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Long ago Apollo called to Aristæus, youngest of the shepherds, Saying, "I will make you keeper of my bees." Golden were the hives, and golden… — Henry Van Dyke
Over the years I have photographed thousands of people. I have never stopped being curious and trying to discover new worlds. I have used my… — Joyce Tenneson
If all alms were given only from pity, all beggars would have starved long ago. — Friedrich Nietzsche
I like commas. I detest semi-colons — I don’t think they belong in a story. And I gave up quotation marks long ago. I found… — E L Doctorow
The most serious charge which can be brought against New England is not Puritanism, but February.... Spring is too far away to comfort even by… — Joseph Wood Krutch
If mankind had wished for what is right, they might have had it long ago. — William Hazlitt
I don't believe that the big men, the politicians and capitalists alone, are guilty of war. Oh no, the little man is just as guilty,… — Anne Frank
From an aunt, long ago: "Death has come for me many times but finds me always in my lovely garden and leaves me there, I… — Robert Breault
The vitamin has been reified. A chemical intangible originally defined as a unit of nutritive value, it was long ago reified into a pill. Now… — Florence King
If I had known being insane was so much fun, I'd have gone crazy long ago. — Phylicia Rashad
It is very often asserted that fear is destructive. Yet this is not entirely true; when fear is felt about things that truly threaten security,… — Smiley Blanton
Not long ago I made a list of Doc Ford books I would like to do, and I came up with 11 pretty easily. I… — Randy Wayne White
The stupid don't even understand something that happened long ago, the wise understand it before it develops. — Shang Yang
A reader kindly pointed out to me recently that most of the quotes I include are by men. And it's true. Personally, I don't even… — Charlotte Bronte
I'll be back 'round again, yes, I'll walk in time with you, old friend. And we'll find that place that we had danced in so… — Dave Matthews
The techniques of opening conversation are universal. I knew long ago and rediscovered that the best way to attract attention, help, and conversation is to… — John Steinbeck
It seems as though women keep growing. Eventually they can have little or nothing in common with the men they chose long ago. — Eugenie Clark
I learned long ago to accept the fact that not everything I create will see the light of day. — Joseph Barbera
It doesn't seem that long ago to me that the word 'irreverent' seemed affixed to my name. 'Irreverent newcomer.' I went from irreverent to venerable… — Bob Costas
If you can survive in the desert, you survive anywhere. I know more than anything life in desert. You can tell by looking at the… — Waris Dirie
I wouldn't be interested in just doing a show that's mapped out and choreographed with a set list. That would've been boring so long ago… — Steve Forbert
I was young not too long ago, and I know the last thing you want is someone preaching to you. — America Ferrera
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
Long ago life was clean, sex was bad and obscene, and the rich were so mean. Stately homes for the Lords, croquet lawns, village greens,… — Ray Davies
To preach of peace and brotherhood, oh what might be the cost? A man he did it long ago, and they hung him on a… — Bob Dylan

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