Famously Quotes

51 quotes by 49 authors

I know that Brighton is famously a mixture of the seedy and the elegant, but in the summer of 2001 seediness swamped elegance hands down. — Julie Burchill
Graham Greene famously said that all writers need a chip of ice in their heart; Cusk can come across as the most beautiful ice palace… — Julie Burchill
Iain Dowie famously coined the phrase 'bouncebackability' to describe Crystal Palace's ability to come from behind. But this is a typical manager's idea, so optimistic.… — Daniel Finkelstein
I love my job. I love fighting for what I believe in. I love having fun while doing it. I love reporting stories that the… — Andrew Breitbart
Woman for whom Botox and fillers are the norm don't feel dressed without it. It's like going to the hairdresser's for them. Also, famously, lipstick… — Imogen Edwards-Jones
Adam Smith's 'invisible hand' is not above sudden, disturbing, movements. Since its inception, capitalism has known slumps and recessions, bubble and froth; no one has… — Margaret Thatcher
Scott Fitzgerald said famously that 'he who invented consciousness would have a lot to be blamed for.' But he also forgot that without consciousness, he… — Antonio Damasio
Griffin, my brother, 11 months younger, was sometimes the victim of my father's fury - once Ryan famously knocked out his teeth. — Tatum O'Neal
When people tell you who they are, Maya Angelou famously advised, believe them. Just as importantly, however, when people try to tell you who you… — Maria Popova
The poet Marianne Moore famously wrote of 'real toads in imaginary gardens,' and the labyrinth offers us the possibility of being real creatures in symbolic… — Rebecca Solnit
A famously wise old man in a village was once asked how he came by his wisdom. "I got it from my good judgment," he… — Sydney J. Harris
H. L. Mencken famously said that 'every decent man is ashamed of the government he lives under.' By now, however, I am no longer ashamed,… — Robert Higgs
Socrates claimed famously that one never loses by doing the right thing. Stephen Post and his contributors claim, a little less boldly, that at least… — Holmes Rolston III
NietzscheÂ famously said, 'Whatever doesn't kill you makes you stronger.' What he failed to stress is that it ALMOST kills you. — Conan O'Brien
Famously, the CIA is somewhere where marriages hardly ever last because it's obviously such a strange lifestyle. — Chris Terrio
A French poet famously referred to the aroma of certain cheeses as the â€˜pieds de Dieuâ€™â€”the feet of god. Just to be clear: foot odor… — Michael Pollan
As my late mother famously observed, the one thing to be said for growing old is that every year there are a few more things… — Lawrence Block
All institutions have lapses, even great ones, especially by individual rogue employees - famously in recent years at 'The Washington Post,' 'The New York Times,'… — Carl Bernstein
Socrates famously said that the unconsidered life is not worth living. He meant that a life lived without forethought or principle is a life so… — A.C. Grayling
Half a century ago, Ronald Reagan, the man whose relentless optimism inspired me to enter politics, famously said that he didn't leave the Democratic Party;… — Charlie Crist

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