Quotes with tragedy-in-the-making

Quotes 461 till 480 of 666.

  • John Keats The excellency of every art is its intensity, capable of making all disagreeable evaporate.
    John Keats
    English poet (1795 - 1821)
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  • Bob Woodward The fact of the Watergate cover-up is not nearly as interesting as the step into making the cover-up. And when you understand the step, you understand that Richard Nixon lied. That he was a criminal.
    Bob Woodward
    American investigative journalist (1943 - )
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  • Bill Buford The first sign that I'd been unknowingly affected by cooking shows occurred on a Sunday morning when I realized I was talking to myself. I'd been making toast. 'First, we cut our bread,' I whispered. 'Do you know why?' I stopped what I was doing and looked up. 'Let me tell you why.'
    Bill Buford
    American author and journalist
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  • Robert Frost The first thing I do in the morning is to make my bed and while I am making up my bed I am making up my mind as to what kind of a day I am going to have.
    Robert Frost
    American poet (1874 - 1963)
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  • Caitlin Moran The first thing to improve society is not banning abortion, but making sure that everyone who had a child is in the best position to be able to rear it.
    Caitlin Moran
    English journalist, author, and broadcaster (1975 - )
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  • Buffalo Bill The first trip of the Pony Express was made in ten days - an average of two hundred miles a day. But we soon began stretching our riders and making better time.
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    Buffalo Bill
    American soldier, bison hunter, and showman (1846 - 1917)
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  • Ban Ki-moon The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in March 2011 was an immense tragedy that sparked a global response. The international community came forward with aid to the victims and came together to address the broader concerns about nuclear security and safety.
    Ban Ki-moon
    South Korean politician and diplomat (1944 - )
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  • William Somerset Maugham The great tragedy of life is not that men perish, but that they cease to love.
    William Somerset Maugham
    English writer (1874 - 1965)
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  • Reggie Jackson The greatest manager has a knack for making ballplayers think they are better than they think they are.
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  • Elbert Hubbard The greatest mistake a man can make is to be afraid of making one.
    Elbert Hubbard
    American writer and publisher (1856 - 1915)
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  • Arthur C. Clarke The greatest tragedy in mankind's entire history may be the hijacking of morality by religion.
    Arthur C. Clarke
    British science fiction writer, science writer and futurist (1917 - 2008)
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  • Albert Bushnell Hart The growth of constitutional government, as we now understand it, was promoted by the establishment of two different sets of machinery for making laws and carrying on government.
    Albert Bushnell Hart
    American historian, writer, and editor (1854 - 1943)
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  • Carmen Agra Deedy The hardest part is making the time to write. Not finding the time to write, mind you. Making.
    Carmen Agra Deedy
    American author of children’s literature
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  • Thomas Carlyle The hell of these days is the fear of not getting along, especially of not making money.
    Thomas Carlyle
    Scottish writer and historicus (1795 - 1881)
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  • Lillian Smith The human heart dares not stay away too long from that which hurt it most. There is a return journey to anguish that few of us are released from making.
    Lillian Smith
    American writer (1897 - 1966)
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  • A. Harvey Block The ideas that come out of most brainstorming sessions are usually superficial, trivial, and not very original. They are rarely useful. The process, however, seems to make uncreative people feel that they are making innovative contributions and that others are listening to them.
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  • Anne Sullivan Macy The immediate future is going to be tragic for all of us unless we find a way of making the vast educational resources of this country serve the true purpose of education, truth and justice.
    Anne Sullivan Macy
    American teacher (1866 - 1936)
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  • Burnie Burns The initial plan for Rooster Teeth is really different from the initial plan for the group, because we started as a group that was making one show: 'Red vs. Blue.'
    Burnie Burns
    American writer, actor, producer and director (1973 - )
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  • Candace Bushnell The key to life is your attitude. Whether you're single or married or have kids or don't have kids, it's how you look at your life, what you make of it. It's about making the best of your life wherever you are in life.
    Candace Bushnell
    American author and journalist (1958 - )
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  • Raymond Chandler The making of a picture ought surely to be a rather fascinating adventure. It is not; it is an endless contention of tawdry egos, some of them powerful, almost all of them vociferous, and almost none of them capable of anything much more creative than credit-stealing and self-promotion.
    Raymond Chandler
    American writer (1888 - 1959)
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