Preferably Quotes
94 quotes by 81 authors
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A system of world order-preferably a system of world government -is mandatory... The proud nations someday will see the light and, for the common good…
— Walter Cronkite
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What we call happiness in the strictest sense comes from the (preferably sudden) satisfaction of needs which have been dammed up to a high degree.
— Sigmund Freud
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What I mean by that is that the point of life, as I see it, is not to write books or scale mountains or sail…
— Bernard Cornwell
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Deals are my art form. Other people paint beautifully on canvas or write wonderful poetry. I like making deals, preferably big deals. That's how I…
— Ed Koch
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Knowledge is what we get when an observer, preferably a scientifically trained observer, provides us with a copy of reality that we can all recognize.
— Christopher Lasch
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The most important thing for workers to understand is that you have to make yourself indispensable. You must make money for your employer or make…
— Bill O'Reilly
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I love the ending of a movie where two people end up together. Preferably if there's rain and an airport or running or a confession…
— Taylor Swift
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Short naps are good. Given modern workplace demands, this is not possible for many people - but if you have the option, try napping for…
— Andrew Weil
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I picked up one of the books and flipped through it. Don't get me wrong, I like reading. But some books should come with warning…
— Laurie Halse Anderson
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The single best way to develop leaders . . . is to take people out of their safe environment and away from the people they…
— Bruce Wilkinson
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People like you to be something, preferably what they are.
— John Steinbeck
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The true hero is flawed. The true test of a champion is not whether he can triumph, but whether he can overcome obstacles - preferably…
— Garth Stein
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The franchise and the virus work on the same principle, what thrives in one place will thrive in another. You just have to find a…
— Neal Stephenson
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We'd all do well to start over again, preferably with kindergarten.
— Kurt Vonnegut
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I believe there's something very salutary in, say, beating up a gay-bashing policeman. Preferably one fights through the courts, through the laws, through education, but…
— Gore Vidal
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Success nullifies. You then have to do it again, preferably differently
— Karl Lagerfeld
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My father used to say that it’s not enough to just beat an attacker off. You have to hurt them enough that they’ll know not…
— Sherrilyn Kenyon
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Asmodeus! You don’t see her, do you hear me? (Jericho) Completely blind, Minor Master. Hearing is intact. Is there anyone here besides the two of…
— Sherrilyn Kenyon
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He would not mind hearing Petrus's story one day. But preferably not reduced to English. More and more he is convinced that English is an…
— J M Coetzee
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Please, if one of us cries, let both of us cry. But preferably neither of us.
— Erich Segal
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