"Because, as we are told—a sad old joke,……" — Bill Vaughan
"Because, as we are told—a sad old joke, too— Ghosts, like the ladies, never speak till spoke to."
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191 Quotes by Bill Vaughan
Bill Vaughan has 191 quotes on this site.
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Discipline is like cabbage. We may not care for it ourselves, but feel sure it would be good for somebody…
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The magnificence of mountains, the serenity of nature-nothing is safe from the idiot marks of man's passing.
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Any American boy can be a basketball star if he grows up, up, up.
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Pipe-smokers spend so much time cleaning, filling and fooling with their pipes, they don't have time to get into mischief.
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Usually we trust that nature has a master plan. But what was it she expected us to do with tobacco?.
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A statesman is any politician it's considered safe to name a school after.
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If you think that one individual can't make a difference in the world, consider what one cigar can do in…
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It might be a good idea if the various countries of the world would occasionally swap history books, just to…
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As a nation we are dedicated to keeping physically fit - and parking as close to the stadium as possible.
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It's never safe to be nostalgic about something until you're absolutely certain there's no chance of its coming back
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The suburb is a place where someone cuts down all the trees to build houses, and then names the streets…
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At bank, post office or supermarket, there is one universal law which you ignore at your own peril: the shortest…
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More Ghost Quotes
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one of 1,154 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:
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The pencil of the Holy Ghost hath labored more in describing the afflictions of Job than the felicities of Solomon.
— Francis Bacon
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A cheerful frame of mind, reinforced by relaxation... is the medicine that puts all ghosts of fear on the run.
— George Matthew Adams
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Ghosts, like ladies, never speak till spoke to.
— Richard Harris Barham
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We glorify the Holy Ghost together with the Father and the Son, from the conviction that He is not separated…
— Saint Basil
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As we were baptized, so we profess our belief. As we profess our belief, so also we offer praise. As…
— Saint Basil
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God our Father, Jesus, our Elder Brother and our Redeemer, and the Holy Ghost, the Testator, are perfect. They know…
— Ezra Taft Benson
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O Death, rock me asleep, bring me to quiet rest, let pass my weary guiltless ghost out of my careful…
— Anne Boleyn
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On the other hand, what I like my music to do to me is awaken the ghosts inside of me.…
— David Bowie
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In Eastern culture, people see ghosts, people talk about ghosts... it's just accepted. And in Western culture it's just not.
— Jessica Alba
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As a child, these colourful superheroes that could fly, or were horrifying like Ghost Rider and the Hulk, with this…
— Nicolas Cage
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I think that 'Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance' was mentally taxing, if only because I had to go to a…
— Nicolas Cage
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I would like to hook up with one of the great Japanese filmmakers, like the master that made 'Ringu,' and…
— Nicolas Cage
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