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Why be narrow-minded, why cut ourselves off from any of these rich heritages whenâ€¦ we have the freedom to make the most of the best… — Michael Chekhov
I understand personally, ... that it is frustrating to lose presidential elections by narrow margins. — James Baker
Women are supposed to be very calm generally: but women feel just as men feel; they need exercise for their faculties, and a field for… — Charlotte Bronte
My folks tried to make a preacher of me and missed by a narrow marginâ€¦ I would have made a good one if I hadnâ€™t… — Robert A. Heinlein
For 12 long years I lived within the narrow-minded confines of the 'straightjacket world' created by my strong belief that Elijah Muhammad was a messenger… — Malcolm X
Here I am, back in Mecca. I am still traveling, trying to broaden my mind, for I've seen too much of the damage narrow-mindedness can… — Malcolm X
As with narrow-necked bottles; the less they have in them, the more noise they make in pouring out. — Alexander Pope
Radio stations have constructed a narrow door[way], and that's because they don't understand how complex and paradoxical our snap judgments are. It's hard to measure… — Malcolm Gladwell
Recently, I wrote that feminism was 'finding a way of being a girl that doesn't hurt' a way for girls and women to re-negotiate our… — Clementine Ford
History shows that the human mind, fed by constant accessions of knowledge, periodically grows too large for its theoretical coverings, and bursts them asunder to… — Charles Darwin
How many thorns of human nature - hard, sharp, lifeless protuberances that tear and wound us, narrow prejudices, bristling conceits that repel and disgust us… — John Burroughs
Fairway: a narrow strip of mown grass that separates two groups of golfers looking for lost balls in the rough. — Henry Beard
A goodly number of scientists are not only narrow-minded and dull, but also just stupid. — James D. Watson
It is the growing custom to narrow control, concentrate power, disregard and disenfranchise the public; and assuming that certain powers by divine right of money-raising… — W. E. B. Du Bois
By focusing on such a narrow slice of Nepali life, Ms. Spray and Mr. Velez have ceded any totalizing claim on the truth and instead… — Manohla Dargis
When you hold out for high standards, people are impressed-but they don't always like you for it. Not everybody will be on your side in… — Price Pritchett
Prosperity has this property; it puffs up narrow souls, makes them imagine themselves high and mighty, and leads them to look down upon the world… — Plutarch
Our labor unions are not narrow, self-seeking groups. They have raised wages, shortened hours, and provided supplemental benefits. Through collective bargaining and grievance procedures, they… — John F. Kennedy
Reality is a narrow little house which becomes a prison to those who can't get out of it. — Joyce Cary
People like to focus on a narrow stereotype, like if we didn't have football then we wouldn't have made it, ... The reality is, there… — Jonathan Vilma

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