Single Quotes
6885 quotes by 4169 authors
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Evolution is no linear family tree, but change in the single multidimensional being that has grown to cover the entire surface of Earth.
— Lynn Margulis
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Out of pure spite we pretty much always said the opposite of what the other said, no matter what they said, only to mark distance.…
— Varg Vikernes
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All the men and women whom I have faced at that final moment, convince me that in what I have done, I have not prevented…
— Albert Pierrepoint
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Just like a spider with a line of silk! Did you ever see them throw themselves out into space to weave? They're taking a chance,…
— Olivia Goldsmith
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The Copernican revolution brought about by Kant was, I think, the most important single turning point in the history of philosophy.
— Bryan Magee
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You are writing the story of your only life every single minute of every day.
— Katherine Center
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If you do just one thing—make one conscious choice—that can change the world, go organic. Buy organic food. Stop using chemicals and start supporting organic…
— Maria Rodale
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Every woman whether rich or poor, married or single, has a circle of influence within which, according to her character, she is exerting a certain…
— John Angell James
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Learning to write . . . is a desperately idiosyncratic, eccentric, single-souled, lifelong quest.
— Bret Lott
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As Walt Whitman correctly surmised, we are large and we harbour multitudes within us. And those multitudes are locked in chronic battle. There is an…
— Damian Thompson
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The one single factor that determines society’s success is the percentage of change-makers within it.
— Bill Drayton
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I'm really proud of you for having come this far — every single one of you, wherever you are, you're on your way — you…
— Ysabella Brave
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No single achievement in science is possible without the painstaking work of the many hundreds who have built the foundation on which all new work…
— Polykarp Kusch
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Nearly all the Gauls are of a lofty stature, white, and of ruddy complexion; terrible from the sternness of their eyes, very quarrelsome, and of…
— Ammianus Marcellinus
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The modern world needs people with a complex identity who are intellectually autonomous and prepared to cope with uncertainty; who are able to tolerate ambiguity…
— Robert J. Havighurst
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Great brands are like great stories. And every story has a beginning, a middle, and an end. And our job is to make sure that…
— Kevin Plank
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In the Modern Age, there are still those who refuse to contradict a single word of the Bible, even though the Bible contradicts itself.
— Jonathan Clements
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I’m not saying this is an absolute but in a way, if you’re not having kids – who gives a damn? Love who you want.…
— Nick Cassavetes
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Every great accomplishment starts with a first step. No matter how big your goals are. No matter how great your plans are. No matter how…
— Clifton Anderson
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My most prized possession was my lanyard of Lip Smackers I tore it out of the confines of the paper package, which read “all the…
— Janet Mock
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