Second Quotes

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There's such a freewheeling nature to 'Second City,' and the greatest thing about 'Second City' was having a sophisticated audience night after night who appreciated… — Steve Carell
Do the duty which lies nearest to you, the second duty will then become clearer. — Thomas Carlyle
The first man gets the oyster, the second man gets the shell. — Andrew Carnegie
I have two different categories of favorite films. One is the emotional favorites, which means these are generally films that I saw when I was… — John Carpenter
I had very good support from Democrats and Republicans all throughout my administration. I had a very high batting average. We added more jobs per… — Jimmy Carter
The Carter Center has the only existing international taskforce on disease eradication. Which means a total elimination of a disease on the face of the… — Jimmy Carter
To me, photography is the simultaneous recognition, in a fraction of a second, of the significance of an event. — Henri Cartier-Bresson
To take photographs means to recognize - simultaneously and within a fraction of a second - both the fact itself and the rigorous organization of… — Henri Cartier-Bresson
By recollecting the pleasures I have had formerly, I renew them, I enjoy them a second time, while I laugh at the remembrance of troubles… — Giacomo Casanova
Lance Armstrong, the famous cyclist and more importantly, cancer survivor, has said 'if you ever get a second chance for something, you've got to go… — Michael N. Castle
Alcohol is like love. The first kiss is magic, the second is intimate, the third is routine. After that you take the girl's clothes off. — Raymond Chandler
Someday, after mastering the winds, the waves, the tides and gravity, we shall harness for God the energies of love, and then, for a second… — Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
A stiff apology is a second insult... The injured party does not want to be compensated because he has been wronged; he wants to be… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
When you are aspiring to the highest place, it is honorable to reach the second or even the third rank. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
Too much mercy... often resulted in further crimes which were fatal to innocent victims who need not have been victims if justice had been put… — Agatha Christie
I once won a second prize in a history concert. My parents came to the ceremony. Somebody else had won the prize for best all-around… — Amy Chua
A friend is, as it were, a second self. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
Two qualities are indispensable: first, an intellect that, even in the darkest hour, retains some glimmerings of the inner light which leads to truth; and… — Carl von Clausewitz
When we played softball, I'd steal second base, feel guilty and go back. — Woody Allen
Voters tell politicians what they want through the ballot box. Constantly second-guessing them by speculating whether the parties should gang up on each other misses… — Nick Clegg

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