“Within each of these categories, the principle was the same: rarity and beauty increased value.” — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
Courage and wisdom are, indeed, rarities amongst men, but of all that is good, a just man it would seem is the… — Plutarch Copy Share Image
A self made man is a rarity and hated by the parasites that floated to fame thought their parents, relatives and contacts. — Al Goldstein Copy Share Image
It's a rarity when someone takes a political risk in Washington today in the public interest. — Arlen Specter Copy Share Image
Marry for Love, an Heroick Action, which makes a mighty noise in the World, partly because of its rarity, and partly in… — Mary Astell Copy Share Image
In Australia, getting an audition can be a rarity. There just aren't as many opportunities. — Xavier Samuel Copy Share Image
To see a man humble under prosperity is one of the greatest rarities in the world. — John Flavel Copy Share Image
Progress would not have been the rarity it is if the early food had not been the late poison. — Walter Bagehot Copy Share Image
To a lot of Africans, seeing an animal is a something of a rarity. So it's a paradox of this sort of… — Paul Theroux Copy Share Image
Virtuosi have been long remarked to have little conscience in their favorite pursuits. A man will steal a rarity who would cut… — Horace Copy Share Image
I'm totally active. I am just this side of hyper. I jog and go to the gym every day. When I'm on… — Suzi Quatro Copy Share Image
'MaerskKendal' is a rarity with its British flag, the 'LONDON' home port painted on its bow, its two British chief officers, and… — Rose George Copy Share Image
Love, by its very nature, is unworldly, and it is for this reason rather than its rarity that it is not only… — Hannah Arendt Copy Share Image
Brian Auger is a superb technician on his instrument, but he also plays with feeling that is a rarity. I am looking… — Eddie Harris Copy Share Image
I think my dad was happy. I phrase it like this because he seldom showed much emotion. Hugs and kisses wwere a… — Nicholas Sparks Copy Share Image
I'm sure a handful of people can relate to that experience of having some kind of romantic encounter - the event of… — John Maus Copy Share Image
In the name of what - except perhaps the coefficient of rarity - does man adorn himself with necklaces of shells and… — Jean Dubuffet Copy Share Image
However dangerous might be the shock of a comet, it might be so slight, that it would only do damage at the… — Pierre Louis Maupertuis Copy Share Image
If we make this readjustment to view Homo sapiens as an ultimate in oddball rarity, and life at bacterial grade as the… — Stephen Jay Gould Copy Share Image
“Pay to go inside Neruda's home A body lies there with no dome. But right there in the front hall Lean a… — Ana Claudia Antunes Copy Share Image
One of the most dangerous errors is that civilization is automatically bound to increase and spread. The lesson of history is the… — C. S. Lewis Copy Share Image
Although homosexual behavior is very common in the animal world, it seems to be very uncommon that individual animals have a long-lasting… — Simon LeVay Copy Share Image
Men ruled the roost and women played a subservient role [in the 1960s]. Working wives were a rarity, because their place was… — Jon Hamm Copy Share Image
Television hangs on the questionable theory that whatever happens anywhere should be sensed everywhere. If everyone is going to be able to… — E. B. White Copy Share Image
Hey, every once in awhile the secondary form works better than the original but it's certainly a rarity. — Jaime Hernandez Copy Share Image
The wisdom of providence is as much revealed in the rarity of genius, as in the circumstance that not everyone is deaf… — Georg C. Lichtenberg Copy Share Image
Report followeth not all goodness, except difficulty and rarity be joined thereto. — Michel de Montaigne Copy Share Image
I am more modest now, but I still think that one of the pleasantest of all emotions is to know that I,… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
If refined sense, and exalted sense, be not so useful as common sense, their rarity, their novelty, and the nobleness of their… — David Hume Copy Share Image
Frank Martin is a rarity. Dexterous as a player, writer and singer, he is thoughtful and skilled in his approach and passionate… — Tom Kimmel Copy Share Image
Thank God it has rained all day. I say thank God, though rain is no rarity, because it is the duty of… — John James Audubon Copy Share Image
The extreme rarity of transitional forms in the fossil record persists as a trade secret of Paleontology. Evolutionary trees that adorn our… — Stephen Jay Gould Copy Share Image
It's such a rarity to have women in senior powerful positions. We can name them all. Fact is, women can handle power… — Christine Nixon Copy Share Image
I think that one of the things that you do learn is that falling in love and being in love with someone… — Julianne Moore Copy Share Image
I only like luxury fashion. You have to decide where you stand. I like well-made, authentic clothes, well-crafted tailoring. I also like… — Hedi Slimane Copy Share Image
Sadly, a prize for peace is a rarity in this world. Most nations have monuments or memorials to war, bronze salutations to… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
Rarity gives a charm; so early fruits and winter roses are the most prized; and coyness sets off an extravagant mistress, while… — Martial Copy Share Image
This high proportion of history's decisive campaigns, the significance of which is enhanced by the comparative rarity of the direct approach, enforces… — B. H. Liddell Hart Copy Share Image
“Then she spotted in the corner, glowing wonderfully, a Wurlitzer jukebox. ' Holy shit!' It was like being on a commuter train… — Garth Risk Hallberg Copy Share Image
But our perfect democracy, which neither needs nor particularly wants voters, is a rarity. It is important to remember there still exist… — Jon Stewart Copy Share Image
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