Quotes with well-read

Quotes 341 till 360 of 1813.

  • Samuel Johnson Except during the nine months before he draws his first breath, no man manages his affairs as well as a tree. We are inclined to believe those whom we do not know because they have never deceived us.
    Samuel Johnson
    English writer (1709 - 1784)
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  • Bonnie Tyler Fabulous place, Dublin is. The trouble is, you work hard and in Dublin you play hard as well.
    Bonnie Tyler
    Welsh singer (1951 - )
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  • Antoine Rivarol Familiarity is the root of the closest friendships, as well as the interests hatreds.
    Antoine Rivarol
    French journalist (1753 - 1801)
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  • Brandon Sanderson Fantasy has had some problems with being too repetitive, in my opinion. I try to read what other people are doing - and say, 'How can I add to this rather than just recycle it? How can I stand on Tolkien's shoulders rather than stand tied to his kneecaps?'
    Brandon Sanderson
    American author of epic fantasy and science fiction (1975 - )
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  • A. Bartlett Giamatti Far better to think historically, to remember the lessons of the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part of the knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be one who knows that if you reserve the power not to use all your power, you will lead others far more successfully and well.
    A. Bartlett Giamatti
    American professor and president of Yale University (1938 - 1989)
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  • Carolina Herrera Feeling good about yourself and your life is very important. I'm a happy woman, happy with my husband, my daughters, my grandchildren. We all get along quite well, and that keeps me centered.
    Carolina Herrera
    Venezuelan fashion designer (1939 - )
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  • Bernie S. Siegel Feelings aroused by the touch of someone's hand, the sound of music, the smell of a flower, a beautiful sunset, a work of art, love, laughter, hope and faith - all work on both the unconscious and the conscious aspects of the self, and they have physiological consequences as well.
    Bernie S. Siegel
    American writer and pediatric surgeon (1932 - )
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  • John W. Foster Few are sufficiently sensible of the importance of that economy in reading which selects, almost exclusively, the very first order of books. Why, except for some special reason, read an inferior book, at the very time you might be reading one of the highest order?
    John W. Foster
    American diplomat and military (1836 - 1917)
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  • Christopher Morley Few girls are as well shaped as a good horse.
    Christopher Morley
    American Novelist, Journalist, Poet (1890 - 1957)
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  • Gore Vidal Fifty percent of people won't vote, and fifty percent don't read newspapers. I hope it's the same fifty percent.
    Gore Vidal
    American writer and criticus (1925 - 2012)
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  • Ralph Waldo Emerson Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day; begin it well and serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.
    Ralph Waldo Emerson
    American poet and philosopher (1803 - 1882)
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  • Bud Grant First of all the name, and the color purple, I think those two things distinguish the Vikings as much as anything. You go anywhere in the country and say 'Vikings,' they know exactly where you are. You say 'Cardinals,' well, Cardinals who? There are a dozen Cardinals teams in the country in professional and amateur sports.
    Bud Grant
    American football coach and player (1927 - )
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  • Bob McDonnell Fiscal responsibility and government reform are going to be good themes for governing, well at any time, but particularly coming out of a recovery.
    Bob McDonnell
    American politician and lawyer (1954 - )
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  • Burnie Burns Flash Video made platform sites like YouTube possible as well, and helped kick-start the online video revolution.
    Burnie Burns
    American writer, actor, producer and director (1973 - )
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  • G. C. Lichtenberg Food probably has a very great influence on the condition of men. Wine exercises a more visible influence, food does it more slowly but perhaps just as surely. Who knows if a well-prepared soup was not responsible for the pneumatic pump or a poor one for a war?
    G. C. Lichtenberg
    German writer and physicist (1742 - 1799)
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  • Betsy Brandt For 'Breaking Bad,' it was like, that's one of the best pilots, probably the best pilot I have ever read.
    Betsy Brandt
    American actress (1973 - )
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  • Queen Victoria For a man to strike any women is most brutal, and I, as well as everyone else, think this far worse than any attempt to shoot, which, wicked as it is, is at least more comprehensible and more courageous.
    Queen Victoria
    Queen of Great Britain (1819 - 1901)
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  • Boris Spassky For example, computer defends well, but for humans its is harder to defend than attack, particularly with the modern time control.
    Boris Spassky
    Russian chess grandmaster (1937 - )
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  • Ben Simmons For me, I always try and deliver. Regardless of the situation, I always try and play hard every time I step out on the court. If I don't deliver and play well, then I know I haven't been working hard enough.
    Ben Simmons
    Australian basketball player (1996 - )
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  • Bruce Springsteen For me, I was somebody who was a smart young guy who didn't do very well in school. The basic system of education, I didn't fit in; my intelligence was elsewhere.
    Bruce Springsteen
    American singer-songwriter (1949 - )
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