His Quotes
8811 His quotes by 4969 unique authors
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You would have to say his number one accomplishment has been to inspire a sense of confidence in the country. That confidence, that optimism, not…
— George Stephanopoulos
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Science has a simple faith, which transcends utility. It is the faith that it is the privilege of man to learn to understand, and that…
— Vannevar Bush
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The healthy and strong individual is the one who asks for help when he needs it. Whether he's got an abscess on his knee or…
— Rona Barrett
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A true leader has to have a genuine open-door policy so that his people are not afraid to approach him for any reason.
— Harold Geneen
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Every true man, sir, who is a little above the level of the beasts and plants does not live for the sake of living, without…
— Luigi Pirandello
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Man is insatiable for power; he is infantile in his desires and, always discontented with what he has, loves only what he has not. People…
— Joseph de Maistre
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If I were to tell you that your life is already perfect, whole, and complete just as it is, you would think I was crazy.…
— Joko Beck
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If you wish to make a man look noble, your best course is to kill him. What superiority he may have inherited from his race,…
— Alexander Smith
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But I think Steve's main contribution besides just the pure leadership is his passion for excellence. He's a perfectionist. Good enough isn't good enough. And…
— Andy Hertzfeld
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It was very hard for all of us. It's still very hard. The anniversary of his death just passed, and every single one of his…
— Eydie Gorme
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My son had his eighth birthday recently and we had a chance to borrow the film and show it to all of his friends that…
— Blair Underwood
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I tend to foster drama via bleakness. If I want the reader to feel sympathy for a character, I cleave the character in half, on…
— George Saunders
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I did a cake for the 60th birthday of Elton John, for Britney Spears' 27th birthday and for the 'Circus' album she put out -…
— Ron Ben-Israel
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I love photography. My boyfriend's got a great camera, which I bought for his birthday.
— Sarah Sutton
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My brother got a .22 for his 12th birthday; I got a .22. He got a hunting knife; I got a hunting knife.
— Stephanie Cutter
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I know that a man who shows me his wealth is like the beggar who shows me his poverty; they are both looking for alms…
— Ben Hecht
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If a man works like a horse for his money, there are a lot of girls anxious to take him down the bridal path.
— Marty Allen
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It seems to be a law of nature that no man, unless he has some obvious physical deformity, ever is loth to sit for his…
— Max Beerbohm
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The metaphor of the king as the shepherd of his people goes back to ancient Egypt. Perhaps the use of this particular convention is due…
— Northrop Frye
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The becoming of man is the history of the exhaustion of his possibilities.
— Susan Sontag
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My version of Superman is essentially of a guy who has spent his whole life alone.
— Henry Cavill
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I don't like Bush. I don't trust him. I don't like his record. He's stupid. He's lazy.
— Unknown Author
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I get to hang out with Billy Bob Thornton at his house. We hang out over there every time we're in L.A., because he doesn't…
— Chris Daughtry
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I was at the vice president's Christmas party. I thought that his speech was spectacular, and I knew that it was a very emotional and…
— Bradley Whitford
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For me, I always have to establish a reality for the character. In very actor-y terms, you just have to understand his reality.
— Patrick Wilson
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