Learned Long Quotes
24 quotes by 22 authors
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I wanted no part of politics. And I wasn't in Berlin to compete against any one athlete. The purpose of the Olympics, anyway, was to…
— Jesse Owens
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Let the Truth be known, no ship is unsinkable. The bigger the ship, the easier it is to sink her. I learned long ago that…
— Thomas Andrews
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Something I learned long ago. It is not necessary to know what a person is afraid of. It is enough to know the person is…
— Lawrence Block
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Schools learned long ago that the way to keep children from thinking is to keep them busy.
— Everett Reimer
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But he'd learned long ago that a life lived without risks pretty much wasn't worth living. Life rewarded courage, even when that first step was…
— Tamera Alexander
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Canada kills any conversation quick, I learned long ago. It's a little trick of mine.
— Esi Edugyan
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I learned long ago that when change comes, you gotta slow down and take note of it. In the midst of that change is all…
— Bertice Berry
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The wheels are turning, but the hamsters are all dead. Make it idiot-proof and someone will make a better idiot. I learned long ago, never…
— George Bernard Shaw
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Gays are beginning to realize what blacks learned long ago: Unless you are out here fighting for yourself then nobody else will help you. I…
— Bayard Rustin
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America's corporations learned long ago that equality is just good business and is the right thing to do,
— Lloyd Blankfein
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We learned long ago that liberty could be preserved only by limiting in some way the freedom of action of individuals; that otherwise liberty would…
— Louis D. Brandeis
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I learned long ago to accept the fact that not everything I create will see the light of day.
— Joseph Barbera
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We fully realize today that victory in war requires a mighty united effort. Certainly, victory in peace calls for, and must receive, an equal effort.…
— Harry S. Truman
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Most autumns, the water is low from the long dry summer, and you have to get out from time to time and wade, leading or…
— John Graves
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I have learned long ago to possess my soul in patience and accept the inevitable.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
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I learned long ago to focus on things you can control and don't even pay attention to things you don't.
— Bryan Cranston
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I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and besides, the pig likes it.
— George Bernard Shaw
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He had learned long ago that, in general, the easier it was for anxious patients to reach him, the less likely they were to call.…
— Irvin D. Yalom
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He'd learned long ago: perfection isn't what families are all about.
— Jamie Ford
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Jon:'What are you doing up there? Why aren't you at the feast?' Tyrion: 'Too hot, too noisy, and I'd drunk too much wine', the dwarf…
— George R. R. Martin
Who Wrote These Learned Long Quotes
22 authors contributed a total of 24 Learned Long Quotes as follows: