May Quotes

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The opposite of a fact is falsehood, but the opposite of one profound truth may very well be another profound truth. — Niels Bohr
The law is not a 'light' for you or any man to see by; the law is not an instrument of any kind. The law… — Robert Bolt
If you think about racing too much you may just lose it a little bit. — Usain Bolt
I have a hat. It is graceful and feminine and give me a certain dignity, as if I were attending a state funeral or something.… — Erma Bombeck
Great ambition is the passion of a great character. Those endowed with it may perform very good or very bad acts. All depends on the… — Napoleon Bonaparte
Forethought we may have, undoubtedly, but not foresight. — Napoleon Bonaparte
Three things have been difficult to tame: the oceans, fools and women. We may soon be able to tame the oceans; fools and women will… — Spiro T. Agnew
Removing the faults in a stage-coach may produce a perfect stage-coach, but it is unlikely to produce the first motor car. — Edward de Bono
Sometimes the situation is only a problem because it is looked at in a certain way. Looked at in another way, the right course of… — Edward de Bono
I do a great deal of work with young children, and if you give a child a problem, he may come up with a highly… — Edward de Bono
No matter how correct a mathematical theorem may appear to be, one ought never to be satisfied that there was not something imperfect about it… — George Boole
May the same Almighty Goodness banish the accursed monster, war, from all lands, with her hated associates, rapine and insatiable ambition! — Daniel Boone
I have a secret thought from some things I have observed, that God may perhaps design you for some singular service in the world. — David Brainerd
I am thankful I was born in America, although if I gain any more weight the burqa thing may start to seem like a good… — Elayne Boosler
April is a promise that May is bound to keep. — Hal Borland
A page of my journal is like a cake of portable soup. A little may be diffused into a considerable portion. — James Boswell
We may seek a fortune for no greater reason than to secure the respect and attention of people who would otherwise look straight through us. — Alain de Botton
People are generally proud of their food. A willingness to eat and drink with people without fear and prejudice... they open up to you in… — Anthony Bourdain
The heart may think it knows better: the senses know that absence blots people out. We really have no absent friends. — Elizabeth Bowen
I'm in awe of the universe, but I don't necessarily believe there's an intelligence or agent behind it. I do have a passion for the… — David Bowie

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