Ties Quotes
842 quotes by 692 authors
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How could a society escape destruction if, when political ties are relaxed, moral ties are not tightened, and what can be done with a people…
— Alexis de Tocqueville
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Born often under another sky, placed in the middle of an always moving scene, himself driven by the irresistible torrent which draws all about him,…
— Alexis de Tocqueville
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Christmas reminds us we are not alone. We are not unrelated atoms, jouncing and ricocheting amid aliens, but are a part of something, which holds…
— Donald E. Westlake
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You can't learn to act unless you're criticized. If you tie that criticism to your childhood insecurities you'll have a terrible time. Instead, you must…
— Sanford Meisner
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You pray for good health and a body that will be strong in old age. Good-but your rich foods block the gods' answer and tie…
— Aulus Persius Flaccus
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The two enemies of the people are criminals and government, so let us tie the second down with the chains of the Constitution so the…
— Thomas Jefferson
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Anytime you see white men suppose to fight each other an you not white, well you know you got trouble, because they blah-blah loud about…
— June Jordan
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The band that seems to tie their friendship together will be the very strangler of their amity.
— William Shakespeare
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What enriches language is its being handled and exploited by beautiful minds-not so much by making innovations as by expanding it through more vigorous and…
— Michel de Montaigne
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After I had this idea to be Bill Nye the Science Guy, I wore straight ties the first couple times, and then I got this…
— Bill Nye
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I just love learning about the way people used to live their lives, and I think what also ties into that is psychology, because I…
— Molly Quinn
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I was sort of born into a Subud cult that has ties to Islam and Indonesia and Middle Eastern spiritualism. My parents were kind of…
— Sufjan Stevens
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Pretty mundane closet, but a lot of ties. And I tend not to throw anything out, so I have a lot of clothes from all…
— Jeff Koons
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We must confront this Zionist entity. All ties of all kinds must be severed with this plundering criminal entity, which is supported by America and…
— Mohammed Morsi
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When I started drama school, theatre was the main draw. I never had any movie star notions. Not that there were family ties to the…
— Anne-Marie Duff
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It is the spread of the good things that vindicates the whole reason we live our lives in networks. If I was always violent to…
— Nicholas A. Christakis
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A nicely fitted two-button suit is the best thing any guy can have. Guys are lucky: We can wear a suit over and over, just…
— Ryan Reynolds
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Each piece I tell stands on its own, and then it all ties together. It segues from story to story, and then I wrap it…
— Ron Shock
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There are a few things that people all around the world need to admit to themselves. Trade restraints slow economic growth, the euro is not…
— P.J. O'Rourke
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By cultivating rich social networks, by cultivating weak ties, not just close ties but the weak ties, by becoming connectors and by connecting others so…
— Jason Silva
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