Useless Quotes

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Heaven, as conventionally conceived, is a place so inane, so dull, so useless, so miserable that nobody has ever ventured to describe a whole day… — George Bernard Shaw
I mean, if you were to find a shattered mirror, find all the pieces, all the shards and all the tiny chips, and have whatever… — Elizabeth Wurtzel
Of all the priceless objects left behind, this is what we rescue. These artifacts. Memory cues. Useless souvenirs. Nothing you could auction. The scars left… — Chuck Palahniuk
Now take a human body. Why wouldn't you like to see a human body with a curling tail with a crest of ostrich feathers at… — Ayn Rand
We learn that many great thinkers were convinced that the Bible contained the Ancient Mysteries, but not in the literal wordsâ€”that the words on the… — Maureen Johnson
Words were useless. At times, they might sound wonderful, but they let you down the moment you really needed them. You could never find the… — Cornelia Funke
Every woman should have a daughter to tell her stories to. Otherwise, the lessons learned are as useless as spare buttons from a discarded shirt.… — Karen White
The well-being of a neuron depends on its ability to communicate with other neurons. Studies have shown that electrical and chemical stimulation from both a… — Lisa Genova
I got a washed out version of Momâ€™s curls and a better copy of Dadâ€™s blue eyes, The rest of me, I guess, is up… — Lilith Saintcrow
The weeping of the guitar begins. The goblets of dawn are smashed. The weeping of the guitar begins. Useless to silence it. Impossible to silence… — Federico Garcia Lorca
I'd rather be partly great than entirely useless. — Neal Shusterman
For example, the supporters of tariffs treat it as self-evident that the creation of jobs is a desirable end, in and of itself, regardless of… — Milton Friedman
A learned man came to me once. He said, "I know the way, -- come." And I was overjoyed at this. Together we hastened. Soon,… — Stephen Crane
The Gunman is useless. I know it. He knows it. The whole bank knows it. — Markus Zusak
Regrets are the most useless form of guilt. They always arrive too late to do any good. — Eileen Wilks
Does everyone feel this way? When I was young, I was perpetually overconfident or insecure. Either I felt completely useless, unattractive, and worthless, or that… — Bernhard Schlink
Elsewhere the paper notes that vegetarians and vegans (including athletes) 'meet and exceed requirements' for protein. And, to render the whole we-should-worry-about-getting-enough-protein-and-therefore-eat-meat idea even more… — Jonathan Safran Foer
A child free from the guilt of ownership and the burden of economic competition will grow up with the will to do what needs doing… — Ursula K. Le Guin
It is better to lose your pride with someone you love rather than to lose that someone you love with your useless pride. — John Ruskin
Better to be strong than pretty and useless. — Lilith Saintcrow

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