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965 Former quotes by 762 unique authors

Former police chief of Houston once said of me: â€œFrank Abagnale could write a check on toilet paper, drawn on the Confederate States Treasury, sign… — Frank Abagnale
In researching this volume, I interviewed veterans who had been at the front during World War II. I read countless books, examined film footage, and… — Hiromu Arakawa
My former people were not totally wrong. Love is a kind of possession. Itâ€™s a poison. And if Alex no longer loves me, I canâ€™t… — Lauren Oliver
Love is essential; gregariousness is optional. Cherish your nearest and dearest. Work with colleagues you like and respect. Scan new acquaintances for those who might… — Susan Cain
The difference between a strong man and a weak one is that the former does not give up after a defeat. — Woodrow Wilson
Magnus did not like to go near the Hotel Dumont if he could help it. It was decrepit and unsettling, it held bad memories, and… — Cassandra Clare
Time is a cruel thief to rob us of our former selves. We lose as much to life as we do to death. — Elizabeth Forsythe Hailey
Since there's no help, come let us kiss and part; Nay, I have done, you get no more of me, And I am glad, yea… — Michael Drayton
Teachers, who educate children, deserve more honour than parents, who merely gave them birth; for the latter provided mere life, while the former ensure a… — Aristotle
This work, though it deals only with eating and drinking, which are regarded in the eyes of our supernaturalistic mock-culture as the lowest acts, is… — Ludwig Feuerbach
Forgiveness is the giving and so the receiving of life. the latter may be an impulse of a moment of heat; whereas the former is… — George MacDonald
The jealousy and resentment that animate the terrorists also affect many of our former cold war allies. — Richard Perle
If a man had begun to hate an object of his love, so that love is thoroughly destroyed, he will, causes being equal, regard it… — Baruch Spinoza
Our citizenship in the United States is our national character. Our citizenship in any particular state is only our local distinction. By the latter we… — Thomas Paine
There are two ways of avoiding fear: one is by persuading ourselves that we are immune from disaster, and the other is by the practice… — Bertrand Russell
A former congressman on his sexting habit: I have made terrible mistakes. I have not been honest with myself, my family, my constituents, my friends… — Anthony Weiner
It is easier to perceive error than to find truth, for the former lies on the surface and is easily seen, while the latter lies… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Idleness and pride tax with a heavier hand than kings and parliaments. If we can get rid of the former, we may easily bear the… — Benjamin Franklin
There are in fact two things, science and opinion. The former begets knowledge, the latter ignorance. — Hippocrates
"My former master taught me to accept birth and death." "Then what have you come to me for?" asked the master. "To learn to accept… — Anthony de Mello

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