Quotes with twice-told

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  • Anna Howard Shaw A gentleman opposed to their enfranchisement once said to me, women have never produced anything of any value to the world. I told him the chief product of the women had been the men, and left it to him to decide whether the product was of any value.
    Anna Howard Shaw
    American activist and leader of the women's suffrage movement (1847 - 1919)
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  • Bruno Mars A grown man should always carry cash, right? I don't know who told me, but someone told me that a long time ago, and the biggest turnoff is when a guy doesn't have cash on him.
    Bruno Mars
    American singer, songwriter, record producer and dancer (1985 - )
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  • Anderson Cooper A lot of compelling stories in the world aren't being told, and the fact that people don't know about them compounds the suffering.
    Anderson Cooper
    American television journalist (1967 - )
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  • Henry Louis Mencken A metaphysician is one who, when you remark that twice two makes four, demands to know what you mean by twice, what by two, what by makes, and what by four. For asking such questions metaphysicians are supported in oriental luxury in the universities, and respected as educated and intelligent men.
    Henry Louis Mencken
    American journalist and critic (1880 - 1956)
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  • Imamu Amiri Baraka A rich man told me recently that a liberal is a man who tells other people what to do with their money.
    Imamu Amiri Baraka
    African-American writer of poetry, drama and fiction (1934 - 2014)
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  • Augustus Hare A statesman, we are told, should follow public opinion. Doubtless, as a coachman follows his horses; having firm hold on the reins and guiding them.
    Augustus Hare
    English writer (1834 - 1903)
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  • Claude D. Pepper A stockbroker urged me to buy a stock that would triple its value every year. I told him, ''At my age, I don't even buy green bananas.
    Claude D. Pepper
    American politician of the Democratic Party (1900 - 1989)
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  • William Blake A truth that's told with bad intent beats all the lies you can invent.
    William Blake
    English poet (1757 - 1827)
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  • George Bernard Shaw A veteran journalist has never had time to think twice before he writes.
    George Bernard Shaw
    Irish-English writer and critic (1856 - 1950)
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  • Alexander Hamilton A well adjusted person is one who makes the same mistake twice without getting nervous.
    Alexander Hamilton
    American statesman (1757 - 1804)
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  • Samuel Goldwyn A wide screen just makes a bad film twice as bad.
    Samuel Goldwyn
    American producer (1882 - 1974)
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  • Ching Ning Chu Acquire the courage to believe in yourself. Many of the things that you have been taught were at one time the radical ideas of individuals who had the courage to believe what their own hearts and minds told them was true, rather than accept the common beliefs of their day.
    Ching Ning Chu
    Chinese-American business consultant
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  • Barry Unsworth All my fiction starts from a feeling of unique perception, the pressure of a secret, a story that needs to be told.
    Barry Unsworth
    English writer (1930 - 2012)
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  • Malcolm X An English writer telephoned me from London, asking questions. One was, 'What’s your alma mater?' I told him, 'Books'.
    The Autobiography of Malcolm X (2015)
    Malcolm X
    American activist (1925 - 1965)
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  • Elbert Hubbard An event described by those to whom it was told by men who did not see it.
    Elbert Hubbard
    American writer and publisher (1856 - 1915)
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  • Alexander Pope And all who told it added something new, and all who heard it, made enlargements too.
    Alexander Pope
    English poet (1688 - 1744)
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  • Betty Ford And I have always told the patients when I talk to them. When they come around and say, 'What will you have to drink? Oh that's right you don't drink.' Just speak up and say, 'Of course I drink. But I just don't drink alcohol.'
    Betty Ford
    American First Lady (1918 - 2011)
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  • Brandi Chastain And I remember how proud I was to put on my training jersey and go out on the field. Making it back to that environment was for me my greatest moment, because somebody had told me I couldn't do it and I never gave up on myself, the game and my teammates.
    Brandi Chastain
    American soccer player (1968 - )
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  • Bertrand Russell Aristotle maintained that women have fewer teeth than men; although he was twice married, it never occurred to him to verify this statement by examining his wives' mouths.
    Bertrand Russells best: silhouettes in satire
    Bertrand Russell
    English philosopher and mathematician (1872 - 1970)
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  • Caity Lotz As a kid, I was always a tomboy, playing sport and doing martial arts. And I'm pretty opinionated - I've never been told that I'm a weak person.
    Caity Lotz
    American actress, dancer and singer (1986 - )
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