Rare Quotes

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Some like to think that a keen appreciation of art can actually make us better people - more just, more moral, more sensitive, more understanding.… — Paul Auster
If you want to maximize your expected utility, you try to save the world and the future of intergalactic civilization instead of donating your money… — Eliezer Yudkowsky
Spotting a rare bird is never worth the bite of a cur. Once bitten by a German shepherd, I knew that I preferred cats, even… — James D. Watson
Marie Curie is my hero. Few people have accomplished something so rare - changing science. And as hard as that is, she had to do… — Alan Alda
People getting rich in a free society in general - with some scammy exceptions, which are rare - makes everyone else richer, too. — Ben Stein
The best times I had on film sets were the times the director let me express myself, but those were rare. — Mara Wilson
We are living in one of those rare moments in history when things may come apart and be put back together again in ways that… — Robert Darnton
Everyone wants to be paid well - I know that I certainly do. But there are lots of other satisfactions that we get from our… — Jeffrey Toobin
I live in a post-Christian world in Oxford; it is quite rare to meet somebody who is religious in academic life now, and there is… — Richard Dawkins
Leonardo DiCaprio is a rare phenomenon. Whereas for so many celebrities an interest in the environment is a fashionable accessory, for DiCaprio it is a… — Zac Goldsmith
Nearly all men and women are poetical, to some extent, but very few can be called poets. There are great poets, small poets, and men… — Orson F. Whitney
When I grew up in India, telephones were a rarity. In fact, they were so rare that elected members of Parliament had the right to… — Shashi Tharoor
Hard work opens doors and shows the world that you are serious about being one of those rare - and special - human beings who… — Robin S. Sharma
Over the years, I have studied church history as well as the contemporary church, and I noticed how rare it is for a God-glorifying transition… — C. J. Mahaney
True idealists are rare; they are the dedicated workers, who would, if need be, die at the stake. — Henry Williamson
Having women on boards is good for women, good for the economy and good for society. A win-win-win outcome: how rare. — Noreena Hertz
Reading great dialogue as an actor is such a rare privilege. — Max Casella
The joy of style lies not in how we look to other people, but in how we look to ourselves - and the most memorable… — Simon Van Booy
My husband is that rare man who is blessed with the ability to see the big picture but will not ignore the smallest detail. He… — Nita Ambani
Most of us cluster somewhere in the middle of most statistical distributions. But there are lots of bell curves, and pretty much everyone is on… — Virginia Postrel

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