Charles Quotes
370 quotes by 283 authors
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Afflictions sent by providence melt the constancy of the noble minded, but confirm the obduracy of the vile, as the same furnace that liquefies the…
— Charles Caleb Colton
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I think we can rule out 'mixed brain dominance' as a cause of your poor performance at school, Charlie Brown" "Have you ruled out stupidity?"…
— Charles M. Schulz
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As Charles Lamb says, there is nothing so nice as doing good by stealth and being found out by accident, so I now say it…
— William James
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The splendid empire of Charles the Fifth was erected upon the grave of liberty.
— John Lothrop Motley
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Democratic Rep. Charles Schumer of New York made a plea to Livingston, the incoming speaker. These new hearings, these new subpoenas wave a red flag…
— Charles Schumer
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Randy Newman seemed like an even worse singer than me. I liked Ray Charles, Levi Stubbs, Jack Jones, Joe Tex, Wilson Pickett.
— Donald Fagen
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Our cover has always been really important. For those of you who haven’t seen itCharles Burns, who is a graphic artist, does four portraits, so…
— Heidi Julavits
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Attention spans are changing. It's very noticeable. I am very aware that the kind of books I read in my childhood kids now won't be…
— Cressida Cowell
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Horror hostess, bondage goddess, Charles Addams cartoon comes to life, Vampire was every first-generation fanboy's wet dream. Scott Poole takes us on an unforgettable ride…
— Sheri Holman
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Antithesis may be the blossom of wit, but it will never arrive at maturity unless sound sense be the trunk and truth the root. CHARLES…
— Charles Caleb Colton
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Think of it: the lowest common denominator in being digital is not your operating system, modem, or model of computer. It's a tiny piece of…
— Nicholas Negroponte
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Give it up for Ray Charles and his beautiful legacy. And thank you, Ray Charles, for living.
— Jamie Foxx
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I always say if you're going to do a movie about Charles de Gaulle get a Frenchman, you know. I'm not French. And yeah, sure…
— Billy Bob Thornton
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My very first recollection of life on earth was waking up in bed with my mother, and she was showing me a picture of my…
— Jesse Jackson
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God bless Ray Charles. It was such an honor to meet him and sing with him and actually just to watch him sing from just…
— Norah Jones
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Back in George W. Bush's second term, when diplomatic realism began to overtake foolish bellicosity, the president developed one of his patented nicknames for the…
— Joe Klein
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Atlantic's Jerry Wexler believes first-rate records are made by first-rate voices. He certainly has worked with enough of them: Clyde McPhatter, Joe Turner, La Vern…
— Jon Landau
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There were gentlemen and there were seamen in the navy of Charles the Second. But the seamen were not gentlemen; and the gentlemen were not…
— Thomas B. Macaulay
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Marilyn Monroe wasn't even her real name, Charles Manson isn't his real name, and now, I'm taking that to be my real name. But what's…
— Marilyn Manson
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For me, Charles Xavier is a monk. He's like a selfless, egoless almost sexless force for the betterment of humanity and mortality.
— James McAvoy
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