Rarely Quotes

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Rarely have Americans lived through so much change, in so many ways, in so short a time. Quietly, but with gathering force, the ground has… — William J. Clinton
California is now a valuable touchstone to the country, a warning of what not to do. Rarely has a single generation inherited so much natural… — Victor Davis Hanson
Anger is a response that can lead to harm if we don't evaluate what we are upset about. Ask yourself what you are afraid of,… — Jennifer James
She had her own way of doing all that she did, and this is the simplest description of a character which, although by no means… — Henry James
I never turn down requests for interviews. I'm just rarely asked. — Bob Ross
People rarely do what they don't want to. — Peter De Vries
Perfect courage and utter cowardice are two extremes which rarely occur. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Wives rarely fuss about their beauty To guarantee their mate's affection. — Moliere
Nature is rarely allowed to enter the sacred portals of civilized society. — Hendrik Willem van Loon
In England, rock music very rarely infiltrates the charts, but country music even less so. — Joe Elliott
Very rarely is there actually a functional reason for a fashion rule — Valerie Steele
Two main groups like to drop the readymade bomb—galleries and art historians. Galleries love to drop the Duchamp brand because dealers can try to convince… — Paddy Johnson
Happy people rarely correct their faults; they consider themselves vindicated, since fortune endorses their evil ways. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
The man who will follow precedent, but never create one, is merely an obvious example of the routineer. You find him desperately numerous in the… — Walter Lippmann
The ordinary politician has a very low estimate of human nature. In his daily life he comes into contact chiefly with persons who want to… — Walter Lippmann
The need to express oneself in writing springs from a mal-adjustment to life, or from an inner conflict which the adolescent (or the grown man)… — Andre Maurois
I believe that all true art is classic, but the dictates of the mind rarely permit of its being recognized as such when it first… — Marcel Proust
A very populous city can rarely, if ever, be well governed. — Aristotle
Life under a good government is rarely dramatic; life under a bad government is always so. — Oscar Wilde
In all cities, the better classes - the business men - are the sources of corruption, but they are so rarely pursued and caught that… — Lincoln Steffens
There can be no doubt that this possessive clinging to things is one of the most harmful habits in the [christian] life. Because it is… — Aiden Wilson Tozer
People who rarely read long books, or even short stories, still appreciate the greatest examples of the shortest literary genres. I have long been fascinated… — Gary Saul Morson
As a traditionally risk-averse nation, India has rarely been at the forefront of innovation. Indian companies have mostly imitated others and became very good at… — Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
Chastity more rarely follows fear, or a resolution, or a vow, than it is the mere effect of lack of appetite and, sometimes even, of… — Andre Gide
I believe that in every circumstance I have been able to see rather clearly the most advantageous course I could follow, which is very rarely… — Andre Gide

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