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276 quotes by 249 authors

Playing polo is like trying to play golf during an earthquake. — Sylvester Stallone
To cure the British disease with socialism was like trying to cure leukaemia with leeches. — Margaret Thatcher
It's like trying to pin down a kangaroo on a trampoline. — Sid Waddell
Trying to define yourself is like trying to bite your own teeth. — Alan Watts
Philosophy is like trying to open a safe with a combination lock: each little adjustment of the dials seems to achieve nothing, only when everything… — Ludwig Wittgenstein
A big company is like trying to steer a luxury liner. — Chris Hardwick
Real philosophy is like trying to read an alarm system installation manual in Korean. — Chris Hardwick
I love this world," he added. "That is what rules my life. When I die, I want to have done all in my power to… — Charles de Lint
History has rewritten itself so many times I'm not really sure how it was to begin with -- it's a bit like trying to guess… — Jasper Fforde
Working with him was sort of like trying to defuse a bomb with somebody standing behind you and every now and then clashing a pair… — Stephen King
trying to squash a rumor is like trying to unring a bell. — Shana Alexander
Dating is like trying to make a meal out of leftovers. Some leftovers actually get better when they've had a little time to mature. But… — Lisa Kleypas
Wanting to reform the world without discovering one's true self is like trying to cover the world with leather to avoid the pain of walking… — Ramana Maharshi
The idea of a teenage Dumbledore was simply odd, like trying to imagine a stupid Hermione or a friendly Blast-Ended Skrewt. — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
Any wizard bright enough to survive for five minutes was also bright enough to realize that if there was any power in demonology, then it… — Terry Pratchett
Being a mother is like trying to hold a wolf by the ears,â€ Gram said. â€œIf you have three or four â€“or more â€“ chickabiddies,… — Sharon Creech
Immortality is like trying to carve your initials in a block of ice in the middle of July. — Arthur Miller
Trying to write is very much like trying to put a Chinese puzzle together. We have a pattern in mind which we wish to work… — Helen Keller
But to do its noticing and judging, poetry balances itself on the pinprick of the moment. Slowing down, stopping yourself completely, to read and understand… — Ian Mcewan
Trying to reason with an addict was like trying to blow out a lightbulb. — Anne Lamott

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