Object Quotes by Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon

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• To run away from trouble is a form of cowardice and, while it is true that the suicide braves death, he does… — Aristotle
• The object is very clear in the fight against racism; you have reasons why you're opposed to it. But when you're writing… — Margaret Atwood
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• There is, however, another purpose to which academies contribute. When they consist of a limited number of persons, eminent for their knowledge,… — Charles Babbage
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• The most characteristic mark of a great mind is to choose some one important object, and pursue it for life. — Anna Letitia Barbauld
• If somebody hits you with an object you should beat the hell out of them. — Charles Barkley
• To make oneself an object, to make oneself passive, is a very different thing from being a passive object. — Simone de Beauvoir
• Admiration is a very short-lived passion, that immediately decays upon growing familiar with its object. — Joseph Addison
• We shall never have more time. We have, and always had, all the time there is. No object is served in waiting… — Arnold Bennett
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