Plain Quotes

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There is something about a Luger that separates it from all other handguns, and Luger devotees and Luger society members speak of it in romantic… — Dick Cavett
A small gold plain cross was passed down from my grandma to my mom, then to me, and now to my daughter. It is always… — Liya Kebede
The Book of Mormon, the record of Joseph, verifies and clarifies the Bible. It removes stumbling blocks; it restores many plain and precious things. — Ezra Taft Benson
Communication between band-mates is imperative. Communication is the key to any healthy relationship. If I need to be checked, I expect to hear it put… — Phil Anselmo
Not just my parents, but teachers, friends, mentors - a host of people are to be thanked for any success I have had, and a… — Ellen McLaughlin
Like so many poor Ilokanos, my grandparents left their village, for it could no longer sustain them. The Ilocos is a narrow coastal plain where,… — F. Sionil Jose
When I write legally, I try to write very plain, very vanilla, very clear. — William Lashner
If you are dressing up, then dress to the hilt, else let it go easy. But no matter what, pay attention to the nails. Whether… — Sonam Kapoor
I must return to my old comrades of the Great War - to the brown, the treeless, the flat and grave-set plain of Flanders -… — Henry Williamson
In prose, I think you sometimes have to write in very plain language, where every line may not seem to be so important, though in… — Grace Paley
It is plain indeed that in spite of later estrangement Hobbits are relatives of ours: far nearer to us than Elves, or even than Dwarves.… — J.R.R. Tolkien
I am not a fancy cook or an ambitious cook. I am a plain old cook. — Laurie Colwin
Four hundred or so people lived in Knockemstiff in 1957, nearly all of them connected by blood through one godforsaken calamity or another, be it… — Donald Ray Pollock
There are still thousands of people dying every year in Laos, mostly children and farmers, from unexploded anti-personnel ordnance that the U.S. simply saturated much… — Noam Chomsky
Using animals for entertainment is big business, plain and simple. — Jane Velez-Mitchell
Handwritten political posters - often composed in an artless and unadorned style, usually just words on plain white paper - were ubiquitous in South Korea… — Kim Young-ha
Plain and simple, Congress must act to meet the needs of our constituents. We can do that by strengthening families, increasing the minimum wage, and… — Paul Tonko
Stages of life are artifacts. Adolescence is a useful contrivance, midlife is a moving target, senior citizens are an interest group, and tweenhood is just… — Jill Lepore
One of the eternal mysteries of ballet is how untalented choreographers find backers for their work, and then find good dancers to perform in it.… — Robert Gottlieb
Washington has a tendency to hold other powers to standards that it routinely flaunts - plain and simple. — Thomas P.M. Barnett

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