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Nothing is more terrible than to see ignorance in action. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
There is nothing so terrible as activity without insight. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
The fishermen know that the sea is dangerous and the storm terrible, but they have never found these dangers sufficient reason for remaining ashore. — Vincent Van Gogh
When I have a terrible need of - shall I say the word - religion. Then I go out and paint the stars. — Vincent Van Gogh
Morality and its victim, the mother - what a terrible picture! Is there indeed anything more terrible, more criminal, than our glorified sacred function of… — Emma Goldman
I have a really terrible sense of direction. — Joseph Gordon-Levitt
If I could cause world peace by taking someone out to lunch, I'd go, 'Well, war isn't that terrible.' — Gilbert Gottfried
The terrible thing about the quest for truth is that you find it. — Remy de Gourmont
I have terrible handwriting. I now say it's a learning disability... but a nun who was a very troubled woman hit me over the fingers… — Andrew Greeley
I'm not denying that monopolies are terrible things, but I am denying that it is readily easy to resolve them through legislation of that nature. — Alan Greenspan
I get terrible butterflies. Before I go onstage, I'll have to freak out for five minutes. I scream. It seems to help! — Josh Groban
It's a terrible thing for a book, when you feel like you're supposed to like it. — Lev Grossman
I hate the idea of making any of my children into a mini-me. That would be terrible. — Daphne Guinness
Natural Texas politicians make terrible, terrible presidential candidates. Phil Gramm, I remember the 'Phil Gramm for President' campaign. I thought that was the worst thing… — Gail Collins
For many centuries, suicides were treated like criminals by the society. That is part of the terrible legacy that has come down into society's method… — Judy Collins
Each of us should think of the future. Every puff on a cigarette is another tick closer to a time bomb of terrible consequences. Christopher… — Ray Comfort
I get terrible reviews everywhere I go. — Harry Connick, Jr.
There's some things I can't write about, just terrible personal tragedies. — Harry Connick, Jr.
I have been made redundant before and it is a terrible blow; redundant is a rotten word because it makes you think you are useless. — Billy Connolly
I was terrible at maths, but I could grasp science, and I used to love to read about the lives of the scientists. I wanted… — Francis Ford Coppola
I write on weekends, on vacation, and, really - on deadline and on my floor. Both terrible for the back. — Sloane Crosley
I now know my right from my left and my up from my down. Unluckily, my terrible sense of direction remains. For me, to live… — Sloane Crosley
It's a positive thing to talk about terrible things and make people laugh about them. — Louis C. K.
As a young performer, I didn't know that you can have a great time playing someone in terrible crisis. The more you know it's not… — Claire Danes
I think that lawyers are terrible at admitting that they're wrong. And not just admitting it - also realizing it. — Alan Dershowitz

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