Because Quotes
19216 quotes by 8798 authors
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Soviet regime in a way deprived me from my childhood in my homeland, because my father was in military, and after the Yalta agreement he…
— Mikhail Baryshnikov
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It is impious to say that evil has its origin from God, because naught contrary is produced by the contrary. Life does not generate death,…
— Saint Basil
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Life, liberty, and property do not exist because men have made laws. On the contrary, it was the fact that life, liberty, and property existed…
— Frederic Bastiat
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We need to figure out a 'harvest system' to collect the produce that stores don't put out for customers to buy because it's not perfect…
— Mario Batali
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Numbers are the product of counting. Quantities are the product of measurement. This means that numbers can conceivably be accurate because there is a discontinuity…
— Gregory Bateson
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An artist is an artist only because of his exquisite sense of beauty, a sense which shows him intoxicating pleasures, but which at the same…
— Charles Baudelaire
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The priest is an immense being because he makes the crowd believe astonishing things.
— Charles Baudelaire
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I consider it useless and tedious to represent what exists, because nothing that exists satisfies me. Nature is ugly, and I prefer the monsters of…
— Charles Baudelaire
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Our religion is itself profoundly sad - a religion of universal anguish, and one which, because of its very catholicity, grants full liberty to the…
— Charles Baudelaire
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America used to have a strong 'moral safety net' for its people. Today that net is badly frayed, not only because families are disintegrating but…
— Gary Bauer
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Consultants have credibility because they are not dumb enough to work at your company.
— Scott Adams
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Most success springs from an obstacle or failure. I became a cartoonist largely because I failed in my goal of becoming a successful executive.
— Scott Adams
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Filibusters have proliferated because under current rules just one or two determined senators can stop the Senate from functioning. Today, the mere threat of a…
— Evan Bayh
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I try to manage my day by my circadian rhythms because the creativity is such an elusive thing, and I could easily just stomp over…
— Scott Adams
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In fact, most people are being squeezed in their little cubicle, and their creativity is forced out elsewhere, because the company can't use it. The…
— Scott Adams
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Technology will definitely solve all our problems, but in the process it will create brand new ones. But that's O.K. because the most you can…
— Scott Adams
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We've all had that fear, that despair of losing someone, or this fierce desire because it's not reciprocated. The less reciprocation there is, the more…
— Emmanuelle Beart
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I'm less desperate now to express what's inside me, that's true - I act these days because it keeps me awake and interested, an eternal…
— Emmanuelle Beart
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I gave three years of my life to take care of my dying mother who had Alzheimer's disease. Being there for her every need for…
— Melody Beattie
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Why one man rather than another? It was odd. You find yourself involved with a fellow for life just because he was the one that…
— Simone de Beauvoir
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