Second Quotes

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Back in George W. Bush's second term, when diplomatic realism began to overtake foolish bellicosity, the president developed one of his patented nicknames for the… — Joe Klein
The mind of the polyglot is a very particular thing, and scientists are only beginning to look closely at how acquiring a second language influences… — Jeffrey Kluger
All of us learn to write in the second grade. Most of us go on to greater things. — Bobby Knight
Americans are not intrinsically imperial, but we ended up dominant by default: Europe disappeared after the Second World War, the Soviet Union disappeared in 1991,… — Charles Krauthammer
The two most important requirements for major success are: first, being in the right place at the right time, and second, doing something about it. — Ray Kroc
But I think what made me go into theater was seeing my mother onstage. The first thing she did was Mrs. Frank in 'The Diary… — Tony Kushner
I am not a second option person. It is that or nothing. If it is not the way I see it I prefer not to… — Karl Lagerfeld
What I like about music is the songs you can remember the lines of in a single second. — Karl Lagerfeld
I loved every second of Catholic church. I loved the sickly sweet rotting-pomegranate smells of the incense. I loved the overwrought altar, the birdbath of… — Anne Lamott
Carole King's second album, 'Tapestry,' has fulfilled the promise of her first and confirmed the fact that she is one of the most creative figures… — Jon Landau
I quickly realized that this medium had a lot to offer someone like me. To do Disney-quality hand-drawn cartoons, you have to be a master… — John Lasseter
I was taught from a young age that many people would treat me as a second-class citizen because I was African-American and because I was… — Queen Latifah
The mall tour was right off of my second record, before it came out. It was very different. I did an acoustic performance every day… — Avril Lavigne
It is a fine thing to establish one's own religion in one's heart, not to be dependent on tradition and second-hand ideals. Life will seem… — D. H. Lawrence
My cousin cleaned out a shotgun for me and let me carry it around the house, because he said, 'Anybody who knows anything about guns… — Jennifer Lawrence
My charity is in the business of helping firefighters in any way that we can. For instance, after 9/11 we were the second-fastest charity to… — Denis Leary
When I sent those scripts, that was the lowest point of my life. We'd just had our second son, and when I went to collect… — Ang Lee
One way to think about the magnitude of the changes to come is to think about how you went about your business before powerful Web… — Tim Berners-Lee
There is only one real sin and that is to persuade oneself that the second best is anything but second best. — Doris Lessing
What's terrible is to pretend that second-rate is first-rate. To pretend that you don't need love when you do; or you like your work when… — Doris Lessing

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