I Cannot Quotes
2161 quotes by 1455 authors
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What shall I say of the gallantry with which these Marines have fought! Of the slopes of Hill 142; of the Mares Farm; of the…
— James Harbord
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I know not where His islands lift Their fronded palms in air; I only know I cannot drift Beyond His love and care.
— John Greenleaf Whittier
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And I would have, now love is over, An end to all, an end: I cannot, having been your lover Stoop to become your friend!
— Arthur Symons
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The ambience here is order and beauty. That is what frightens me when I am first alone again. I feel inadequate. I have made an…
— May Sarton
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I cannot fail to note once again that the poor constitute the modern challenge, especially for the well-off of our planet, where millions of people…
— Pope John Paul II
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Because I cannot rely on myself, I rely on Him, twenty-four hours a day.
— Mother Teresa
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Knowledge and liberty are so prevalent in this country, that I do not believe that the United States would ever be disposed to establish one…
— Oliver Wolcott
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I cannot here avoid giving my most decided sufferage in favour of the moral qualities of maniacs. I have no where met, excepting in romances,…
— Philippe Pinel
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..there is need for a person to be generally educated. Otherwise you shrivel up much too soon. Whether this means reading the bible (I read…
— Peter Drucker
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For me, physical love has always been bound to an irresistible feeling of innocence and joy. Thus, I cannot love in tears but in exaltation.
— Albert Camus
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I am learning to understand rather than immediately judge or to be judged. I cannot blindly follow the crowd and accept their approach. I will…
— Bruce Lee
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I long for wildness, a nature which I cannot put my foot through, woods where the wood thrush forever sings, where the hours are early…
— Henry David Thoreau
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I cannot sit idly by in Atlanta and not be concerned about what happens in Birmingham.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Yet for my part, deeply as I am moved by the religious architecture of the Middle Ages, I cannot honestly say that I ever felt…
— Goldwin Smith
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As Rousseau could not compose without his cat beside him, so I cannot play chess without my king's bishop. In its absense the game to…
— Siegbert Tarrasch
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I have always lived in a world in which I'm just a spot in history. My life is not the important point. I'm just part…
— Sheri S. Tepper
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I cannot think of a more personally rewarding and appropriate use of wealth than to give while one is living - to personally devote oneself…
— Chuck Feeney
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Unlike many other Celts, I cannot claim that Celtic was my first love but I can say that it will be my last love.
— Jock Stein
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I cannot fiddle, but I can make a great state from a little city.
— Themistocles
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When I shall again write to you, or where I shall be tomorrow, I cannot tell.
— Dolley Madison
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