Clear Quotes
4570 Clear quotes by 3031 unique authors
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Anything made out of destructible matter Infinite time would have devoured before. But if the atoms that make and replenish the world Have endured through…
— Lucretius
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But I must confess I am jealous of the term atom; for though it is very easy to talk of atoms, it is very difficult…
— Michael Faraday
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I once spoke to a human geneticist who declared that the notion of intelligence was quite meaningless, so I tried calling him unintelligent. He was…
— Peter Medawar
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Lindsay Doran goes round the table and introduces everyone - making it clear that I am present in the capacity of writer rather than actress,…
— Emma Thompson
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When we hold a photo negative up to the light all objects are reversed. Black is white, white is black. Moreover, the character lines of…
— Catherine Marshall
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One thing, however, is certain. Although we may never know with complete certainty the identity of the winner of this year's presidential election, the identity…
— John Paul Stevens
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A clear sentence is no accident.
— William Zinsser
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One thing I have clear is that I don't want to work for money anymore.
— Antonio Banderas
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There's something about the Houdini act that is not always made clear - about the escape act in general.
— James Randi
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The techniques of opening conversation are universal. I knew long ago and rediscovered that the best way to attract attention, help, and conversation is to…
— John Steinbeck
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Etiquette can be at the same time a means of approaching people and of staying clear of them.
— David Riesman
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It is not enough to have ideals. We must translate them into action. We must clear our own little corner of creation.
— Toyohiko Kagawa
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I see in the rising crescendo of ethnic tensions, civilization clashes and the use of religious justification for acts of terror, a clear and present…
— Jonathan Sacks
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Misery is evil; quarreling, a misfortune. There is only one possibility of avoiding both: a clear division of society. [Otherwise] the strong tyrannize the weak,…
— Xunzi
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In reality the workings of your governing system are opaque and covert, while hiding in the chattering spotlight of an ostensible transparency, even though the…
— Breyten Breytenbach
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If the scholar feels that he must know everything about any topic, he is in trouble - and will not publish with a clear conscience.
— Kenneth Lee Pike
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Our movement took a grip on cowardly Marxism and from it extracted the meaning of socialism. It also took from the cowardly middle-class parties their…
— Hermann Goring
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I was sitting in the looping studio late one night, and I had this epiphany that they weren't paying me for my acting, for God's…
— Lucy Lawless
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Live. And Live Well. BREATHE. Breathe in and Breathe deeply. Be PRESENT. Do not be past. Do not be future. Be now. On a crystal…
— Kyle Lake
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A cliche is like a coin that has been handled too much. Once language has been overly handled, it no longer leaves a clear imprint.
— Janet Fitch
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I know the joy of skating on a clear cold day. I know the joy of getting off a perfect drive in golf. I know…
— Vash Young
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Once boys' and men's challenges are clear, the question 'why now' quickly becomes 'why didn't we see this sooner?' The answer? Virtually every society that…
— Warren Farrell
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I've managed to keep a clear head and remain sane in this business because I remain a kid off-camera.
— Leonardo DiCaprio
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What we are doing to the future of our children, and the other species on the planet, is a clear moral issue.
— James Hansen
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Let us be clear: I take ten times more money for a concert than for an opera performance.
— Placido Domingo
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