Rare Quotes

1409 Rare quotes by 1067 unique authors

People often find it easier to refute a fake extreme opponent than a more cautious real one, so they knock down the straw man instead.… — Unknown Author
War has been more common than peace, and extended periods of peace have been rare in a world divided into multiple states — Donald Kagan
Mass killings have gone from being an extremely rare occurrence to a common occurrence. — Unknown Author
Patience is a crucial but rare investment commodity. — David Dreman
From the beginning of the Radiation Laboratory, I have had the rare good fortune of being in the center of a group of men of… — Ernest Lawrence
Readers will stand up and cheer for Karen Fox's Prince of Charming! Finally, a heroine who's a real woman. Finally, a hero who knows what… — Maggie Shayne
Later when I thought of the chickens, one of those rare pale blue eggs rose up into my throat. The chickens had been part of… — Melissa Coleman
Any feeling that I was enriching my mind from those surrounding me was unfortunately rare with me. — Georg Brandes
This is an extremely ambitious book. In addition to science and mathematics, Byers brings to bear insights from literature, philosophy, religion, history, anthropology, medicine, and… — Joseph Auslander
My prayer today is to not be negative about anything for one day. It is so easy to be disappointed, critical, cynical. Nothing is easier… — Caroline Myss
It is a rare and beautiful thing when we choose to offer love in situations when most people would choose to scorn or ignore. — Lysa TerKeurst
How can we keep the government we create from becoming a Frankenstein that will destroy the very freedom we establish it to protect? Freedom is… — Milton Friedman
When did the business community in America become so sensitive? ... that we have to treat like some type of rare exotic animal - don't… — Bill Maher
Happiness is having a rare steak, a bottle of whiskey, and a dog to eat the rare steak. — Johnny Carson
Cancer is really a slew of rare diseases. Lung cancer has 700 sub-types, breast cancer has 30,000 mutations which means that every cancer in its… — Patrick Soon-Shiong
Belgium, where there occurred one of the rare appearances of the hero in history, was lifted above herself by the uncomplicated conscience of her King… — Barbara Tuchman
It's a rare human being who understands intellectually and emotionally the freedoms contained within our Constitution and the right of every human being to make… — Geoffrey Fieger
We need better things, not more. We should not pollute the world with meaningless, unused things when we can make and support things of rare… — Daphne Guinness
Natalie Bakopoulos has that rare gift, the ability to imagine a traumatic historical event in the form of individual lives and ordinary details. The Green… — Elizabeth Kostova
Truth is rare fruit in garden of murder. — Earl Derr Biggers
While love is common, true love is rare, and I believe that few people are fortunate enough to experience it. The roads of regular love… — David Buss
Seek wisdom in books, rare manuscripts, and cryptic poems if you will, but seek it out also in simple stones, and fragile herbs, and in… — Scott Cunningham
Michael Koryta is that rare author who is at once a compelling story teller and a fantastic writer. From the first sentence of THOSE WHO… — Lisa Unger
It's a rare gift to understand that your life is wondrous, and that it won't last forever. — Steven Galloway
I absolutely fell in love with David Cristofanos writing. THE GIRL SHE USED TO BE is that rare novel--its the one youve been looking for… — Unknown Author

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