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273 Recognise quotes by 248 unique authors

It's only now that I realize that behaviour always has a context and precedents, it's what you do rather than what you are, although we… — Irvine Welsh
My own view is that the Churches should frankly recognise that the majority of the British people are not Christians and, therefore, cannot be expected… — C.S. Lewis
I recognise Santangelo's dad, who saves police brutality for when he gets to his son. — Melina Marchetta
I hope that the kind reader recognises this as a despairing attempt at humour. — Nancy Springer
We have to recognise that there cannot be relationships unless there is commitment, unless there is loyalty, unless there is love, patience, persistence. — Cornel West
I beg your pardon I didn't recognise you - I've changed a lot. — Oscar Wilde
I knew that the world around you is only uninteresting if you can't see what is really going on. The place you come from is… — David Malouf
We might have been ready to offer sympathy, but in actuality there were stronger reasons to want to congratulate her for having found such a… — Alain de Botton
Another thing is, people lose perspective. It is a cultural trait in America to think in terms of very short time periods. My advice is:… — Winona LaDuke
All thought of something is at the same time self-consciousness [...] At the root of all our experiences and all our reflections, we find [...]… — Maurice Merleau-Ponty
To gaze into another persons face is to do two things: to recognise their humanity and to assert your own. — Lawrence Hill
People talk of beauty lightly, and having no feeling for words, they use that one carelessly, so that it loses its force; and the thing… — W. Somerset Maugham
In ten minutes they will have arrived on campus. George will have to be George; the George they have named and will recognise. So now… — Christopher Isherwood
He was the first to recognise me, and to love what he saw. — Charlotte Bronte
I would recognise myself in each of his translations and he would feel betrayed and annoyed whenever I didn't write something the way he would… — Eduardo Galeano
Pregnancy humbles husbands. After an initial rush of male pride they quickly recognise the minor role that nature had assigned them in the drama of… — Jeffrey Eugenides
It seems that most of us could benefit from a brush with a near-fatal disaster to help us recognise the important things that we are… — Alain de Botton
Explore me' you said and I collected my ropes, flasks and maps, expecting to be back home soon. I dropped into the mass of you… — Jeanette Winterson
Personally I think that grammar is a way to attain Beauty. When you speak, or read, or write, you can tell if you've spoken or… — Muriel Barbery
A young nurse, someone new whom he didn't recognise, came up to Henry and patted him on the arm. "Are you a friend or a… — Jamie Ford

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