Familiar Quotes

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A relation is formed betwixt every man and the fruits of his own labour, the very thing we call property, which he himself is sensible… — Henry Home, Lord Kames
Never lose your self-respect, nor be too familiar with yourself when you are alone. Let your integrity itself be your own standard of rectitude, and… — Baltasar Gracian
And just as we acquaint ourselves with materials, just as we must understand functions, so we must become familiar with the psychological and spiritual factors… — Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Original minds are not distinguished by being the first to see a new thing, but instead by seeing the old, familiar thing that is over-looked… — Friedrich Nietzsche
If I had stood at the free-throw line and thought about 10 million people watching me on the other side of the camera lens, I… — Michael Jordan
We are familiar with terrorism. But indiscriminate, cross-border, religiously motivated terrorism is new. — Gijs de Vries
It is a familiar beast to man, and signifies love. — William Shakespeare
Use familiar words-words that your readers will understand, and not words they will have to look up. No advice is more elementary, and no advice… — James J. Kilpatrick
Those who know the marvels of chess and wonder why this game of all games does not enjoy greater popularity may also ask why Pepsi-Cola… — Gregor Piatigorsky
I was given a small camera as a wedding gift from a very dear friend. My first pictures were taken on my honeymoon. As soon… — Aaron Siskind
Photography today appears to be in a state of flight... The familiar is made strange, the unfamiliar grotesque. The amateur forces his Sundays into a… — Dorothea Lange
Mysteries lie all around us, even in the most familiar things, waiting only to be perceived. — Wynn Bullock
A photographer who wants to see, a photographer who wants to make fine images, must recognize the value in the familiar. — Freeman Patterson
The best method for a given teacher is the one which is most familiar to the teacher. — Leo Tolstoy
As the amount of inputs go up, as the number of people and ideas that clamor for attention continue to increase, we do what people… — Seth Godin
Give me the old familiar world, post-office and all, with this ever new self, with this infinite expectation and faith, which does not know when… — Henry David Thoreau
God calls us, just as he called Abraham, away from the security we knew, out of our old, familiar, little room, down the ladder of… — Peter Kreeft
There is truth in little corners of our lives. There are hints of it in songs and children's eyes. It's familiar, like an ancient lullaby;… — Brooke Fraser
The greatest dread of ordinary man is death, with its rude imposition interrupting fortuitous plans and fondest attachments with an unknown and unwelcome change. The… — Paramahansa Yogananda
We should think more about it, and accustom ourselves to the thought of death. We can't allow the fear of death to creep up on… — Dmitri Shostakovich

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