Main Quotes
2069 Main quotes by 1600 unique authors
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The main things are the plain things, and the plain things are the main things.
— Alistair Begg
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There are some things I don't understand about Jess and never will. No wedding dress. No flowers. No photo album. No champagne. The only thing…
— Sophie Kinsella
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I was never educated to be an actor. I went to a regular college. It was a great thing for me because I feel that…
— Vincent Price
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I certainly believe we all suffer damage, one way or another. How could we not,except in a world of perfect parents, siblings, neighbours, companions? And…
— Julian Barnes
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Prowling the meanings of a word, prowling the history of a person, no use expecting a flood of light. Human words have no main switch.…
— Anne Carson
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and because what we learn in the dark remains all our lives, a noise like the sea, displacing the day's pale knowledge, you'll come to…
— John Burnside
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Sometimes I feel that I am destined always to be offstage whenever the main action occurs. That God has made me the victim of some…
— Jonathan Coe
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Most pleasures are best as a seasoning, not the main course. p. 374
— Brandon Mull
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For me, I am driven by two main philosophies: know more today about the world than I knew yesterday and lessen the suffering of others.…
— Neil deGrasse Tyson
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Eros is an issue of boundaries. He exists because certain boundaries do. In the interval between reach and grasp, between glance and counterglance, between ‘I…
— Anne Carson
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Tea is one of the main stays of civilization in this country.
— George Orwell
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At least, you two have decent manners," says Effie as we're finishing the main course. "The pair last year ate everything with their hands like…
— Suzanne Collins
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If we go now, there's no coming back. You're mine all night." Her eyes flashed. "Promise?" That was it. Jack grabbed her hand and pulled…
— Julie James
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The main thing is to remain oneself, under any circumstances; that was and is our common purpose.
— Madeleine Albright
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There is no such thing as a perfect person in this world. We all must become the main characters or the stars of our lives.…
— Goo Hye Sun
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Usually, the main problem with life conundrums is that we don't bring to them enough imagination
— Thomas Moore
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That's alright," said Hugo. "I've got some wine" Which was about all he seemed to have. He poured out two mugfuls. "Very nice," said Adrian,…
— Stephen Fry
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I have maintained a passionate interest in education, which leads me occasionally to make foolish and ill-considered remarks alleging that not everything is well in…
— Philip Pullman
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Duniya main Larkiyon sey ziadah koi ahmaq nahi hota.. khush fahmi ka aghaaz aur ikhtatam hum par hi hota hai. Sari umar hum mohabbat ki…
— Umera Ahmed
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Can I ask you a question? You know with vampires and werewolves and goblins and things, is there any mythological creature that doesn't actually exist?"…
— Derek Landy
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The main problem with this great obsession for saving time is very simple: you can't save time. You can only spend it wisely or foolishly.…
— Benjamin Hoff
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But just before they cut back to the main newscaster, I see the unmistakable flash of that same mockingjay's wing. The reporter has simply been…
— Suzanne Collins
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The main problem I always have with multiplayer is that human beings are grabby, entitled, selfish, ugly, stupid, evil cockstoppers.
— Yahtzee Croshaw
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Compassion- which means, literally, "to suffer with"- is the way to the truth that we are most ourselves, not when we differ from others, but…
— Henri Nouwen
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Freaks are called freaks and are treated as they are treated – in the main, abominably – because they are human beings who cause to…
— James A. Baldwin
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