Simply Quotes

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Writing novels preserves you in a state of innocence - a lot passes you by - simply because your attention is otherwise diverted. — Anita Brookner
Life... is not simply a series of exciting new ventures. The future is not always a whole new ball game. There tends to be unfinished… — Anita Brookner
Bad taste is simply saying the truth before it should be said. — Mel Brooks
I found that if I offered to cook for a girl, my odds improved radically over simply asking a girl out. Through my efforts to… — Alton Brown
Good manners sometimes means simply putting up with other people's bad manners. — H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Anyone who's tried to pay a heating bill, fill a prescription, or simply buy groceries knows all too well that the current minimum wage does… — Sherrod Brown
There's been a lot of talk of me being a one-man show but that's simply not the case. We win games when I score 40… — Kobe Bryant
Nature is not simply a technical or economical resource, and human beings are not mere numbers. To suggest that one can somehow align all the… — James Buchan
Words are beautiful but restricted. They're very masculine, with a compact frame. But voice is over the dark, the place where there's nothing to hang… — Jeff Buckley
It seems to me that the idea traditionally defended of endeavoring to maintain existing ethnic balances simply doesn't work any more. — William F. Buckley, Jr.
Of the billionaires I have known, money just brings out the basic traits in them. If they were jerks before they had money, they are… — Warren Buffett
We simply attempt to be fearful when others are greedy and to be greedy only when others are fearful. — Warren Buffett
I'm simply the mom who makes the lunch, drives to school, finds where the toys are, washes the clothes, and I'm here to play. And… — Sandra Bullock
An actress who has the gift of swaying the emotions of an audience, of compelling tribute of tears, or of moving the public to joyous… — Billie Burke
I learned firsthand that there would simply be no wars if people engaged in real conversation. — Mark Burnett
The world wasn't a more tolerant place when I was a young man. Rather, they simply sidestepped all the issues. — William S. Burroughs
I started to write in about 1950; I was thirty-five at the time; there didn't seem to be any strong motivation. I simply was endeavoring… — William S. Burroughs
Conducting, I tried it once off the cuff, and quickly realized there were subtle aspects that I was missing. There is a lot more to… — Carter Burwell
It's good for everyone to understand that they are to love their enemies, simply because your enemies show you things about yourself you need to… — Gary Busey
Nothing stops the man who desires to achieve. Every obstacle is simply a course to develop his achievement muscle. It's a strengthening of his powers… — Thomas Carlyle
It is important from time to time to slow down, to go away by yourself, and simply be. — Eileen Caddy
African-Americans have been brainwashed into not being open-minded, not even considering a conservative point of view. I have received some of that same vitriol simply… — Herman Cain
The way to connect with voters on the plan is to simply give the facts. Fifty per cent of taxpayers pay 97 per cent of… — Herman Cain
People feel that the EU is heading in a direction that they never signed up to. They resent the interference in our national life by… — David Cameron
I think we need to just be very clear about what we're trying to do in Afghanistan. Frankly, we're not trying to create the perfect… — David Cameron

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