Rare Quotes

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Love is a rare and valuable thing, and you don't get to choose its object. You just go around getting hung up on all the… — Elif Batuman
I can honestly say [that writing] is the best life there is, because you get to live within the realm of your own mind, and… — Elizabeth Gilbert
The world is so full of people who are grabbing and self-seeking. So the rare individual who unselfishly tries to serve others has an enormous… — Dale Carnegie
The workman of today works every day in his life at the same tasks, and this fate is no less absurd. But it is tragic… — Albert Camus
As an art form, opera is a rare and remarkable creation. For me, it expresses aspects of the human drama that cannot be expressed in… — Luciano Pavarotti
The trouble with most of us is that we keep our eyes closed to opportunities that thrust themselves at us; and rare is the man… — Dale Carnegie
But sometimes life gives us those rare moments where we do see chance as itâ€™s happening. And in those moments, we have a choice. And… — Jessi Kirby
I am not greedy. I do not seek to possess the major portion of your days. I am content if, on those rare occasions whose… — Maya Deren
Time itself made all things rare. — Lionel Shriver
Nima Shirazi is a rare voice of rational analysis and political insight that provides an eloquent counter to the pervasive absurdities that make up popular… — Susan Abulhawa
A young pianist & composer who has demonstrated an exceptional creativity, in both his playing & his writing, as well as showing us all, his… — Steve Lacy
Frederick Franck is one of a rare and precious breedâ€”an authentic troubadour whose lyricism is pure in word and image. He quietly roams our materialistic… — Jacob Needleman
A sage once said, â€˜How shall I open my heart, oh friend? It is forbidden for me to speak. I am about to die for… — Trevor Hall
Most of us assume that human beings have free will. However, . . . [we] are very much conditioned by our species, culture, family, and… — Ravi Ravindra
A number of rare or newly experienced foods have been claimed to be aphrodisiacs. At one time this quality was even ascribed to the tomato.… — Jane Grigson
Become a good noticer. Pay attention to the feelings, hunches, and intuitions that flood your life each day. If you do, you will see that… — Larry Dossey
Climbing Jacob''s Ladder is a gutsy, glowing account of one man's encounter with a potent spiritual practice and how it transformed his life. This is… — Larry Dossey
We are rare and precious because we are alive, because we can think as well as we can. We are privileged to influence and perhaps… — Carl Sagan
All intimacy is rare-that's what makes it precious. — Amy Bloom
To be oneself is a rare thing, and a great one. — Ursula K. Le Guin

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