Terms Quotes
2986 quotes by 2338 authors
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The whole of science, and one is tempted to think the whole of the life of any thinking man, is trying to come to terms…
— David Attenborough
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The last four or five hundred years of European contact with Africa produced a body of literature that presented Africa in a very bad light…
— Chinua Achebe
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For prayer is nothing else than being on terms of friendship with God.
— Teresa of Avila
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I don't need fame any more. People are less interested in me in terms of celebrity. I'm happy to see a new generation being the…
— Dan Aykroyd
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The difference between a tool and a machine is not capable of very precise distinction; nor is it necessary, in a popular explanation of those…
— Charles Babbage
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The core issue here is that the Israeli government refuses to commit to terms of reference for the negotiations that are based on international law…
— Mahmoud Abbas
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This contradiction lies here: they wish God, and they wish humanity. They persist in connecting two terms which, once separated, can come together again only…
— Mikhail Bakunin
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All I've ever ended up with in terms of achievements is the movie, some really stupid anecdotes, a bunch of crosswords that I didn't finish…
— Christian Bale
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In terms of the romantic kind of lead, I just never enjoy those movies very much. Maybe they'll come to interest me more as I…
— Christian Bale
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Nothing is a greater impediment to being on good terms with others than being ill at ease with yourself.
— Honore de Balzac
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The Canadian run can be no different, at least in terms of actual running.
— Dennis Banks
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For over 30 years, the IRA showed that the British government could not rule Ireland on its own terms.
— Gerry Adams
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I am an anarchist in politics and an impressionist in art as well as a symbolist in literature. Not that I understand what these terms…
— Henry Adams
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Not all my shoes are designer. In terms of clothes, everything is on the same level for me. If I like it, it doesn't matter…
— Sophie Ellis Bextor
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Because, you know, resilience - if you think of it in terms of the Gold Rush, then you'd be pretty depressed right now because the…
— Jeff Bezos
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I do not at all have the mind of a bully... in my mind bullies are intolerant of contrary opinion, domineering and rather cowardly. I…
— Conrad Black
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My suggestion is that at each state the proper order of operation of the mind requires an overall grasp of what is generally known, not…
— David Bohm
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Creative thinking - in terms of idea creativity - is not a mystical talent. It is a skill that can be practised and nurtured.
— Edward de Bono
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There are people who say, 'Oh this guy is quite thick.' I think the reason is that, increasingly, I don't mind being simple in terms…
— Alain de Botton
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Nobody can be kinder than the narcissist while you react to life in his own terms.
— Elizabeth Bowen
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