Once Quotes

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It is in the very nature of things human that every act that has once made its appearance and has been recorded in the history… — Hannah Arendt
No punishment has ever possessed enough power of deterrence to prevent the commission of crimes. On the contrary, whatever the punishment, once a specific crime… — Hannah Arendt
On the field, blacks have been able to be super giants. But, once our playing days are over, this is the end of it and… — Hank Aaron
The spirit of Ubuntu, that once led Haiti to emerge as the first independent black nation in 1804, helped Venezuela, Colombia and Ecuador attain liberty,… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
It is not once nor twice but times without number that the same ideas make their appearance in the world. — Aristotle
I guess I wanted to leave America for awhile. It wasn't that I wanted to become an expatriate, or just never come back, I needed… — Paul Auster
Some choices we live not only once but a thousand times over, remembering them for the rest of our lives. — Richard Bach
That money talks, I'll not deny, I heard it once: It said, 'Goodbye'. — Richard Armour
The thing about punk is that there are purists. Once you start going outside of that, they don't think what you're doing is punk rock. — Billie Joe Armstrong
Part of the inhumanity of the computer is that, once it is competently programmed and working smoothly, it is completely honest. — Isaac Asimov
The Steps to Folly as well as Sin are gradual, and almost imperceptible, and when we are once on the Decline, we go down without… — Mary Astell
Once you become predictable, no one's interested anymore. — Chet Atkins
Once a novel gets going and I know it is viable, I don't then worry about plot or themes. These things will come in almost… — Chinua Achebe
Once you allow yourself to identify with the people in a story, then you might begin to see yourself in that story even if on… — Chinua Achebe
Once upon a time, novelists of the 19th century, such as Charles Dickens, published in serial form. — Margaret Atwood
Once you publish a book, it is out of your control. You cannot dictate how people read it. — Margaret Atwood
The myth that everyone once read great literature is just a myth. — Margaret Atwood
I was once a graduate student in Victorian literature, and I believe as the Victorian novelists did, that a novel isn't simply a vehicle for… — Margaret Atwood
Hemingway is terribly limited. His technique is good for short stories, for people who meet once in a bar very late at night, but do… — Wystan Hugh Auden
Bad company is like a nail driven into a post, which, after the first and second blow, may be drawn out with little difficulty; but… — Saint Augustine

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