Phrases Quotes

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It is very wonderful to see persons of the best sense passing hours together in shuffling and dividing a pack of cards with no conversation… — Joseph Addison
Late upon the third day, at the very moment when, at sunset . . . there flashed upon my mind, unforseen and unsought, the phrase… — Albert Schweitzer
Da Free John's phrase kept running through my mind: "Practice the wound of love... practice the wound of love." Real love hurts; real love makes… — Ken Wilber
For much of my life I floundered under the excuse of "nobody's perfect," the liberating and over-used phrase that affords guys like me the freedom… — Tarek Saab
His designs were strictly honourable, as the phrase is; that is, to rob a lady of her fortune by way of marriage. — Henry Fielding
"...piling up zeros in your bank account, or cars in your driveway, won't in and of itself make you successful. Rather, true success is based… — Russell Simmons
There's such a cynicism about the phrase 'I laughed all the way to the bank.' It's as though money is what you're doing, rather than… — Artie Shaw
"Lambe them, lads! lambe them!" a cant phrase of the time derived from the fate of Dr. Lambe, an astrologer and quack, who was knocked… — Walter Scott
Ever heard of the phrase 'midlife crisis'? — Janet Maslin
Do you know what the costliest phrase in technology is? 'It will work because it would be cool if it did.' — Jean Louis
Stay far from timid only make moves when you're heart's in it, and live the phrase the sky's the limit. — The Notorious B.I.G.
I do not think of God theistically, that is, as a being, supernatural in power, who dwells beyond the limits of my world. I rather… — John Shelby Spong
To illustrate what I mean, an apt dancer may be in thorough unison with the others in that particular group, and at the same time… — Florenz Ziegfeld
Languages are fluffy big pillows stuffed between nations - what others say is muffled and nearly lost in them, and when we speak their grammar… — Richard Bach
This be my pilgrimage and goal Daily to march and find The secret phrases of the soul, The evangels of the mind. — John Drinkwater
I was under twenty when I deliberately put it to myself one night after good conversation that there are moments when we actually touch in… — Robert Frost
Sometimes we talked about the nature of the human soul and about the Cosmic Unity of souls that I had believed in so firmly when… — Freeman Dyson
Much of the day I have busied myself making notes on the small parts in Shakespeare, often nameless, which are rewarding to the actor if… — Alec Guinness
It is destiny phrase of the weak human heart! 'It is destiny' dark apology for every error! The strong and virtuous admit no destiny — Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton
It has been said that if the opening phrase of a classical minuet can be fitted to the words "Are you the O'Reilly who owns… — Unknown Author
It is the whole modern concept of love which should be re-examined, such as is commonly but transparently expressed in phrases like 'love at first… — Andre Breton
When Harel wished to put a joke or witticism into circulation, he was in the habit of connecting it with some celebrated name, on the… — Unknown Author
The words I use Are everyday words and yet are not the same! You will find no rhymes in my verse, no magic. There are… — Paul Claudel
Asking someone to repeat a phrase you'd not only heard very clearly but were also exceedingly angry about was around Defcon II in the lexicon… — Terry Pratchett
If ask 100 Arkansans about the phrase, 'the public option,' or 'a public option,' you'll get 100 different impressions about what that means. — Bill Halter

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