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9102 Lasts quotes by 5073 unique authors

National identity is the last bastion of the dispossessed. But the meaning of identity is now based on hatred, on hatred for those who are… — Umberto Eco
Teach music and singing at school in such a way that it is not a torture but a joy for the pupil; instill a thirst… — Zoltan Kodaly
Asceticism is the trifling of an enthusiast with his power, a puerile coquetting with his selfishness or his vanity, in the absence of any sufficiently… — Florence Nightingale
It is fascinating to watch politicians come up with 'solutions' to problems that are a direct result of their previous solutions. In many cases, the… — Thomas Sowell
A child can go only so far in life without potty training. It is not mere coincidence that six of the last seven presidents were… — Dave Barry
It is always the nearest, plainest and simplest principles that learned men comprehend last. — Elbert Hubbard
I find daily life not always joyous, but always interesting. I have some sad days and nights, but none that are dull. As I advance… — William Lyon Phelps
Joy, shipmate, joy! (Pleased to my soul at death I cry), Our life is closed, our life begins, The long, long anchorage we leave, The… — Walt Whitman
So to be sick unto death is, not to be able to die-yet not as though there were hope of life; no, the hopelessness in… — Soren Kierkegaard
Only in the last few years did the science crystallize, revealing the urgency - our planet really is in peril. If we do not change… — James Hansen
The last time Earth was 1°C warmer than today, sea levels were 20 feet higher. — Joseph J. Romm
Simple pleasures are the last healthy refuge in a complex world. — Oscar Wilde
It is as though he listened and such listening as his enfolds us in silence in which at last we begin to hear what we… — Laozi
Cute's good. But cute only lasts for so long, and then it's, 'Who are you as a person?' Look at the heart. Look at the… — Michelle Obama
There is more time than there is expanse of the world and so any voyage at last will end. — Ivan Doig
I've spent the last year listening to Americans, and the state of the union that George W. Bush lives in is very different from the… — Joe Lieberman
In the last four years under the Patriot Act, we have seen a great increase in the ability of law enforcement officials to investigate and… — Mike Pence
Wounded vanity knows when it is mortally hurt; and limps off the field, piteous, all disguises thrown away. But pride carries its banner to the… — Helen Hunt Jackson
Last week in the Homeland Security Committee, Republicans were against port security; and today, one week after Democrats unveiled our Real Security Agenda, they're for… — Jim Clyburn
He who sups with the devil had better have a long spoon. The devilry of modernity has its own magic: The [believer] who sups with… — Peter L. Berger
The stock market has predicted nine of the last five recessions. — Paul Samuelson
Football is about joy. It's about dribbling. I favour every idea that makes the game beautiful. Every good idea has to last. — Ronaldinho
When we won the league at Tottenham, they came back 2-2 in the last-minute of the game, and they're celebrating - because they're happy to… — Thierry Henry
Open your eyes at last and see...now I will open the book of the world for you,there are no words in it,just pictures — Oskar Kokoschka
Too many vacations that last too long, too many movies, too much TV, too much video game playing - too much undisciplined leisure time in… — Stephen Covey

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