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17019 quotes by 9296 authors
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A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from a ruler whom they consider…
— Aristotle
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It's our hearts and brains that we should exercise more often. You can put on all the makeup you want, but it won't make your…
— Kevyn Aucoin
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You can't put your feet on the ground until you've touched the sky.
— Paul Auster
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I was always interested in French poetry sort of as a sideline to my own work, I was translating contemporary French poets. That kind of…
— Paul Auster
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I don't miss anything ever. Because to me, missing something is like going backward a little bit. I don't miss being in a punk band.…
— Fred Armisen
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Religions have always stressed that compassion is not only central to religious life, it is the key to enlightenment and it the true test of…
— Karen Armstrong
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The values of Islam are expressed by Muslims clearly. September 11 changed the world, and put Muslims on the spotlight.
— Karen Armstrong
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Today we often think that before we start living a religious life we have first to accept the creedal doctrines and that before one can…
— Karen Armstrong
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I joined the swim team when I was 12, and I was the worst kid in the pool - I was put with a group…
— Lance Armstrong
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It suddenly struck me that that tiny pea, pretty and blue, was the Earth. I put up my thumb and shut one eye, and my…
— Neil Armstrong
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I put up my thumb and it blotted out the planet Earth.
— Neil Armstrong
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Yeah, I wasn't chosen to be first. I was just chosen to command that flight. Circumstance put me in that particular role. That wasn't planned…
— Neil Armstrong
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Let me put it this way: I think Republicans tend to keep the ball in play, Democrats go for broke.
— Arthur Ashe
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In the history of Wikileaks, nobody has claimed that the material being put out is not authentic.
— Julian Assange
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I like to juggle with one ball at a time. Then I put the ball down and do nothing for extended periods of time.
— Rowan Atkinson
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Democracy is not something you put away for ten years, and then in the 11th year you wake up and start practicing again. We have…
— Chinua Achebe
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I can mention many moments that were unforgettable and revelatory. But the most single revelatory three minutes was the first time I put on scuba…
— David Attenborough
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I'm absolutely strict about it. When I land, I put my watch right, and I don't care what I feel like, I will go to…
— David Attenborough
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The most extraordinary thing about trying to piece together the missing links in the evolutionary story is that when you do find a missing link…
— David Attenborough
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I've had trouble now and again in Nigeria because I have spoken up about the mistreatment of factions in the country because of difference in…
— Chinua Achebe
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