Third Quotes

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The morning woods were utterly new. A strong yellow light pooled beneath the trees; my shadow appeared and vanished on the path, since a third… — Annie Dillard
There are many stages to a man's life. In the first stage, he is young and eager, like a beaver. In the second stage, he… — Jack Handey
If you ever feel like you're on the verge of a nervous breakdown, just follow these simple rules: First, calm down; second, come over and… — Jack Handey
Basically, there are three ways the skunk and I are a lot alike. The first is, we both like to spread our "stink" around. The… — Jack Handey
Bruce Benedict is so slow he'd finish third in a race with a pregnant woman. — Tommy Lasorda
This would have been Senna's third win a row if he'd won the two before — Murray Walker
As I give thought to the matter, I find four causes for the apparent misery of old age; first it withdraws us from active accomplishments;… — Marcus Tullius Cicero
Let me say it openly: we are surrounded by an enterprise of degradation, cruelty, and killing which rivals anything the Third Reich was capable of,… — J M Coetzee
I look at my sons' little faces, and I want to be their superhero. I don't want them to have to look outside to a… — Lashinda Demus
The conditions of a solitary bird are five: The first, that it flies to the highest point; The Second, that it does not suffer for… — John of the Cross
But you don't do it. Because guys like us, Red, we know there's a third choice. An alternative to staying simon-pure or bathing in the… — Stephen King
Since I was forty and definitely slipping, I have won seven full marathons, got second six times, and third four times.... I'm wondering what I… — Clarence DeMar
Barcza is the most versatile player in the opening. He sometimes plays P-KKt3 on the first, sometimes on the second, sometimes on the third, and… — Harry Golombek
By playing at Chess then, we may learn... First: Foresight. Second: Circumspection. Third: Caution. — Benjamin Franklin
Most people with a big idea, great talent and/or something to say don't get lucky at first. Or second. Or even third. It's so easy… — Seth Godin
If heads of states fail to seize the opportunity of our entry into the third millennium to provide for a better government of planet Earth,… — Robert Muller
If you look internationally over the last 50 years there have been improvements in the third world, but in the last 20 years the reverse… — David Korten
My advice to girls: first, don't smoke - to excess; second, don't drink - to excess; third, don't marry - to excess. — Mark Twain
Her capacity for family affection is extraordinary. When her third husband died, her hair turned quite gold from grief. — Oscar Wilde
The first duty of a woman is to be pretty, the second is to be well-groomed, and the third is never to contradict. — W. Somerset Maugham

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