Making Quotes
11258 quotes by 6838 authors
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The power of making war often prevents it.
— Thomas Jefferson
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I believe in total immersion, if you want to be rich, you have to program your mind to be rich. You have to unlearn all…
— Jordan Belfort
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The cold was our pride, the snow was our beauty. It fell and fell, lacing day and night together in a milky haze, making everything…
— Patricia Hampl
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I think imperfections are important, just as mistakes are important. You only get to be good by making mistakes, and you only get to be…
— Julianne Moore
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Temperance is love surrendering itself wholly to Him who is its object; courage is love bearing all things gladly for the sake of Him who…
— Saint Augustine
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The making of a picture ought surely to be a rather fascinating adventure. It is not; it is an endless contention of tawdry egos, some…
— Raymond Chandler
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The movies today are too rich to have any room for genuine artists. They produce a few passable craftsmen, but no artists. Can you imagine…
— H. L. Mencken
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The hell of these days is the fear of not getting along, especially of not making money.
— Thomas Carlyle
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This season don't get lost in making the perfect meal or become overwhelmed with all the folks in your house. Use this time to center…
— Oprah Winfrey
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The quality of American life is an insult to the possibilities of human growth... the pollution of American space, with gadgetry and cars and TV…
— Susan Sontag
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Having books published is very destructive to writing. It is even worse than making love too much. Because when you make love too much at…
— Ernest Hemingway
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There is a thrill of vulnerability at all airshows. There is no way of making everything completely safe. When the machines are being thrashed to…
— Alex James
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Tension is wonderful for making people laugh.
— John Cleese
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On being the guest of honor at an awards banquet: "Thank you for making this day necessary."
— Yogi Berra
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I sought to reform minstrelsy among refined people by making words suitable to their taste, instead of the trashy and really offensive words which belong…
— Stephen Foster
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All the songs that were written for that album are just all our first sophomore songs. So they're all from real life. Very sweet and…
— Cat Stevens
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I am commonly opposed to those who modestly assume the rank of champions of liberty, and make a very patriotic noise about the people. It…
— Fisher Ames
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Government implies the power of making laws. It is essential to the idea of a law, that it be attended with a sanction; or, in…
— Alexander Hamilton
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Avoid openly trying to reform people. Every man knows he is imperfect, but he doesn't want someone else trying to correct his faults. If you…
— David Packard
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Being satisfied with the status quo means you are not making progress
— Katsuaki Watanabe
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