Instance Quotes

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As a nation, we began by declaring that 'all men are created equal.' We now practically read it 'all men are created equal, except negroes.'… — Abraham Lincoln
In every possible instance Saint Paul begged Christians to restrain themselves to contain their carnal yearnings to live solitary and sexless lives on earth as… — Elizabeth Gilbert
Some things in life are not pleasant but they have to be done. For instance, German and maths. — Louise Rennison
What a good thing, for instance, it was that one princess should sleep for a hundred years! Was she not saved from all the plague… — George MacDonald
Everyone carries a room about inside him. This fact can even be proved by means of the sense of hearing. If someone walks fast and… — Franz Kafka
Personally I am very pessimistic. But when, for instance, one of my staff has a baby you can't help but bless them for a good… — Hayao Miyazaki
Iâ€™ve watched you barely escape death several times, and each instance killed me a little inside. They may be dormant now, but we have enemies… — Jeaniene Frost
This is what historians usually do, quibble about cause and effect when the point is, there are times when the world is in flux and… — Orson Scott Card
We Slytherins are brave, yes, but not stupid. For instance, given the choice, we will always choose to save our own necks. — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
everything is relative. you, for instance, are my relative. — P.G. Wodehouse
THING TO TRY: If you are asked to describe a suspect to a police sketch artist, describe in precise detail, the features of the police… — Demetri Martin
We live with such easy assumptions, don't we? For instance, that memory equals events plus time. But it's all much odder than this. Who was… — Julian Barnes
You should know I disagree with a lot of traditional advice. For instance, they say the best revenge is living well. I say itâ€™s acid… — Mindy Kaling
Every letter was a love letter. Of course, as love letters went, this one could have been better. It was not very promising, for instance,… — Jeffrey Eugenides
Kids know what's going on. They always respond to The Beatles, for instance. Doesn't matter when they were born, they always seem to respond. Show… — Mark Oliver Everett
What is less often noticed is that it is precisely the kind of moral instruction that parents are constantly trying to give their children â€”… — J I Packer
The expression "following suit" is a curious one, because it has nothing to do with walking behind a matching set of clothing. If you follow… — Daniel Handler
The next day, when I was sober, I thought again about the three of us, and about time's many paradoxes. For instance: that when we… — Julian Barnes
Every time a crime was committed by a Muslim, that person's faith was mentioned, regardless of its relevance. When a crime is committed by a… — Dave Eggers
[T]hat I could find company and consolation and hope in an object pulled almost at random from a bookshelf--felt akin to an instance of religious… — Jonathan Franzen

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