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71 One Sentence quotes by 67 unique authors

Boiled down to one sentence, my message is the unboundedness of life and the unboundedness of human destiny. — Freeman Dyson
All of us encounter, at least once in our life, some individual who utters words that make us think forever. There are men whose phrases… — Benjamin Disraeli
Education today, in this particular social period, is assuming truly unlimited importance. And the increased emphasis on its practical value can be summed up in… — Maria Montessori
I feel it’s important to talk about the complex issues affecting us. And these are complex issues. I think it’s insulting to an audience to… — Asghar Farhadi
There may be thousands of principles of Marxism, but in the final analysis they can be summed up in one sentence: Rebellion is justified. — Mao Zedong
We put together a one-sentence petition asking Congress to censure President Clinton and move on to other pressing issues. We sent it to under 100… — Joan Blades
I started writing the one-sentence stories when I was translating 'Swann's Way.' There were two reasons. I had almost no time to do my own… — Lydia Davis
If I were forced to sum up in one sentence what the Copenhagen interpretation says to me, it would be 'Shut up and calculate! — David Mermin
A painter must compensate the natural deficiencies of his art. He has but one sentence to utter, but one moment to exhibit. He cannot, like… — Joshua Reynolds
Even one word, or certainly one sentence, should be able to describe the basic characteristic that the scene has, or the character has, or the… — William Shatner
I would say in one sentence my goal is to at least be part of the journey to find the unified theory that Einstein himself… — Brian Greene
The best movies have one sentence that they're exploring, a thesis, something that people can argue about over dinner afterward. — Helen Hunt
The theory of Communism may be summed up in one sentence: Abolish all private property. — Karl Marx
If I were asked for a one-sentence sound bite on religion, I would say I was against it. — Salman Rushdie
Making films can be absolutely fantastic, but it can also be incredibly dull. You spend the whole day sitting by yourself in your trailer and… — Kristin Scott Thomas
I was told to challenge every spiritual teacher, every world leader to utter the one sentence that no religion, no political party, and no nation… — Neale Donald Walsch
I am trying to say it all in one sentence, between one cap and one period. — William Faulkner
If by some fiat I had to restrict all this writing to one sentence, this is the one I would choose: The summit of Mt.… — John McPhee
I remember my wife in white.' It just made people weep to hear it...Everybody just thought it was the saddest sentence that was ever written.… — Carolyn Parkhurst
It's Nathaniel Hawthorne Month in English. Poor Nathaniel. Does he know what they've done to him? We're reading The Scarlet Letter one sentence at a… — Laurie Halse Anderson
That moment - to this ... may be years in the way they measure, but it's only one sentence back in my mind - there… — Charles Bukowski
If you sincerely believed in God, how could you form one thought, speak one sentence, without mentioning Him? — Neal Stephenson
Some writers are only born to help another writer write one sentence. — Ernest Hemingway
Every country has its cocktail-party question. A simple one-sentence query, the answer to which unlocks a motherlode of information about the person you just met....… — Eric Weiner
How could one sentence uttered in anger cause so much damage? But then words were the most powerful thing in the universe. Cuts and bruises… — Sherrilyn Kenyon

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