Contain Quotes
569 quotes by 495 authors
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I think that the ideal space must contain elements of magic, serenity, sorcery and mystery.
— Luis Barragan
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Colorado's collective shale deposits contain somewhere in the neighborhood of 1 trillion barrels of oil. That's almost as much as the entire world's proven oil…
— Bob Beauprez
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The telephone book is full of facts, but it doesn't contain a single idea.
— Mortimer Adler
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Art historians agree that Da Vinci's paintings contain hidden levels of meaning that go well beneath the surface of the paint. Many scholars believe his…
— Dan Brown
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Is there any purpose to translating poetry? A poem does not contain information of importance, like a signpost or a warning notice.
— James Buchan
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Rivers, ponds, lakes and streams - they all have different names, but they all contain water. Just as religions do - they all contain truths.
— Muhammad Ali
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Much thought has at its root a dissatisfaction with what is. Wanting is the urge for the next moment to contain what this moment does…
— Stephen Levine
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The doubts of an honest man contain more moral truth than the profession of faith of people under a worldly yoke.
— Ximenes Doudan
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Advertisements contain the only truths to be relied on in a newspaper.
— Mark Twain
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It is not at all incredible, that a book which has been so long in the possession of mankind should contain many truths as yet…
— Joseph Butler
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Religions all have different names, but they all contain the same truths. ... I think the people of our religion should be tolerant and understand…
— Muhammad Ali
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Christian worship must contain both the cross and the crown. Sing of majesty, and sing of mercy.
— Matt Redman
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Whatever the occasion, do not neglect alcohol. No other refreshment will do. Yes, alcohol kills brain cells, but it's very selective. It only kills the…
— P.J. O'Rourke
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His golf bag does not contain a full set of irons.
— Robin Williams
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A government ought to contain in itself every power requisite to the full accomplishment of the objects committed to its care, and to the complete…
— Alexander Hamilton
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God is the celebrity author of the world's best seller. We have made god into the biggest celebrity of all, to contain our own emptiness.
— Daniel J. Boorstin
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Phantoms in general are nothing more than trifling disorders of the spirit; images we cannot contain within the bounds of sleep.
— Luigi Pirandello
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Today's toys contain computer chips, so they can move and talk; this stimulates the mind of your child. Notice I say "your child." MY child…
— Dave Barry
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When we lose twenty pounds... we may be losing the twenty best pounds we have! We may be losing the pounds that contain our genius,…
— Woody Allen
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Afflictions make the heart more deep, more experimental, more knowing and profound, and so, more able to hold, to contain, and beat more.
— John Bunyan
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