Certain Quotes
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Reasoning draws a conclusion, but does not make the conclusion certain, unless the mind discovers it by the path of experience.
— Roger Bacon
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If some great catastrophe is not announced every morning, we feel a certain void. Nothing in the paper today, we sigh.
— Lord Acton
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The best history is but like the art of Rembrandt; it casts a vivid light on certain selected causes, on those which were best and…
— Walter Bagehot
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The reason I did fashion was it was the only way to get paid to do anything creative. You couldn't support yourself as an 'artist'…
— David Bailey
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Never, never rest contented with any circle of ideas, but always be certain that a wider one is still possible.
— Pearl Bailey
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When knowledge is limited - it leads to folly... When knowledge exceeds a certain limit, it leads to exploitation.
— Abu Bakr
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It is certain, in any case, that ignorance, allied with power, is the most ferocious enemy justice can have.
— James A. Baldwin
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But I learned that there's a certain character that can be built from embarrassing yourself endlessly. If you can sit happy with embarrassment, there's not…
— Christian Bale
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There are movies that require fantasy and slightly more fantastical acting. Lines that are good for certain movies, in real life circumstances, would be absolutely…
— Christian Bale
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People get caught up in worshipping certain rappers, or they try to demonise hip hop by looking at what certain rappers are doin' in their…
— Afrika Bambaataa
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It would be a lot different for me because there is a lot of information that you need to know about as a player. How…
— Ernie Banks
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All art at a certain level is entertainment. We go to a tragedy by Sophocles to be entertained.
— John Banville
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There is a certain dignity to being French.
— Brigitte Bardot
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I really wanted to die at certain periods in my life.
— Brigitte Bardot
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Gather experience... Look at what you should not look at. A feeling of anxiety is the sure and certain evidence that you should do this.
— Clive Barker
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There are certain things I want to keep to me. I don't discuss my private life.
— Aaliyah
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Magnetism, as you recall from physics class, is a powerful force that causes certain items to be attracted to refrigerators.
— Dave Barry
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Don't you wish you had a job like mine? All you have to do is think up a certain number of words! Plus, you can…
— Dave Barry
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People don't understand that that's really what it is. They're looking for a magic phone number or something. And to a certain extent, I understand…
— Todd Barry
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Obviously, the young dancers lack a certain air of maturity.
— Mikhail Baryshnikov
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