Agatha Christie
    British writer (1890 - 1976)
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  • W. H. Auden Dogmatic theological statements are neither logical propositions nor poetic utterances. They are ''shaggy dog'' stories; they have a point, but he who tries too hard to get it will miss it.
    W. H. Auden
    American poet (1907 - 1973)
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  • Robert Byrne Doing a thing well is often a waste of time.
    Robert Byrne
    American author (1928 - 2013)
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  • Stewart Henderson Britt Doing business without advertising is like winking at a girl in the dark. You know what you are doing, but nobody else does.
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    Stewart Henderson Britt
    American economist
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  • Barbara Sher Doing is a quantum leap from imagining. Thinking about swimming isn't much like actually getting in the water. Actually getting in the water can take your breath away. The defense force inside of us wants us to be cautious, to stay away from anything as intense as a new kind of action. Its job is to protect us, and it categorically avoids anything resembling danger. But it's often wrong. Anything worth doing is worth doing too soon.
    Barbara Sher
    American speaker, lifestyle coach, and author (1935 - 2020)
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  • John Ruskin Doing is the great thing, for if people resolutely do what is right, they come in time to like doing it.
    John Ruskin
    English art critic (1819 - 1900)
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  • Adam Sandler Doing Saturday Night Live definitely affects my relationship with my girlfriend and with my family, because you feel so much pressure to do well that night. But I think everyone's grown to accept that and so they give me my space at the show.
    Adam Sandler
    American actor, comedian, and filmmaker (1966 - )
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  • Alec Baldwin Doing these parts is not fun. It's challenging, but no fun. It's creepy. I would rather play the guy that throws the touchdown pass and gets carried off the field.
    Alec Baldwin
    American actor, writer, producer and comedian (1958 - )
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  • Bob Newhart Don Rickles and I are best friends. I know that might seem strange to those who know Don only by reputation, but somebody has to be his friend. Just to make sure I don't forget, Don gave me a doormat that sits just outside the front door of my house. It reads: 'The Newharts: The Rickleses Best Friends.'
    Bob Newhart
    American stand-up comedian and actor (1929 - )
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  • Brad Feld Don't be afraid to have a big vision, but make sure it's a clear one.
    Brad Feld
    American entrepreneur, and author
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  • Akio Morita Don't be afraid to make a mistake. But make sure you don't make the same mistake twice.
    Akio Morita
    Japanese businessman, founder of Sony (1921 - 1999)
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  • Lord Burleigh Don't borrow money from a neighbor or a friend, but of a stranger where, paying for it you shall hear of it no more.
    Lord Burleigh
    English statesman
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  • Salvador Dali Don't bother about being modern. Unfortunately it is the one thing that, whatever you do, you cannot avoid.
    Salvador Dali
    Spanish painter (1904 - 1989)
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  • Robert A. Heinlein Don't ever become a pessimist, Ira; a pessimist is correct oftener than an optimist, but an optimist has more fun - and neither can stop the march of events.
    Robert A. Heinlein
    American science fiction writer (1907 - 1988)
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