Half Quotes

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Whether one traces his Americanism back three centuries to the Mayflower, or three years to the steerage, is not half so important as whether his… — Calvin Coolidge
For me, I think everybody with half a heart tries to do their best to do their part of good during the holiday season. — Darren Criss
The biggest waste of water in the country by far. You spend half a pint and flush two gallons. — Prince Philip
To enjoy freedom ... we have of course to control ourselves. We must not squander our powers, helplessly and ignorantly, squirting half the house in… — Virginia Woolf
Industrial agriculture now accounts for over half of America's water pollution. — Robert Kennedy
Nothing except a battle lost can be half so melancholy as a battle won. — Duke of Wellington
Malthus argued a century and a half ago that man, by using up all his available resources, would forever press on the limits of subsistence,… — John F. Kennedy
Many a man wishes he were strong enough to tear a telephone book in half - especially if he has a teenage daughter. — Guy Lombardo
Those who truly have the spirit of champions are never wholly happy with an easy win. Half the satisfaction stems from knowing that it was… — Nicole Haislett
It's been a long blessed career. I've been riddled with injuries the past two and a half years and haven't been able to quite compete… — Terrence Trammell
A critic once characterized baseball as six minutes of action crammed into two-and-one-half hours. — Unknown Author
We had an electrical fault about 500 miles into the trip and lost more than half our fuel. We had a fire on the roof.… — Richard Branson
We went all the way down the Himalayan chain for a day and a half. That was magnificent, except the Chinese told us they were… — Richard Branson
Life is a dangerous adventure, says the American, and he is half right: life is dangerous, but it's not an adventure. — Jose Bergamin
Take a nation, tell the people there is no God, tell them there is nothing beyond the grave, and they will lose heart, lose their… — Shelton Smith
Some people like to read so many [Bible] chapters every day. I would not dissuade them from the practice, but I would rather lay my… — Charles Spurgeon
There is nothing so fatal to character as half finished tasks. — David Lloyd George
The doubt of an earnest, thoughtful, patient and laborious mind is worthy of respect. In such doubt may be found indeed more faith than in… — John Lancaster Spalding
Why is history important? Without history, many people have no idea how many of today's half-baked ideas have been tried, again and again - and… — Thomas Sowell
One of the most fashionable notions of our times is that social problems like poverty and oppression breed wars. Most wars, however, are started by… — Thomas Sowell

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