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Out Quotes by Stephen Leacock
- Now, the essence, the very spirit of Christmas is that we first make believe a thing is so, and lo, it presently turns out to…
- A lone maple leaf resting on sand Have you ever been out for a late autumn walk in the closing part of the afternoon, and…
- The writing of solid, instructive stuff fortified by facts and figures is easy enough. There is no trouble in writing a scientific treatise on the…
- A sportsman is a man who, every now and then, simply has to get out and kill something.
- I am what is called a professor emeritus—from the Latin e, 'out,' and meritus, 'so he ought to be.
- The great man... walks across his century and leaves the marks of his feet all over it, ripping out the dates on his goloshes as…
- Presently I shall be introduced as 'this venerable old gentleman' and the axe will fall when they raise me to the degree of 'grand old…
- You frequently ask, where are the friends of your childhood, and urge that they shall be brought back to you. As far as I am…
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- Flattery and deceit are the darlings of great men, and so with these men spread the butter on thick, if you want… — Pietro Aretino
- Having been a child actor, I remember how directors would trick me to get good performances out of me. I don't think… — Asia Argento
- I do think the heart can balance out the mind, if your heart is in a good place it can give you… — Alexis Arguello
- In poverty and other misfortunes of life, true friends are a sure refuge. The young they keep out of mischief; to the… — Aristotle
- Democracy arises out of the notion that those who are equal in any respect are equal in all respects; because men are… — Aristotle
- Stories surge up out of nowhere, and if they feel compelling, you follow them. You let them unfold inside you and see… — Paul Auster
- Films and television and even comic books are churning out vast quantities of fictional narratives, and the public continues to swallow them… — Paul Auster
- I started out in life as a poet; I was only writing poetry all through my 20s. It wasn't until I was… — Paul Auster
- I was always interested in French poetry sort of as a sideline to my own work, I was translating contemporary French poets.… — Paul Auster
- I write the paragraph, then I'm crossing out, changing words, trying to improve it. When it seems more or less OK, then… — Paul Auster
- Getting over someone is a grieving process. You mourn the loss of the relationship, and that's only expedited by 'Out of sight,… — Hank Azaria