Offhand Quotes
17 quotes by 16 authors
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A discovery must be, by definition, at variance with existing knowledge. During my lifetime, I made two. Both were rejected offhand by the popes of…
— Albert Szent-Gyorgyi
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I do really crazy things all the time, but I can't think of anything offhand
— Casper Van Dien
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A gathering of Democrats is more sweaty, disorderly, offhand, and rowdy than a gathering of Republicans; it is also likely to be more cheerful, imaginative,…
— Clinton Rossiter
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GEOGRAPHER, n. A chap who can tell you offhand the difference between the outside of the world and the inside.
— Ambrose Bierce
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Offhand, the only North American writers I can think of who have come from a background of rural poverty and gone on to write about…
— Alden Nowlan
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We have one of the few societies, the only one I can think of right offhand, where your health care is so tied to your…
— Tim Bishop
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Nursing demands vigilance about people. The sights and smells that a patient offers, their movements and their offhand comments all contribute crucial information to understanding…
— Steven Amsterdam
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The offhand decision of some commonplace mind high in office at a critical moment influences the course of events for a hundred years.
— Thomas Hardy
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I'm just trying to keep things simple, and just be a little more offhand and not get so deep into things. Enjoy what you got…
— Bob Seger
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My opposition to Interviews lies in the fact that offhand answers have little value or grace of expression, and that such oral give and take…
— James Thurber
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I suspect that I am the result of particularly weak conception on the part of my father. His sperm was probably emitted in a rather…
— John Kennedy Toole
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Er — have the Bludgers ever killed anyone?†Harry asked, hoping he sounded offhand. “Never at Hogwarts. We’ve had a couple of broken jaws but…
— Joanne Kathleen Rowling
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I never lie," I said offhand. "At least not to those I don't love.
— Anne Rice
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Every day is like a kid's drawing, offered to you with a strange mix of ceremoniousness and offhand disregard, yours for the keeping. Some of…
— Michael Chabon
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A leaf that is destined to grow large is full of grooves and wrinkles at the start. Now if one has no patience and wants…
— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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It was a lot of fun on the set. I had the most fun making that movie out of all of them. I'm sure if…
— Jason Mewes
Who Wrote These Offhand Quotes
16 authors contributed a total of 17 Offhand Quotes as follows: