Anecdotes Quotes

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All I've ever ended up with in terms of achievements is the movie, some really stupid anecdotes, a bunch of crosswords that I didn't finish… — Christian Bale
Like many rich men, he thought in anecdotes; like many simple women, she thought in terms of biography. — Anita Brookner
It is not the voice that commands the story: it is the ear. — Italo Calvino
One good anecdote is worth a volume of biography. — William Ellery Channing
To have frequent recourse to narrative betrays great want of imagination. — Lord Chesterfield
If some good evidence for life after death were announced, I'd be eager to examine it; but it would have to be real scientific data,… — Carl Sagan
Anecdote: It is by no means self-evident that human beings are most real when most violently excited; violent physical passions do not in themselves differentiate… — Thomas Stearns Eliot
Anecdote: Greatness Means Leading the Way. No stream is large and copious of itself, but becomes great by receiving and leading on so many tributary… — Friedrich Nietzsche
People meeting for the first time suddenly relax if they find they both have cats. And plunge into anecdote. — Charlotte Gray
Anecdote: In a controversial way, Comedian and actor Bill Cosby sought to teach his son the pain of being lied to. Convinced his son had… — Bill Cosby
History, if viewed as a repository for more than anecdote or chronology, could produce a decisive transformation in the image of science by which we… — Thomas Kuhn
Statements about climate trends must be based on, er, trends. Not individual events or occurrences. Weather is not climate, and anecdotes are not statistics. — Chris Mooney
During a frustrating argument with a Roman Catholic cardinal, Napoleon Bonaparte supposedly burst out: Your eminence, are you not aware that I have the power… — Ross Douthat
Raksin worked for Alfred Hitchcock, about whom one of the most famous Raksin anecdotes was spoken. The legendary director declared he wanted no music at… — Paul Zollo
During depression the world disappears. Language itself. One has nothing to say. Nothing. No small talk, no anecdotes. Nothing can be risked on the board… — Kate Millett
The huge egos of great chess players are legendary. Psychologists have been amazed by their vanity, have studied it, and anecdotes concerning it are abundant.… — Israel Albert Horowitz
The history of a soldier's wound beguiles the pain of it. — Laurence Sterne
About 100 things that your kid will do that will surprise you and break your heart and it will be a combination of fact based… — Alan Thicke
A great mix of tips, tricks, and anecdotes, All is Forgiven, Move On has excellent ideas for your weight loss journey and for improving your… — Judith S. Beck
A tax cut is really one of the anecdotes to coming out of an economic illness. — George W. Bush

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