Frequent Quotes
288 quotes by 243 authors
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A critic has no right to the narrowness which is the frequent prerogative of the creative artist.
— E. M. Forster
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Horse-play, romping, frequent and loud fits of laughter, jokes, and indiscriminate familiarity, will sink both merit and knowledge into a degree of contempt. They compose…
— Lord Chesterfield
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The danger of disturbing the public tranquillity by interesting too strongly the public passions, is a still more serious objection against a frequent reference of…
— James Madison
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For the political world, I have come to believe, is fundamentally beyond anyone's control, yet we all go on as though it were a kind…
— Arthur Miller
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Who among us has not, in moments of ambition, dreamt of the miracle of a form of poetic prose, musical but without rhythm and rhyme,…
— Charles Baudelaire
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The most frequent complaint is that it's hard. True. it's a hard game to win Also, many people ask me how to use the secret…
— Graham Nelson
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Some blogs have become the best check on monopoly mainstream journalism, and they provide a surprisingly frequent source of initiative reporting.
— Harold Evans
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I've always wanted to be part of something that would radically change the world. . . . People forget the power of inspiration. All of…
— Elon Musk
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Man is merely a frequent effect, a monstrosity is a rare one, but both are equally natural, equally inevitable, equally part of the universal and…
— John Dewey
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Yet, if the most frequent sex and apparently the best sex is that between married partners who are faithful to one another, is there not…
— Andrew Greeley
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Many foster children have had difficulty making the transition to independent living. Several are homeless, become single parents, commit crimes, or live in poverty. They…
— Charles Bass
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As a point of fact, I am not used to making frequent appearances in public, except at times when it is required.
— Raul Castro
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Did you know that the word 'tsunami,' which is now being used worldwide, is a Japanese word? This is indicative of the extent to which…
— Junichiro Koizumi
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All persons shall have full and free liberty of religious opinion; nor shall any be compelled to frequent or maintain any religious institution.
— Thomas Jefferson
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No man complains of his neighbor for ill management of his affairs, for an error in sowing his land, or marrying his daughter, for consuming…
— Thomas Jefferson
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As a kid growing up in Southern California, I was a frequent visitor to the Disneyland and developed a deep love of the magic and…
— Kidada Jones
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All His glory and beauty come from within, and there He delights to dwell, His visits there are frequent, His conversation sweet, His comforts refreshing;…
— Thomas a Kempis
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Even the Savior of the world, the Only Begotten Son of God, was obliged to come to earth and to take upon himself an earthly…
— Alma P Burton
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Plenty is the original cause of many of our needs; and even the poverty, which is so frequent and distressful in civilized nations, proceeds often…
— Samuel Johnson
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Where we desire to be informed 'tis good to contest with men above ourselves; but to confirm and establish our opinions, 'tis best to argue…
— Thomas Browne
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