Nearly Quotes

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Those magicians who object to the use of blood, have endeavored to replace it with incense. But, the bloody sacrifice, though more dangerous, is more… — Aleister Crowley
Optimism and stupidity are nearly synonymous. — Hyman Rickover
If knowing yourself and being yourself were as easy to do as to talk about, there wouldn't be nearly so many people walking around in… — Warren G. Bennis
If any personal description of me is thought desirable, it may be said, I am, in height, six feet, four inches, nearly; lean in flesh,… — Abraham Lincoln
The law increasing and organizing the military establishment of the United States has been nearly carried into effect, and the Army has been extensively and… — Martin Van Buren
People nearly always believe, and are willing to back it up with weapons and cruelty, that their religion and way of life is better than… — Caroline B. Cooney
I still play that guitar. It's a Martin D-18 with a clear pick guard. I've played that guitar on and off my TV shows for… — Andy Griffith
But on second thought, after I decreed the state of emergency, I came to the conclusion that that was impossible to achieve without bloodshed because… — Eduard Shevardnadze
Fasting is not nearly so deadly as feasting. — J. Harold Smith
Man is the result of a purposeless and materialistic process that did not have him in mind. He was not planned. He is a state… — George Gaylord Simpson
Nearly all educational expenditure should be considered a capital outlay, whether it provides a future return in the form of enhanced taxable income or in… — William Vickrey
Pornography. . .overtakes lives, causing loss of the Spirit, distorted feelings, deceit, damaged relationships, loss of self-control, and nearly total consumption of time, thought, and… — Linda S. Reeves
Nearly all the Gauls are of a lofty stature, white, and of ruddy complexion; terrible from the sternness of their eyes, very quarrelsome, and of… — Ammianus Marcellinus
To be listened to is... a nearly unique experience for most people. It is enormously stimulating... Man clamors for the freedom to express himself and… — Robert C. Murphy
More and more, job listings are exclusively available online and as technology evolves nearly every occupation now requires a basic level of digital literacy with… — Michael K. Powell
Nearly everyone is aware of dramatic changes in the world. Yet we continue to live in the assumption that we can ride out the changes… — Verlyn Klinkenborg
The basic truth of all things, as nearly as we may ever dream of determining and knowing this truth, is form, that which is, as… — William Saroyan
A week of sweeping fogs has passed over and given me a strange sense of exile and desolation. I walk round the island nearly every… — John Millington Synge
To parents who despair because their children are unable to master the first problems in arithmetic I can dedicate my examples. For, in arithmetic, until… — Jacques Hadamard
Matilda told such dreadful lies, It made one gasp and stretch one's eyes Her aunt, who, from her earliest youth, Had kept a strict regard… — Hilaire Belloc
Perhaps in nearly every joy, as certainly in every pleasure, cruelty has its place. — Oscar Wilde
Today it is not nearly enough to be a saint, but we must have the saintliness demanded by the present moment, a new saintliness, itself… — Simone Weil
[I am] not even two bites into breakfast, and there are already nearly 25 sites that are tracking me. I have navigated to a total… — Gary Kovacs
The suffering of the Bahamian people is nearly ended. A new day is coming. It is almost here. — Perry Christie
I was in a prayer meeting yesterday. You gotta appreciate how scared, how scares folks on that side of the equation are. From their vantage… — Michelle Shocked

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