Appealing Quotes
266 quotes by 255 authors
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Governments enjoying surpluses have a very strong temptation to splash money around, and while tax cuts are always appealing, cutting taxes at the top of…
— Malcolm Turnbull
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I just grew the hair on my back. Facial hair just wasn't appealing to me. I liked it on my back, though.
— Bob Uecker
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Anyone who conducts an argument by appealing to authority is not using his intelligence; he is just using his memory.
— Leonardo da Vinci
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As I approach my 88th birthday, it's become apparent to me that my eyes and ears, among other appurtenances, aren't quite what they used to…
— Mike Wallace
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To be clear, I worry as much about the impact of the Internet as anyone else. I worry about shortening attention spans, the physical cost…
— Andrew Weil
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I never really think of something in terms of what not to do. It's always what's appealing or what's cool.
— Neill Blomkamp
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That was the appealing thing about comics: There literally is no budget in comics. You're only limited by your imagination.
— Brian K. Vaughan
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There was something appealing in thinking of a character with a secret life that her author knew nothing about. Slipping off while the author's back…
— Karen Joy Fowler
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They are Man's and they cling to me, appealing from their fathers. This boy is Ignorance and this girl is Want. Beware them both, and…
— Charles Dickens
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Human beings act in a great variety of irrational ways, but all of them seem to be capable, if given a fair chance, of making…
— Aldous Huxley
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All over the world major museums have bowed to the influence of Disney and become theme parks in their own right. The past, whether Renaissance…
— J. G. Ballard
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There is a comfort in conformity, a security in control, that is appealing. There is a thrill in domination, and we are all secretly attracted…
— Tom Robbins
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I don't believe you know anything about a man like me or a country like this. It takes rough men, Miss Fair, to tame a…
— Louis L'Amour
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she was beautiful and seemingly quite intelligent, what with her pentameter search system. There wasn't a reason in the world not to find her appealing.
— Haruki Murakami
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The chaos surrounding her was confusing. Everyone was suddenly talking at the same time. Perhaps she should try to swoon after all, Christine considered. No,…
— Julie Garwood
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Sometimes, upon waking, the residual dream can be more appealing that reality, and one is reluctant to give it up. For a while, you feel…
— Craig Thompson
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I can't wait until this show gets on the road," he said. "You and me are going to have so much fun, Rose. Picking out…
— Richelle Mead
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Anyway, I'm sure the guy lives a million miles away." "Or he could live right in your backyard. You never know." I nodded, keeping a…
— Mari Mancusi
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I found the idea of being a librarian very appealing--working in a place where people had to whisper and only speak when necessary. If only…
— Peter Cameron
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But the very fact that this world is so challenging is exactly why you sometimes must reach out of its jurisdiction for help, appealing to…
— Elizabeth Gilbert
Who Wrote These Appealing Quotes
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