Constant Quotes
1855 quotes by 1433 authors
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There is a quiet, open place in the depths of the mind, to which we can go many times in the day and lift up…
— Kenneth E. Boulding
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People who record birdsong generally do it very early-before six o'clock-if they can. Soon after that, the invasion of distant noise in most woodland becomes…
— Richard Adams
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The severest trial of oppression is the constant outrage which one suffers at the thought of the oppressor. What Jesus discovered was how to avoid…
— B.F. Skinner
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May I say that I have not thoroughly enjoyed serving with humans? I find their illogic and foolish emotions a constant irritant
— Leonard Nimoy
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One of my constant reminders is, 'End practice on a happy note.' I want the boys to want to come out to practice; and I…
— John Wooden
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My dogs have been my most loyal friends and constant companions.
— Cesar Millan
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Common sense needs constant reappraisal.
— Albert Einstein
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I see no marks of Wordsworths style of writing or style of thinking in my own work, yet Wordsworth is a constant presence when I…
— J M Coetzee
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Thus it often is, that the constant friction of illiberal minds wears out at last the best resolves of the more generous.
— Herman Melville
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I like to have Chinese furniture in my home as a constant and painful reminder of how much has been destroyed in China. The contrast…
— Jung Chang
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One of the only coherent philosophical positions is thus revolt. It is a constant confrontation between man and his own obscurity.
— Albert Camus
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Sweetly and subtly perfumed...so soft it is best eaten with a spoon, a tenderness more appealing to gourmets than to those who have to pick,…
— Waverley Root
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A life like an intricately woven basket, frayed, worn, broken, unraveled, reworked, reknit from many of its original pieces... Life can survive in the constant…
— Diane Ackerman
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The character of a child is formed largely during the first twelve years of his life. He spends 16 times as many waking hours in…
— David O. McKay
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A woman’s beauty is supposed to be her grand project and constant insecurity. We’re meant to shellac our lips with five different glosses, but always…
— Molly Crabapple
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Each of us, even the lowliest and most insignificant among us, was uprooted from his innermost existence by the almost constant volcanic upheavals visited upon…
— Stefan Zweig
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What really keeps me going is the constant belief that it could all disappear tomorrow.
— Phil Donahue
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Loving someone is taking a constant risk with your emotions. When you find the right person,the one you know you want to be with, that…
— Monica Murphy
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If you follow the course of one man through constant practice, your intelligence would have to be crude indeed for you not to get some…
— Cennino Cennini
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What I mean is that conservatives are in a constant state of hair-on-fire, yelling anger,
— Erick Erickson
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