Affair Quotes
1281 Affair quotes by 921 unique authors
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The mind that has not been developed or trained is very scattered. That's the normal state of affairs, but it leaves us out of touch…
— Jon Kabat-Zinn
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The man who is kind and who practices righteousness, who remains passive against the affairs of the world, who considers all creatures on earth as…
— Kabir
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Men have always looked before and after, and rebelled against the existing order. But for their divine discontent, men would not have been men, and…
— Kabir
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A person should be free to do as he likes in his own concerns; but he ought not to be free to do as he…
— John Stuart Mill
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There is a limit to the legitimate interference of collective opinion with individual independence: and to find that limit, and maintain it against encroachment, is…
— John Stuart Mill
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Affairs that depend on many rarely succeed.
— Francesco Guicciardini
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The affairs of this world are so shifting and depend on so many accidents, that it is hard to form any judgment concerning the future;…
— Francesco Guicciardini
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It's one thing to tolerate a boring marriage; a boring affair does not make sense.
— Jane Wagner
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We all lead more pedestrian lives than we think we do. The boiling of an egg is sometimes more important than the boiling of a…
— Lillian Hellman
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Mysterious affair, electricity.
— Samuel Beckett
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Sometimes I have a notion that what might improve the situation is to have women take over the occupations of government and trade and to…
— Phyllis McGinley
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The worst state of affairs is when science begins to concern itself with art.
— Paul Klee
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We must admit that it is quite common that people do have affairs with their leading ladies and men.
— William H. Macy
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World War II was fought for the abolition of racial exclusiveness, equality of nations and the integrity of their territories, liberation of enslaved nations and…
— Joseph Stalin
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Three hundred men, who all know each other direct the economic destinies of the Continent and they look for successors among their friends and relations.…
— Walther Rathenau
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After being married for over 37 years, I showed extremely poor judgment by engaging in an extramarital affair.
— David Petraeus
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There are nearly 200 countries and a population of over 6 billion in today's world. International affairs should be addressed by all countries through consultations…
— Li Peng
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I'd like my children to learn that anything is possible if you put your mind to it, and that when you make a decision to…
— Melanie Roach
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Divorce is never easy, but it's even more painful when you find out your husband is having an affair with a beautiful model fifteen years…
— Alana Stewart
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Jesus does not respond to our worry-filled way of living by saying that we should not be so busy with worldly affairs. He does not…
— Henri Nouwen
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The business of a Political Economist is neither to recommend nor to dissuade, but to state general principles, which it is fatal to neglect, but…
— Nassau William Senior
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In 'A Royal Affair' I had to learn to act like a queen and learned Danish. It's so much different to act in another language.…
— Alicia Vikander
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My father was having an affair with a 16-year-old when Mum was pregnant with me. She found out when I was three weeks old and…
— Carol Vorderman
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I had a friend where it turned out that she hated my guts, all through our friendship. I thought she was my best friend, and…
— Mae Whitman
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We can guess that the unacceptable conduct of the soldiers at Abu Ghraib resulted in part from the dangerous state of affairs on the ground…
— John Yoo
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