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958 Uses quotes by 800 unique authors

Now I am old-fashioned. A woman, I consider, should be womanly. I have no patience with the modern neurotic girl who jazzes from morning to… — Agatha Christie
With so much reading ahead of you, the temptation might be to speed up. But in fact it’s essential to slow down and read every… — Francine Prose
What is a snob? A snob is anybody who takes a small part of you and uses that to come to a complete vision of… — Alain de Botton
So it is always preferable to discuss the matter of veganism in a non-judgemental way. Remember that to most people, eating flesh or dairy and… — Gary L. Francione
So, the thing we’re all not talking about,” he says. He gestures to me. “You almost died, a sadistic pansycake saved you, and now we’re… — Veronica Roth
The broader problem is that a great deal of popular preaching and teaching uses the bible as a pegboard on which to hang a fair… — D. A. Carson
Wealth is certainly a most desirable thing, but poverty has its sunny side, and one of the sweet uses of adversity is the genuine satisfaction… — Louisa May Alcott
Voldemort uses people his enemies are close to. He's already used you as bait once, and that was just because you're my best friend's sister.… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
Her father picks different names for her as they change locales, but he uses Miranda often, presumably because he knows how much it annoys her. — Erin Morgenstern
Books Are Good For Lots Of Uses, Not For Dropping In The Toilet. — Frank Zappa
We hear a lot about identity theft when someone takes your wallet and pretends to be you and uses your credit cards. But the more… — Stephen Covey
When one tries to increase his knowledge by doing mental gymnastics over books without waiting upon God and looking to the guidance of the Holy… — Watchman Nee
But sooner or later, no matter who you are, life uses everyone as its whipping boy. — Sherrilyn Kenyon
It all began when... they're funny, those words. Everyone uses them, without thinking what they mean. When does anything begin? With everyone it begins when… — John Marsden
Knowledge is something which you can use. Belief is something which uses you. — Idries Shah
I've been thinking," Brooklyn said as I gawked at the god sitting next to me, "if you get all lovey-dovey and decide to elope to… — Darynda Jones
Life should not be measured by time. The only thing that counts is how one uses the time one has. — Eloisa James
The UN special envoy on food called it a 'crime against humanity' to funnel 100 million tons of grain and corn to ethanol when almost… — Jonathan Safran Foer
God uses those who seem ill-fitted for a significant life. — Charles R. Swindoll
In keeping with his cryptic nature, all your Story Weaver said was 'The horses know where to go.' It's certainly not a military strategy I… — Maria V. Snyder
There are several kinds of love. One is a selfish, mean, grasping, egotistical thing which uses love for self-importance. This is the ugly and crippling… — John Steinbeck
Human love is directed to the other person for his own sake, spiritual love loves him for Christ's sake. Therefore, human love seeks direct contact… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer
My Father taught me how to be a man – and not by instilling in me a sense of machismo or an agenda of dominance.… — Kevin Smith
This is what it means to live on. When granted hope, a person uses it as fuel, as a guidepost to life. It is impossible… — Haruki Murakami
If he waits for the ideal moment, he will never set off; he requires a touch of madness to take the next step. The warrior… — Paulo Coelho

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