To see a man humble under prosperity is one of the greatest rarities in the world. — John Flavel Copy Share Image
In Australia, getting an audition can be a rarity. There just aren't as many opportunities. — Xavier Samuel Copy Share Image
Report followeth not all goodness, except difficulty and rarity be joined thereto. — Michel de Montaigne 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
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
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
Hey, every once in awhile the secondary form works better than the original but it's certainly a rarity. — Jaime Hernandez Copy Share Image
I think my mistakes were kind of common - leaning on cliches and adjectives in the place of clear, vivid writing. But… — Dick Schaap 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
“Within each of these categories, the principle was the same: rarity and beauty increased value.” — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
Danger and anger are everywhere. Love is the rarity, the gem buried in the core of the mine, the outpost of God. — Tanith Lee 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
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
Before seeing Truffaut 's Small Change, I was afraid it was going to be one of those simple, natural films about childhood… — Pauline Kael 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
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
When I grew up in India, telephones were a rarity. In fact, they were so rare that elected members of Parliament had… — Shashi Tharoor 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
Anaximenes ... also says that the underlying nature is one and infinite ... but not undefined as Anaximander said but definite, for… — Theophrastus Copy Share Image
I talk about the food issue, I'm really coming at it from pre-White House times, when I was a working mother with… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
I don't believe in having to show anybody anything. I just do my work. You know, making a living as an actor… — Steve Guttenberg Copy Share Image
Legislators who are of even average intelligence stand out among their colleagues. . . . A cultured college president has become as… — Bergen Evans Copy Share Image
Fine things in wood are important, not only aesthetically, as oddities or rarities, but because we are becoming aware of the fact… — James Krenov 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
“Art is the conscious making of numinous phenomena. Many objects are just objects - inert, merely utilitarian. Many events are inconsequential, too… — K.J. Bishop Copy Share Image
Bands don't last. Bands don't last forever - it's a rarity when they do. — Jerry Cantrell Copy Share Image
The idea of a Japanese comedian was not only a rarity, it was non-existent. — Pat Morita Copy Share Image
Genius, like gold and precious stones, is chiefly prized because of its rarity. — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
“The rarity of what you hold is more powerful than you can imagine. It is a gift for humanity and the most… — Lindsay J. Pryor Copy Share Image
