Falls Quotes
1434 Falls quotes by 1058 unique authors
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I have had an experience which might perhaps be described as being shot down. At the same time, I call shot down only when one…
— Manfred von Richthofen
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A mass of Latin words falls upon the facts like soft snow, blurring the outline and covering up all the details. The great enemy of…
— George Orwell
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Rain falls, wind blows, plants bloom, leaves mature and are blown away; these phenomena are all interrelated with causes and conditions, are brought about by…
— Gautama Buddha
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Whether the Union stands or falls, I believe the profession of arms will henceforth be more desirable and more respected than it has been hitherto.
— Charles Sumner
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I hope that when I commence that oath, my tongue may cleave to the roof of my mouth. If I ever sign one line to…
— Belle Boyd
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The war...must go on till the last man of this generation falls in his tracks...unless you acknowledge our right to self-government. We are not fighting…
— Jefferson Davis
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There are no medium-sized trees in the deep forest. There are only the towering ones, whose canopy spreads across the sky. Below, in the gloom,…
— Terry Pratchett
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Instead of a trap door, what about a trap window? The guy looks out it, and if he leans too far, he falls out. Wait.…
— Jack Handey
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If you're a horse, and someone gets on you, and falls off, and then gets right back on you, I think you should buck him…
— Jack Handey
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I bet for an Indian, shooting an old fat pioneer woman in the back with an arrow, and she fires her shotgun into the ground…
— Jack Handey
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Increased wages, higher pensions, more unemployment insurance, all are of no avail if the purchasing power of money falls faster.
— Bernard Baruch
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We are really quite lucky this yeara because Christmas falls on Christmas Day
— Bobby Gould
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As a writer you're holding a dog. You let the dog run about. But you finally can pull him back. Finally, I'm in control. But…
— Harold Pinter
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Vaulting ambition, which o'erleaps itself And falls on the other side
— William Shakespeare
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Whoever fights, whoever falls, Justice conquers evermore
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
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When a man arrives at great prosperity God did it: when he falls into disaster he did it himself.
— Mark Twain
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Genius can do much, but even genius falls short of the actuality of a single human life.
— Hamilton Wright Mabie
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If the Jews are denied the right to live in freedom and peace, soon we will all be denied this right. If the light of…
— Geert Wilders
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And it falls to a true leader to see to it that his or her people have an inspiring vision to pursue.
— Bill Byrd
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Love itself is the most elitist of passions. It acquires its stereoscopic substance and perspective only in the context of culture, for it takes up…
— Joseph Brodsky
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The fruit falls from the tree when it gets ripe. So wait for the time to come. Do not hurry. Moreover, no one has the…
— Swami Vivekananda
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If a tree falls in the forest and kills your ex-wife, what do you do with the lumber?
— Unknown Author
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[Every disappointment or misfortune can become a blessing in disguise, for which we should be grateful. But only if the hidden blessing is anticipated, expected…
— Saint Basil
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The song of thrush and blackbird, joy that falls so gently on the ears to celebrate another day of life and living, flying free.
— John McLeod
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The pest of society are the egotist, they are dull and bright, sacred and profane, course and fine. It is a disease that like the…
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
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