Figures Quotes

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And I'm, whether I want it or not, a front figure for the team, a guy that talks about how the team is doing and… — Mats Sundin
No less a bold and pugnacious figure than Winston Churchill broke down and was unable to finish his remarks at the sendoff of the British… — Barbara Tuchman
Live one day at a time, unless you can figure out how to live two. — Dik Browne
You figure that time could heal all wounds, but some people just really hold a crazy grudge. — Steven Adler
Yes, think what a lot of nonsense one can figure out with plenty of time. Brooding is the mother of ineffectiveness. — Maj Sjowall
When I heard Jonathan [Cole's agent] repeat the figure of Â£55k-a-week, I nearly swerved off the road. 'He is taking the p**s, Jonathan!' I yelled… — Ashley Cole
The animus is symbolized by male figures appearing in a womans dreams and fantasies, as a husband, son, father, lover, Prince Charming. — Esther Williams
If we could view Muhammad as we do any other important historical figure we would surely consider him to be one of the greatest geniuses… — Karen Armstrong
There's no diploma in the world that declares you as an artistâ€”it's not like becoming a doctor. You can declare yourself an artist and then… — Kara Walker
How does a country deal with the fact that some of its most revered historical figures had certain moral values and political views virtually identical… — Robert Jensen
I want all the gold that there is out there â€” everything that exists in figure skating. In all events, in all competitions. — Adelina Sotnikova
My philosophy is that once you get people compelled enough to sit down and play the game, the whole way you make the game successful… — Richard Garriott
Behind the debris of these self-styled, sullen supermen and imperial diplomatists, there stands the gigantic figure of one person, because of whom, by whom, in… — Malcolm Muggeridge
The way I figure it, we know we got this world, so live in this one while youâ€™re here. I figure the next one will… — Tom Spanbauer
I wondered what it does to each of us to spend the majority of our waking hours doings things we'd rather not do, wishing we… — Derrick Jensen
To Buddha, the second figure in the painting, life on earth was bitter, filled with attachments and desires that led to suffering. — Benjamin Hoff
The whole famous Reign of Terror [of the 1790s] in fifteen months guillotined 2,596 aristos. The Versaillists [the anti-Communards of 1871] executed 20,000 before their… — Unknown Author
The superhero genre speaks to a vast swath of humanity these days, and studios are in the business of constantly renewing their money-printing licenses. I… — Mark Frost
Cult leaders are often self-styled prophets who have not studied with great teachers or undergone lengthy training or discipline themselves. . . Many of the… — John Welwood
If every day of your life you are told by authority figures that the Earth is flat, you will be scared of falling off the… — Mark Rippetoe

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