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Effect Quotes by Mark Twain
- I was warned to stop smoking, which I did, for two or three days, but it was too lonesome, and I have resumed - in…
- A powerful agent is the right word. Whenever we come upon one of those intensely right words in a book or newspaper the resulting effect…
- The humorous story is American, the comic story is English, the witty story is French. The humorous story depends for its effect upon the manner…
- I was in one of the most grand attitudes I ever struck, with my arm stretched up pointing to the sun. It was a noble…
- I cherish the dreams of yesterday and dare not dwell on the err's of my past whose fate has been long decided, and effect I…
- I have witnessed and greatly enjoyed the first act of everything which Wagner created, but the effect on me has always been so powerful that…
- The pause - that impressive silence, that eloquent silence, that geometrically progressive silence which often achieves a desired effect where no combination of words, howsoever…
- Men and women -- even man and wife are foreigners. Each has reserves that the other cannot enter into, nor understand. These have the effect…
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- The effect of prizes on one's career - if that is what to call it - is considerable, since they give one… — John Banville
- The great uncertainty of all data in war is because all action, to a certain extent, planned in a mere twilight -… — Carl von Clausewitz
- The half minute which we daily devote to the winding-up of our watches is an exertion of labour almost insensible; yet, by… — Charles Babbage
- As I was coming up on the stage, there was one source that could make or break you, the New York Times.… — Kevin Bacon
- I'm at the point in my life where I don't want to work as hard. Actually, I've had to take a good… — Alan Ball
- Hugging trees has a calming effect on me. I'm talking about enormous trees that will be there when we are all dead… — Gerry Adams
- The Declaration of Independence I always considered as a theatrical show. Jefferson ran away with all the stage effect of that... and… — John Adams
- I consider it essential that the photographer should do his own printing and enlarging. The final effect of the finished print depends… — Bill Brandt