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929 quotes by 811 authors

Pleasure becomes a value, a teleological end in itself. It's probably more Western than U.S. per se. — David Foster Wallace
I had over-trained. I put too much pressure on myself because I wanted that gold medal too much. If I had trained 15 per cent… — Hicham El Guerrouj
The United States could dramatically reduce its carbon emissions per kilowatt-hour without raising its overall energy bill. — Joseph J. Romm
The mere holding of slaves, therefore, is a condition having per se nothing of moral character in it, any more than the being a parent,… — Samuel Morse
The coach's job is twenty percent technical and training, and eighty per cent inspirational. He may know all there is to know about tactics, technique… — Franz Stampfl
...I think of improvising as composing - fo me it's all about playing melodies. When I improvise, there's not a lot of real thinking going… — Robben Ford
I did not come to Washington to raise the electricity rates by as much as $40 per month as this plan would do. — Greg Walden
In comparative terms, there's no poverty in America by a long shot. Heritage Foundation political scientist Robert Rector has worked up figures showing that when… — P.J. O'Rourke
Percentage margins are not one of the things we are seeking to optimize. Itâ€™s the absolute dollar free cash flow per share that you want… — Jeff Bezos
We gauge risk literally hundreds of times per day, usually well and often subconsciously. We start assessing risk before the disaster even happens. We are… — Amanda Ripley
During the fiscal year ending in 1861, expenses of the federal government had been $67 million. After the first year of armed conflict they were… — G. Edward Griffin
Comrades! The kulak uprising in your five districts must be crushed without pity. You must make example of these people. (1) Hang (I mean hang… — Vladimir Lenin
American farmers produced 600 more calories per person per day in 2000 than they did in 1980. But some calories got cheaper than others: Since… — Michael Pollan
Steve Nicol never gives more than 120 per cent. — Kevin Keegan
Film is 24 lies per second at the service of truth, or at the service of the attempt to find the truth. — Michael Haneke
The argument [behind climate change] is absolute crap. However, the politics of this are tough for us. Eighty per cent of people believe climate change… — Tony Abbott
The remission to Abu Bakar Bashir is not a reflection on the individual per se rather than the application of the remission program, which is… — Marty Natalegawa
My mum always told me 95 per cent of success was partnering well — Marc Anthony
Read an hour every day in your chosen field. This works out to about one book per week, fifty books per year, and will guarantee… — Brian Tracy
When all is said, its atmosphere [England's] still contains fewer germs of aggression and brutality per cubic foot in a crowded bus, pub or queue… — Arthur Koestler

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