Supposedly Quotes

170 Supposedly quotes by 163 unique authors

The difference between an admirer and a follower still remains, no matter where you are. The admirer never makes any true sacrifices. He always plays… — Soren Kierkegaard
Between the Great Depression and the 1970s, private business was viewed with suspicion even in most capitalist economies. Businesses were, so the story goes, seen… — Ha-Joon Chang
Cheat? Good heavens, this is an amateur cricket match amongst leading prep schools, I'm an Englishman and a schoolmaster supposedly setting an example to his… — Stephen Fry
The theme of the dance was "Great Romances," or some such nonsense. There were projections of supposedly great couples from the past on the walls… — Gabrielle Zevin
There was no warning before the outbreaks began. One day, things were normal; the next, people who were supposedly dead were getting up and attacking… — Mira Grant
The first supermarket supposedly appeared on the American landscape in 1946. That is not very long ago. Until then, where was all the food? Dear… — Joel Salatin
Women in the postfeminist era, while supposedly strong and commanding and equal to men in every sense, looked weaker and smaller than ever before. — Portia de Rossi
The very freedom which the sinner supposedly exercises in his self-indulgence is only another proof that he is ruled by the tyrant. — Fulton J. Sheen
We have to keep company with supposedly bad characters if we are to survive and not succumb to mental atrophy. People of good character, so… — Thomas Bernhard
I feel closer ties and more intimate bonds with certain characters in books, with certain images I’ve seen in engravings, than with many supposedly real… — Fernando Pessoa
For disappearing acts, it's hard to beat what happens to the eight hours supposedly left after eight of sleep and eight of work. — Doug Larson
If people knew what Matisse, supposedly the painter of happiness, had gone through, the anguish and tragedy he had to overcome to manage to capture… — Henri Matisse
Scientific evidence for God's existence is being claimed today by theists, many of whom carry respectable scientific or philosophical credentials. He who is neither a… — Victor J. Stenger
Why would you get up there and bore people? I never have figured that out. These people are supposedly in the entertainment industry, and they… — Bill Murray
In the Pythagorean system, thinking about numbers, or doing mathematics, was an inherently masculine task. Mathematics was associated with the gods, and with transcendence from… — Margaret Wertheim
Anytime there is a Bigfoot show, where they supposedly have recordings of him, I am watching. I love the idea of Bigfoot. I want him… — Allen Covert
Even when EPA subjects its science to peer review, the agency often stacks the deck of supposedly independent advisory panels by including members who are… — Ralph Hall
Part of the job for me and others from El Paso who live along the border is to dispel the myths about how supposedly dangerous… — Beto O'Rourke
Discussions of the economy, especially during times of crisis, are often framed in terms of lessons we supposedly learned during the Depression of the 1930s.… — Thomas Woods
One of the eternal mysteries of ballet is how untalented choreographers find backers for their work, and then find good dancers to perform in it.… — Robert Gottlieb
I just saw a clip of Maria Bamford. She has a comedy show that was filmed and performed from her bed - the whole thing… — Dana Schutz
We are placed in the genus of Homo, which is Latin for man - Homo sapiens: supposedly wise men. I sometimes think - wonder -… — Donald Johanson
Pets are supposedly a great way to meet people. — Reem Acra
For a movement supposedly devoted to conserving the past, conservatives are oh-so-splendid at forgetting their own past. — Rick Perlstein
Nowadays, a critic has to watch 700, 800 films a year, and I know through experience, being a juror in prestigious film festivals where supposedly… — Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu

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