Best They Show Quotes
173 They Show quotes by 158 unique authors
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I don't suppose a writing man ever really gets rid of his old crocus-yellow neckties. Sooner or later, I think, they show up in his…
— J D Salinger
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When childhood dies, its corpses are called adults and they enter society, one of the politer names of hell. That is why we dread children,…
— Brian Aldiss
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Last but not least, the happiest people do have their share of stresses, crises, and even tragedies. They may become just as distressed and emotional…
— Sonja Lyubomirsky
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I have yet to meet the famous Rational Economic Man theorists describe. Real people have always done inexplicable things from time to time, and they…
— Charles S. Sanford, Jr.
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The children now love luxury; they have bad manners, contempt for authority; they show disrespect for elders and love chatter in place of exercise. Children…
— Socrates
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The world is not ready for some people when they show up, but that shouldn't stop anyone.
— Ashly Lorenzana
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The Passion of Christ was an experience which included in itself every experience except sin, of every member of the human race. If one may…
— Caryll Houselander
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Books help us understand who we are and how we are to behave. They show us what community and friendship mean; they show us how…
— Anne Lamott
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Chelsea Morning is a great Joni Mitchell song and I guess I'm partial to her lyrics because they show me a slightly different perspective on…
— Neil Diamond
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Conservatives are fond of telling us what a wonderful, happy, prosperous nation this is. The only thing that matches their love of country is the…
— Michael Parenti
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I used to think great teachers inspire you. Now I think I had it wrong. Good teachers inspire you; great teachers show you how to…
— Alfred Doblin
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Occasions of adversity best discover how great virtue or strength each one hath. For occasions do not make a man frail, but they show what…
— Thomas a Kempis
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They [photographs] teach you about your own unraveling past, or about the immediacy of yesterday. They show you what you look at. If you take…
— Joel Meyerowitz
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The key to success is to raise your own energy; when you do, people will naturally be attracted to you. And when they show up,…
— Stuart Wilde
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Universities are renowned for their tolerance of unusual characters, especially if they show originality and dedication to their research. I have often made the comment…
— Tony Attwood
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The sacred tree, the sacred stone are not adored as stone or tree; they are worshipped precisely because they are hierophanies, because they show something…
— Mircea Eliade
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The point of marriage is not to create a quick commonality by tearing down all boundaries on the contrary, a good marriage is one in…
— Rainer Maria Rilke
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When they show the destruction of society on color TV, I want to be able to look out over Los Angeles and make sure they…
— Phil Ochs
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The conversation between Fletcher and Jonathan Livingston Seagull is centered on why some have achieved more than others . . . are they divine .…
— Richard Bach
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Generate so much loving energy that people want to just come and hang out with you. And when they show up, bill them!
— Stuart Wilde
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I don't believe anything can do as much for a room as a glowing fire in an attractive fireplace. Men and dogs love an open…
— Dorothy Draper
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My children have become popular, and they show a tremendous love for the public. They're professionals.
— Julio Iglesias
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I am not surprised that they show no intention to follow in my footsteps, although if I had a second chance myself, I would certainly…
— Richard Ernst
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Wisdom is not about what you know, but how you know it. If knowledge is a measure of the grasp an individual has of a…
— Unknown Author
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Literature for me… tries to heal the harm done by stories. (How much harm? Most of the atrocities of history have been created by stories,…
— Geoff Ryman
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