Figures Quotes

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In all literary history there is no such figure as Dante, no such homogeneousness of life and works, such loyalty to ideas, such sublime irrecognition… — James Russell Lowell
Well, (Michael) Jordan was definitely one of the kings of the game. There's no question that he was one of the more dominant figures. If… — Dominique Wilkins
When you go into a game on offense, you make a couple moves and see what the defender is going to do. Then you pretty… — Oscar Robertson
You can't be protein deficient without being calorie deficient because even if you take the foods that have the least amount of protein in them,… — T. Colin Campbell
Every citizen's vote should count in America, not just the votes of partisan insiders in the Electoral College. The Electoral College was necessary when communications… — Gene Green
We are all going to fall short. We are going to have some bitter losses, very painful defeats and failures. We have to use those… — Karch Kiraly
True maturity is only reached when a man realizes he has become a father figure to his girlfriends' boyfriend - and he accepts it — Larry McMurtry
She's like a queen, magnificently tall, with a lovely figure, a stately neck, and a face of the most delicate and finished modelling: the flow… — Walter Deverell
One meets the cat in nearly all forms of art...curiously enough she is not a conspicuous figure in Roman or Greek art. — Carl Van Vechten
A hundred thousand million Stars make one Galaxy; A hundred thousand million Galaxies make one Universe. The figures may not be very trustworthy, but I… — Arthur Eddington
Your real life is in the here and now. Once you figure out what kinds of experiences cause you to feel certain ways, you can… — G. Alan Marlatt
In preparing the present volume, it has been the aim of the author to do full justice to the ample material at his command, and,… — Othniel Charles Marsh
One of the grandest figures that ever frequented Eastern Yorkshire was William Smith, the distinguished Father of English Geology. My boyish reminiscence of the old… — William Crawford Williamson
Jesus is a mythical figure in the tradition of pagan mythology and almost nothing in all of ancient literature would lead one to believe otherwise.… — Dennis McKinsey
I feel like in a world where we all try to figure out our place and our purpose here, your passions are one of your… — Nick Woodman
I've always been shocked and waiting-for-the-other-shoe-to-drop that a girl would ever talk to me, let alone want to marry me. They always seem to hold… — Andrew Stanton
It's important to recognize your own self-destructive behavior and be honest about it. You're only hurting yourself or losing out on your truth and happiness.… — Christina Aguilera
I like woman who doesn't necessarily care if other people like her. She is she who she is and figures people can take it or… — Justin Timberlake
I didn't have any definition of self. I never fit in, so I started pretending I was other people. I'd find people I thought were… — Cory Monteith
A just and reasonable modesty does not only recommend eloquence, but sets off every great talent which a man can be possessed of; it heightens… — Joseph Addison

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