Certain Quotes
7889 Certain quotes by 4693 unique authors
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Be certain that you do not die without having done something wonderful for humanity.
— Maya Angelou
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It is certain that the most natural and human government is that of consent, for that binds freely, ... when men hold their liberty by…
— William Penn
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But the people of the church in Jerusalem had been commanded by a revelation, vouchsafed to approved men there before the war, to leave the…
— Eusebius
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Hillary does nothing without careful calculation. She knows that politicians - provided they have real power - who bash entire industries tend to raise huge…
— Donald Luskin
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But, like all metaphoric wars, the copyright wars are not actual conflicts of survival. Or at least, they are not conflicts for survival of a…
— Lawrence Lessig
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And with a practice of writing comes a certain important integrity. A culture filled with bloggers thinks differently about politics or public affairs, if only…
— Lawrence Lessig
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Written on the body is a secret code only visible in certain lights; the accumulations of a lifetime gather there
— Jeanette Winterson
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Independence is all very well, but we animals never allow our friends to make fools of themselves beyond a certain limit; and that limit you've…
— Kenneth Grahame
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Certain things, if not seen as lovely or detestable, are not being correctly seen at all.
— C.S. Lewis
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Today, certain people file for bankruptcy, businesses and individuals, and it no longer has the stigma it once had. Now it's almost considered wise, a…
— David Dinkins
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Politicians detest self-sufficient citizens. Politicians need to be needed. When we get socialized medicine, you will be completely dependent upon politicians for your medical care,…
— Neal Boortz
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So, as you can readily see from what I have said thus far, a creative, active, sensitive, accurate, empathic, nonjudgmental listening is for me terribly…
— Carl Rogers
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We all are born with a certain package. We are who we are: where we were born, who we were born as, how we were…
— Roger Ebert
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To write is to become disinterested. There is a certain renunciation in art.
— Albert Camus
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Rather than doing the kind of fact-checking that normally goes with a story, you ran with certain stories for not wanting to get beat. There's…
— Rahm Emanuel
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I believe all Americans are born with certain inalienable rights. As a child of God, I believe my rights are not derived from the constitution.…
— Joe Biden
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With truths of a certain kind, it is not enough to make them appear convincing: one must also make them felt. Of such kind are…
— Baron de Montesquieu
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Let it go on record that any confusion arose simply because we lacked certain commonalities of reference.
— Charles de Lint
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It ought to be considered a great misfortune, not only for individuals, but also for Houses and Congregations, to have everything in conformity with their…
— St. Vincent
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Ander is a fantastic young player, with great energy and creativity. We believe him to be one of the brightest young prospects in Spain and I…
— Ryan Giggs
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I don't believe in superstitions. I just do certain things because I'm scared in case something will happen if I don't do them
— Michael Owen
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As you know, there are certain languages that lend themselves very easily to vocal use.
— Neville Marriner
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The perspective of eternity is not a perspective from a certain place beyond the world, nor the point of view of a transcendent being; rather…
— John Rawls
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Certain dressmakers desire to pass for an artist. I have one ambition: that is to have good taste.
— Jean Patou
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All humanity inspires me. Every passer-by is my unconscious sitter; and as strange as it may seem, I really draw folk as I see them.…
— Aubrey Beardsley
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