Quotes with worst

Quotes 141 till 160 of 272.

  • Abraham Cahan Remember that it is not enough to abstain from lying by word of mouth; for the worst lies are often conveyed by a false look, smile, or act.
    Abraham Cahan
    Belarusian-born Jewish American socialist newspaper editor, novelist, and politician
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  • Thomas Paine Society in every state is a blessing, but Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one.
    Thomas Paine
    English-born American political activist, philosopher, political theor (1737 - 1809)
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  • Carine Roitfeld Sometimes, when you go to airport and look at the people, you see the worst looks - but the worst looks can give you more ideas than the best looks.
    Carine Roitfeld
    French fashion editor (1954 - )
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  • Casey Wilson Somewhere along the way, I think I realised that taking yourself seriously is the worst thing that you can do in life, so once I let that go, I've just let it all go. I have no standard of personal dignity.
    Casey Wilson
    American actress, comedian, and screenwriter (1980 - )
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  • Robert Burns Suspense is worst than disappointment.
    Robert Burns
    Scottish Poet (1759 - 1796)
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  • John Berryman The artist is extremely lucky who is presented with the worst possible ordeal which will not actually kill him. At that point, he's in business.
    John Berryman
    American poet and scholar (1914 - 1972)
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  • William Butler Yeats The best lack all conviction, while the worst are full of passionate intensity.
    William Butler Yeats
    Irish poet (1865 - 1939)
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  • Alexis de Tocqueville The best laws cannot make a constitution work in spite of morals; morals can turn the worst laws to advantage. That is a commonplace truth, but one to which my studies are always bringing me back. It is the central point in my conception. I see it at the end of all my reflections.
    Alexis de Tocqueville
    French aristocrat, political philosopher and sociologist (1805 - 1859)
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  • Carolyn Wells The books we think we ought to read are poky, dull, and dry; The books that we would like to read we are ashamed to buy; The books that people talk about we never can recall; And the books that people give us, oh, they're the worst of all.
    Carolyn Wells
    American writer and poet (1862 - 1942)
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  • Sir Isaac Newton The Christian ministry is the worst of all trades, but the best of all professions.
    Sir Isaac Newton
    British scientist, mathematician (1643 - 1727)
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  • David Lloyd George The finest eloquence is that which gets things done; the worst is that which delays them.
    David Lloyd George
    Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1916 to 1922 (1863 - 1945)
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  • Pearl Bailey The first and worst of all frauds is to cheat one's self. All sin is easy after that.
    Pearl Bailey
    American actress (1918 - 1990)
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  • Eric Hoffer The game of history is usually played by the best and the worst over the heads of the majority in the middle.
    Eric Hoffer
    American writer (1902 - 1983)
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  • George Bernard Shaw The greatest of evils and the worst of crimes is poverty.
    George Bernard Shaw
    Irish-English writer and critic (1856 - 1950)
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  • Oscar Wilde The history of women is the history of the worst form of tyranny the world has ever known. The tyranny of the weak over the strong. It is the only tyranny that lasts.
    A Woman of No Importance Act 3
    Oscar Wilde
    Irish writer (1854 - 1900)
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  • Ad Reinhardt The job at Brooklyn is interesting because Brooklyn reflects what happened to university art departments everywhere. It might be the worst department now, and yet at one point it was the best in the country.
    Ad Reinhardt
    American abstract painter (1913 - 1967)
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  • Benjamin Haydon The longer a man lives in this world the more he must be convinced that all domestic quarrels had better never be obtruded on the public; for, let the husband be right, or let him be wrong, there is always a sympathy existing for women which is certain to give the man the worst of it.
    Benjamin Haydon
    British artist (1786 - 1846)
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  • Robert Frost The middle of the road is where the white line is - and that's the worst place to drive.
    Robert Frost
    American poet (1874 - 1963)
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  • Cass Sunstein The only answer to the question 'Which is the worst of the 'Star Wars' movies?' is, there is no worst 'Star Wars' movie. There - one might be the least amazing and fantastic, but there's none that is the worst of the 'Star Wars' movies.
    Cass Sunstein
    American legal scholar (1954 - )
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  • William James The prevalent fear of poverty among the educated classes is the worst moral disease from which our civilization suffers.
    William James
    American philosopher (1842 - 1910)
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