Uses Quotes

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A man's character may be learned from the adjectives which he habitually uses in conversation. — Mark Twain
Anyone who in discussion relies upon authority uses, not his understanding, but rather his memory. — Miguel de Unamuno
I think men know to seduce women though words and conversation and nice gestures. That's much sexier than when a man uses muscle. — Donatella Versace
Hermione uses all these big long tongue twister words. I don't know what she's going on about half the time! — Emma Watson
Prince Charles is definitely my hero; he uses his position to do only good in this world. — Vivienne Westwood
Much of a poet's experience takes place in imagination only; the life he tells is oftenest the life that he strongly desires to live, and… — George Edward Woodberry
Noble life demands a noble architecture for noble uses of noble men. Lack of culture means what it has always meant: ignoble civilization and therefore… — Frank Lloyd Wright
Everybody believes in something and everybody, by virtue of the fact that they believe in something, uses that something to support their own existence. — Frank Zappa
Many of the greatest composers and musicians do their best work in extreme confinement but we are seeing it in other fields - uses of… — Geoff Mulgan
The street finds its own uses for things. — William Gibson
Imagination though it cannot wipe out the sting of remorse can instruct the mind in its proper uses. — William Carlos Williams
Like the bee, we distill poison from honey for our self-defense--what happens to the bee if it uses its sting is well known. — Dag Hammarskjold
Not only does the universe have its own laws, all of them indifferent to the contradictory dreams and desires of humanity, and in the formulation… — Jose Saramago
In truth, a mature man who uses hair oil, unless medicinally, that man has probably got a quoggy spot in him somewhere. — Herman Melville
A perverse nature can be stimulated by anything. Any book can be used as a pornographic instrument, even a great work of literature if the… — Anthony Burgess
Economics is a study of cause-and-effect relationships in an economy. It's purpose is to discern the consequences of various ways of allocating resources which have… — Thomas Sowell
As a bio major, I figured "free will" meant chemicals in your brain telling you what to do, the molecules bouncing around in a way… — Scott Westerfeld
Hello, Halberstam," Owen says, walking by. Hello, Owen," I say, admiring the way he's styled and slicked back his hair, with a part so even… — Bret Easton Ellis
Now I am in the place I call this wide wide Heaven because it includes all my simplest desires but also the most humble and… — Alice Sebold
You would love the way he sees you. He uses you as a weapon against himself and not merely because you did — Elliot Perlman
O, that this too too solid flesh would melt Thaw and resolve itself into a dew! Or that the Everlasting had not fix'd His canon… — William Shakespeare
The sisters and brothers that you meet give you the materials which your character uses to build itself. It is said that some people are… — Maya Angelou
The intentions of a tool are what it does. A hammer intends to strike, a vise intends to hold fast, a lever intends to lift.… — Philip Pullman
The artist uses his reason to discover an answering reason in everything he sees. — Flannery O'Connor
You know what your trouble is? You're the kind who always reads the handbook. Anything people build, any kind of technology, it's going to have… — William Gibson

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