Representative Quotes
267 quotes by 240 authors
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The gamble of literature is that I make the best work I can; the most truthful, the most representative of how I see things. I…
— Salman Rushdie
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This sordid affair has become an unacceptable distraction for Representative Weiner, his family, his constituents and the House - and for the good of all,…
— Debbie Wasserman Schultz
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Sarah Palin is a symbol of everything that is wrong with the modern United States. As a representative of our political system, she's a new…
— Matt Taibbi
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We have been taught to regard a representative of the people as a sentinel on the watch-tower of liberty.
— Daniel Webster
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The muscular, athletic type is not representative of the human race, who are varied in their physique.
— Vivienne Westwood
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A minister of Jesus Christ should not be regardless of his attitude. If he is the representative of Jesus Christ, his deportment, his attitude, his…
— Ellen G. White
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The power of the silent filibuster to distort Senate politics is now accepted on Capitol Hill and by the press as normal and not worth…
— Juan Williams
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I would like to think that television would be representative of the world we live in.
— Niecy Nash
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For it is my opinion that we enclose and celebrate the freaks of our nation and our civilization. Yellowstone National Park is no more representative…
— John Steinbeck
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Every situation--nay, every moment--is of infinite worth; for it is the representative of a whole eternity.
— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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She hated people who thought too much. At that moment, she struck me as an appropriate representative for almost all mankind.
— Kurt Vonnegut
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Dreams disdain fine lines and finishing touches on landscapes – they content themselves with thick but representative brushstrokes.
— Machado de Assis
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I no longer see Descartes' statement as arbitrary. It is representative of our culture's narcissism. This narcissism leads to a disturbing disrespect for direct experience…
— Derrick Jensen
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A few days after we came home from the hospital, I sent a letter to a friend, including a photo of my son and some…
— Jonathan Safran Foer
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I can’t believe you cheated! (Phobos) I can’t believe you didn’t know it. Man, what kind of god are you? I never knew stupidity had…
— Sherrilyn Kenyon
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...the Magnificent Seven consisted of one swimmer of color, a representative from each extreme of the educational spectrum, a muscle man, a giant, a chameleon,…
— Chris Crutcher
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Even if they were willing to let you remove your Pride from the council's collective influence—and they won't be—there's a reason the council exists. We…
— Rachel Vincent
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In the end, therefore, money will be the one thing people will desire, which is moreover only representative, an abstraction. Nowadays a young man hardly…
— Soren Kierkegaard
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I think Bob appreciated my outfit. He made me buy the more expensive pendant. You might think that was to my disadvantage, but I accept…
— Holly Black
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He’s not feeling well,†Clary said, catching at Simon’s wrist. “We’re going.†“No,†Simon said. “No, I — I need to talk to him. To…
— Cassandra Clare
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