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Certain Quotes by John Irving
- She felt detached from her family, and thought it strange how they had lavished so much attention on her, as a child, and then at…
- But I felt certain that if the world would stop indulging wars and famines and other perils, it would be possible for human beings to…
- In our hearts... there must abide some pity for those people who have always felt themselves to be separate from even their most familiar surroundings,…
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- Mothers are fonder than fathers of their children because they are more certain they are their own. — Aristotle
- The wise man does not expose himself needlessly to danger, since there are few things for which he cares sufficiently; but he… — Aristotle
- What the statesman is most anxious to produce is a certain moral character in his fellow citizens, namely a disposition to virtue… — Aristotle
- Don't be dismayed by good-byes. A farewell is necessary before you can meet again. And meeting again, after moments or lifetimes, is… — Richard Bach
- It is a most certain truth, that the richer we see ourselves to be, confessing at the same time our poverty, the… — Teresa of Avila
- If you were to ask me if I'd ever had the bad luck to miss my daily cocktail, I'd have to say… — Luis Bunuel
- Jesus Christ was willing to admit every good man to the family of God. It is not the man who believes a… — Swami Vivekananda
- I think we can provide common-sense approaches to the issue of illegal guns that are ending up on the streets. We can… — Barack Obama