Rare Quotes

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The rare pleasure of being seen for what one is, compensates for the misery of being it. — Margaret Drabble
Curiosity is idle only to those who fail to realize that it may be a very rare and indispensable thing. — James Harvey Robinson
The American people have a right to know on the rare occasions in which their money is used to invest in private operations, if you… — Darrell Issa
I thought that, with so much current attention focused on the topic of North Korea, I might share what I think are three books which… — Adam Johnson
I stopped getting nervous a long time ago, so any time I do get nervous, which is rare - about work, anyway - I always… — Joseph Gordon-Levitt
It is really rare to find someone you really, really love and that you want to spend your life with and all that stuff that… — Harry Connick, Jr.
It must be quite rare for an interviewer to be interviewed. — William Hague
I happen to be one of those rare actors that actually loves very intelligent and well-acted science fiction. — Richard Hatch
The documented incidences of voter fraud are very rare, yet throughout the country, forces have mobilized in over 30 states to stop it. These efforts… — John Lewis
Panic is rare, looting is essentially insignificant, people are not terrified and trampling each other to flee from a disaster scene, but in fact are… — Rebecca Solnit
On the rare occasions when U.N. blue helmets have made the news in the past, it has unfortunately too often been in the context of… — Samantha Power
Sensitive people faced with the prospect of a camera portrait put on a face they think is the one they would like to show to… — Irving Penn
One rare and exceptional deed is worth far more than a thousand commonplace ones. — Saint Ignatius
The big pay-off was to work as an artist and gain some shred of respect from your friends, who were also artists. But there was… — Edward Ruscha
The friendship between a man and a woman which does not lead to marriage or desire for marriage may be a life long experience of… — Anna Garlin Spencer
At different states in our lives, the signs of love may vary: dependence, attraction, contentment, worry, loyalty, grief, but at the heart, the source is… — Soren Kierkegaard
A lively, disinterested, persistent liking for truth is extraordinarily rare. Action and faith enslave thought, both of them in order not to be troubled or… — Henri Frederic Amiel
We catch on to the truth and technique of expectation in those rare moments when we are stirred by an awareness of a guidance seemingly… — Unknown Author
Moral courage is a more rare commodity than bravery in battle or great intelligence. — Robert Francis Kennedy
Love may exist without jealousy, although this is rare; but jealousy may exist without love, and this is common — Rufus Wainwright

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