Quotes 261 till 280 of 1203.
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Gold has worked down from Alexander's time... When something holds good for two thousand years I do not believe it can be so because of prejudice or mistaken theory.
― Bernard M. Baruch
American investor, philanthropist, statesman, and political consultant (1870 - 1965) -
Good character is not formed in a week or a month. It is created little by little, day by day. Protracted and patient effort is needed to develop good character.
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Google has placed its faith in data, while Apple worships the power of design. This dichotomy made the two companies complementary. Apple would ship the phones and computers, while Google would provide Maps, Search, YouTube, and other web tools that made the devices more useful.
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Grief knits two hearts in closer bonds than happiness ever can; and common sufferings are far stronger links than common joys.
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Happiness does not come from football awards. It's terrible to correlate happiness with football. Happiness comes from a good job, being able to feed your wife and kids. I don't dream football, I dream the American dream - two cars in a garage, be a happy father.
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Having a child is surely the most beautifully irrational act that two people in love can commit.
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He had but one eye and the pocket of prejudice runs in favor of two.
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He had scarcely told the lie when his nose, which was already long, grew at once two fingers longer.
Source: Pinocchio (1892) -
He has been a doctor a year now and has had two patients, no, three, I think - yes, it was three; I attended their funerals.
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He possesses two out of the three qualities necessary for the ideal detective. He has the power of observation and that of deduction. He is only wanting in knowledge.
Source: The Sign of the Four (1890) -
He rides in the row at ten o clock in the morning, goes to the Opera three times a week, changes his clothes at least five times a day, and dines out every night of the season. You don't call that leading an idle life, do you?
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He seemed so confident that I, remembering my own confidence two nights before and with the baneful result, felt awe and vague terror. It must have been my weakness that made me hesitate to tell it to my friend, but I felt it all the more, like unshed tears.
Source: Dracula (1897) Dr. John Seward -
He's five feet two and he's six feet four. He fights with missiles and with spears. He's all of thirty-one and he's only seventeen. He's been a soldier for a thousand years.
Source: The Universal Soldier (1963) -
Heaven and Hell suppose two distinct species of men,
the Good and the Bad. But the greatest part of mankind float betwixt vice and virtue. -
Heaven cannot brook two suns, nor earth two masters.
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Herr Schroder has conducted two electoral campaigns, and he is doing it again now, by not telling people what is really necessary. He keeps avoiding the difficult and uncomfortable issues, those that imply changes and therefore provoke discussions.
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History shows us that people are terrible about guessing what is going to happen - next week, next month, and especially next year.
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How can I believe in God when just last week I got my tongue caught in the roller of an electric typewriter?
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How can they beat me? I've been struck by lightning, had two back operations, and been divorced twice.
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