Quotes with turn-tables

Quotes 141 till 160 of 307.

  • H.G. Wells Man is the unnatural animal, the rebel child of nature, and more and more does he turn himself against the harsh and fitful hand that reared him.
    H.G. Wells
    British-born American author (1866 - 1946)
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  • Henry Miller Man torturing man is a fiend beyond description. You turn a corner in the dark and there he is. You congeal into a bundle of inanimate fear. You become the very soul of anesthesia. But there is no escaping him. It is your turn now...
    Henry Miller
    American writer (1891 - 1980)
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  • Ben Bernanke Many foreclosed homes are neglected or abandoned, as legal proceedings or other factors delay their resale. Deteriorating or vacant properties can, in turn, directly affect the quality of life in a neighborhood, for example, by leading to increases in vandalism or crime.
    Ben Bernanke
    American economist (1953 - )
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  • Bob Newhart Mark Twain gave us an insight into the life on the Mississippi at the turn of the century.
    Bob Newhart
    American stand-up comedian and actor (1929 - )
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  • Stephen King Memories are contrary things; if you quit chasing them and turn your back, they often return on their own.
    Stephen King
    American author of horror and supernatural fiction (1947 - )
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  • Olive Schreiner Men are like the earth and we are the moon; we turn always one side to them, and they think there is no other, because they don't see it - but there is.
    Olive Schreiner
    South African author and anti-war campaigner (1855 - 1920)
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  • Lord Chesterfield Most maxim-mongers have preferred the prettiness to the justness of a thought, and the turn to the truth; but I have refused myself to everything that my own experience did not justify and confirm.
    Lord Chesterfield
    English statesman, diplomat and writer (Philip Dormer Stanhope) (1694 - 1773)
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  • T. S. Eliot Moving between the legs of tables and of chairs, rising or falling, grasping at kisses and toys, advancing boldly, sudden to take alarm, retreating to the corner of arm and knee, eager to be reassured, taking pleasure in the fragrant brilliance of the Christmas tree.
    T. S. Eliot
    British essayist, publisher, playwright, literary and social critic (1888 - 1965)
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  • Timothy Leary My advice to people today is as follows: If you take the game of life seriously, if you take your nervous system seriously, if you take your sense organs seriously, if you take the energy process seriously, you must turn on, tune in, and drop out.
    Timothy Leary
    American psychologist and writer (1920 - 1996)
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  • Bobby Clarke My dad had an aunt at the turn of the century who died from diabetes, but she was the closest affected relative in my family.
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  • Bonnie Bedelia My grandfather had been on the New York City force with his 11 brothers around the turn of the century. He was killed in the line of duty. My father, who was 16, was the oldest son, so he had to quit school and go to work to support his mother.
    Bonnie Bedelia
    American actress (1948 - )
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  • Becki Newton My husband is in charge of all phone, email and texting duties at home. He even has to turn on the TV and air conditioning because I'm so hopeless with technology.
    Becki Newton
    American actress (1978 - )
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  • Alan Thicke My priority is to turn people - especially kids - on to sports and being active so they don't even have to think about it being good for their health. If people participate for the fun of it, and believe me - it is fun, then fitness programs will be much more successful.
    Alan Thicke
    Canadian actor and songwriter (1947 - 2016)
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  • Alan Thicke My priority is to turn people - especially kids - on to sports and being active so they don't even have to think about it being good for their health. If people participate for the fun of it, and believe me - it is fun, then fitness programs will be much more successful.
    Alan Thicke
    Canadian actor, songwriter, comedian, writer and television host (1947 - 2016)
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  • Brit Hume My sense about Greta is that people ought to wait and see and see if she doesn't indeed turn out to be as balanced as we hope and expect she will. But there you are.
    Brit Hume
    American journalist and political commentator (1943 - )
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  • Barbara Ehrenreich My Turn is the distilled bathwater of Mrs. Reagan's life. It is for the most part sweetish, with a tart edge of rebuke, but disappointingly free of dirt or particulate matter of any kind.
    Barbara Ehrenreich
    American author and political activist (1941 - 2022)
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  • Lord George Byron My turn of mind is so given to taking things in the absurd point of view, that it breaks out in spite of me every now and then.
    Lord George Byron
    English poet (1788 - 1824)
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  • Félix Lope de Vega Never give anyone the advice to buy or sell shares, because the most benevolent price of advice can turn out badly.
    Félix Lope de Vega
    Spanish playwright and poet (1562 - 1635)
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  • Anthony J. D'Angelo Never let your persistence and passion turn into stubbornness and ignorance.
    Anthony J. D'Angelo
    American writer
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  • Ben Carson No matter how good you are at planning, the pressure never goes away. So I don't fight it. I feed off it. I turn pressure into motivation to do my best.
    Ben Carson
    American politician, and author (1951 - )
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