They Rarely Quotes
36 quotes by 35 authors
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Heat and animosity, contest and conflict, may sharpen the wits, although they rarely do; they never strengthen the understanding, clear the perspicacity, guide the judgment,…
— Walter Savage Landor
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Women see through each other, but they rarely look into themselves.
— Theodor Reik
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Most restaurants fail. The sad ones are stillborn. The mad ones flourish within the bustle and excitement of fame, notoriety, the thrill of the new.…
— Sam Sifton
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Now they talk on the radio about the record set by (Babe) Ruth, and (Joe) DiMaggio and Henry Aaron. But they rarely mention mine. Do…
— Roger Maris
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I was born and raised in the high desert of Nevada in a tiny town called Searchlight. My dad was a hard rock miner. My…
— Harry Reid
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Because women live creatively, they rarely experience the need to depict or write about that which to them is a primary experience and which men…
— Ashley Montagu
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While [the] precious, vital message [of the Restoration] has been proclaimed across the world, Satan has been most effective in causing people to ignore it…
— Richard G. Scott
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I think that there is a problem with rewards and consequences because in the long run, they rarely work in the ways we hope. In…
— Marshall B. Rosenberg
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My fear is that of all the choices people face today, the one they rarely consider is, "How can I serve most effectively and fruitfully…
— Kevin DeYoung
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Those who plan do better than those who do not plan, even should they rarely stick to their plan.
— Winston Churchill
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Educational reforms are like ripe fruit. They rarely travel well.
— Andy Hargreaves
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Men often treat others worse than they treat themselves, but they rarely treat anyone better. It is the height of folly to expect consideration and…
— Thomas Szasz
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Naturally, no one knows more about music than musicians. They talk about their own work all the time, but they rarely get to talk about…
— Michael Azerrad
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Of course, I'm not often the top dog, but sometimes it's better not to be top dog, because you last longer. If a movie or…
— Charles Durning
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Free will exists within each of us. Most people choose not to use their free will, so consequently they rarely alter their karmic patterns.
— Frederick Lenz
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Most children are given far too much praise for their early drawings, so much so that they rarely learn the ability to refine their first…
— Charles de Lint
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The nearer we come to great men the more clearly we see that they are only men. They rarely seem great to their valets.
— Jean de la Bruyere
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Others -- as most legislators, politicians, lawyers, ministers, and office-holders -- serve the state chiefly with their heads; and, as they rarely make any moral…
— Henry David Thoreau
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The Italians are not passionate: passion has deep reserves. They are easily moved, and often affectionate, but they rarely have any abiding passion of any…
— D. H. Lawrence
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Don't bother discussing sex with small children. They rarely have anything to add.
— Fran Lebowitz
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