Quotes with years-old

Quotes 701 till 720 of 1807.

  • Oscar Wilde In old days men had the rack. Now they have the Press.
    Oscar Wilde
    Irish writer (1854 - 1900)
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  • Carol P. Christ In Old Europe and Ancient Crete, women were respected for their roles in the discovery of agriculture and for inventing the arts of weaving and pottery making.
    Carol P. Christ
    American feminist historian and author (1945 - )
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  • Brin-Jonathan Butler In Old Havana, the names of the streets before the revolution provided a glimpse into the city's state of mind. You might have known someone who lived on the corner of Soul and Bitterness, Solitude and Hope, or Light and Avocado.
    Brin-Jonathan Butler
    American journalist and filmmaker
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  • John Ruskin In old times men used their powers of painting to show the objects of faith, in later times they use the objects of faith to show their powers of painting.
    John Ruskin
    English art critic (1819 - 1900)
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  • Bob Ney In recent years personal injury attorneys and trial lawyers have attacked the food industry with numerous lawsuits alleging that these businesses should pay monetary damages to those who, of their own accord, consume too much of a legal, safe product.
    Bob Ney
    American politician (1954 - )
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  • Cass Sunstein In recent years, Republicans have argued that Congress is a more responsible policymaker than the executive branch. But when it comes to regulation, Congress is often much worse, and for just one reason: Executive agencies almost always focus on both costs and benefits, and Congress usually doesn't.
    Cass Sunstein
    American legal scholar (1954 - )
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  • Joe Montana In sports... you play from the time you're eight years old, and then you're done forever.
    Joe Montana
     
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  • Orson Welles In Switzerland they had brotherly love, five hundred years of democracy and peace, and what did they produce? The cuckoo clock!
    Orson Welles
    American film maker (1915 - 1985)
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  • Henrik Ibsen In that second it dawned on me that I had been living here for eight years with a strange man and had borne him three children.
    Henrik Ibsen
    Norwegian dramatist (1828 - 1906)
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  • Brendan I. Koerner In the early years of America's skyjacking epidemic, the airlines were reluctant to let the FBI attempt to end hijackings by force; they feared that innocents would get caught in the crossfire, thereby sparking a wave of negative publicity.
    Brendan I. Koerner
    American author (1974 - )
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  • Bruce Springsteen In the early years, I found a voice that was my voice and also partly my father's voice. But isn't that what you always do? Why do kids at 5 years old go into the closet and put their daddy's shoes on? Hey, my kids do it.
    Bruce Springsteen
    American singer-songwriter (1949 - )
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  • Joan Didion In the early years, you fight because you don't understand each other. In the later years, you fight because you do.
    Source: Faceboek (2011)
    Joan Didion
    American Essayist (1934 - 2021)
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  • Bryant Gumbel In the first two years this is a man who tried his best to balance the budget, to reform health care, to fight for gay rights, to support personal freedoms. Couldn't those be considered doing the right things, evidence of true character?
    Bryant Gumbel
    American television journalist and sportscaster (1948 - )
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  • Bobby Sherman In the last 5 years I've been working with the LAPD, training police officers in first aid and CPR.
    Bobby Sherman
    American singer and actor (1943 - )
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  • Alfred Lord Tennyson In the long years liker they must grow; The man be more of woman, she of man.
    Alfred Lord Tennyson
    English poet (1809 - 1892)
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  • Alfred Hitchcock In the old days villains had moustaches and kicked the dog. Audiences are smarter today. They don't want their villain to be thrown at them with green limelight on his face. They want an ordinary human being with failings.
    Alfred Hitchcock
    English moviedirector (1899 - 1980)
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  • Albert Ellis In the old days we used to get more referrals, because people had insurance that paid for therapy. Now they belong to HMOs, and we can only be affiliated with a few HMOs.
    Albert Ellis
    American psychologist (1913 - 2007)
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  • August Strindberg In the old days, one married a wife; now one forms a company with a female partner, or moves in to live with a friend. And then one seduces the partner, or defiles the friend.
    August Strindberg
    Swedish writer (1849 - 1912)
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  • Bruce Forsyth In the old days, variety turns like me learned how to cope with failure - we all had nights when we 'died' on stage - but today's youngsters simply don't have that experience. For them, it really is instant make or break time - hence, all the tears and, hence, all the potential emotional damage.
    Bruce Forsyth
    British presenter, actor, comedian, singer, dancer and screenwriter (1928 - 2017)
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  • John Jewel In the old time we have treen chalices and golden priests, but now we have treen priests and golden chalices.
    Source: Certain sermons preached before the queen's majesty (1609)
    John Jewel
    English clergyman and bishop (1522 - 1571)
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