Former Quotes

965 Former quotes by 762 unique authors

The New York Times Bestseller 'The Amateur,' written by Ed Klein, former editor of the 'New York Times Magazine,' is one of the best books… — Fran Tarkenton
What is the cause that one is hardened, and another readily moved to compunction? Listen! It springs from the will, in the latter case a… — Symeon the New Theologian
Allowing the pain of personal growth to be a crucible of your spirit-the alchemical grail through which the metal of your former self turns into… — Marianne Williamson
Politics in the United States consists of the struggle between those whose change has been arrested by success or failure, on one side, and those… — Harold Rosenberg
All the species recognized by Botanists came forth from the Almighty Creator's hand, and the number of these is now and always will be exactly… — Carl Linnaeus
The use of thesis-writing is to train the mind, or to prove that the mind has been trained; the former purpose is, I trust, promoted,… — Clifford Allbutt
On being told of the death of former President Calvin Coolidge: How could they tell? — Dorothy Parker
Great art is more than a transient refreshment. It is something which adds to the permanent richness of the soul's self-attainment. It justifies itself both… — Alfred North Whitehead
Gay marriage has jumped out of the closet on to the front page. Everyone from the president of the U.S. to retired four-star general Colin… — Kitty Kelley
The difference between burlesque and the newspapers is that the former never pretended to be performing a public service by exposure. — I F Stone
Along with the lazy man... the dying man is the immoral man: the former, a subject that does not work; the latter, an object that… — Michel de Certeau
How rich are we that we can look on these worlds with the perspective of modern science ... that we do not have to wonder… — Guy Murchie
Well, Australians should speak for the national interests of Australia, and whatever role former Australian prime ministers may have, one of the things you do… — Paul Keating
As a former football player who has carried a football more than 4,000 times, trust me, I did not go into ballroom dancing with my… — Emmitt Smith
Being a child star is great. It's being a former child star that sucks. — Danny Bonaduce
Al Gore, the former vice-president of the United States, lives in a mansion that uses more electricity than the average family's bungalow! David Suzuki rides… — Linwood Barclay
Then my extended family, there are preachers and evangelists, former priests. So I have quite a bit of history with Church, religion and spirituality. — Wes Bentley
My former coach, Simen Agdestein, used to be the best player in Norway. — Magnus Carlsen
One of the things that first attracted me to chess is that it brings you into contact with intelligent, civilized people - men of the… — Magnus Carlsen
When I was growing up in the south Indian city of Madras, there were only two political parties that mattered; one was run by a… — Aravind Adiga
I still owe a duty of loyalty to my clients and former clients, so I cannot specify which clients I did not especially find congenial,… — Floyd Abrams
If you look at where presidents come from, they're former governors or senators. — Eleanor Clift
As a former Republican, I represent a group of Americans who all too often have no one to speak for them. This group doesn't necessarily… — Lincoln Chafee
Heritage Action is a self-interested fundraising organization led by a former Giuliani staffer who is not taking counsel from real conservatives... It is a worthless… — Geoff Davis
It's funny, there are so many women who are former executives and have taken all that stress and anxiety and transferred it onto their kids. — Ana Gasteyer

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