Very Quotes
38661 Very quotes by 14131 unique authors
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My sentences tend to be very short and rather spare. I'm more your paragraph kind of gal.
— Geraldine Brooks
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The Sarajevans have a very particular world view - a mordant wit coupled with this unbearable sadness and... truckloads of guts, you know.
— Geraldine Brooks
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Very early in life I became fascinated with the wonders language can achieve. And I began playing with words.
— Gwendolyn Brooks
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Look, I don't want to wax philosophic, but I will say that if you're alive you've got to flap your arms and legs, you've got…
— Mel Brooks
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Very good cooks who are employed as 'chefs' rarely refer to themselves as 'chefs.' They refer to themselves as 'cooks.'
— Alton Brown
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Although I don't take myself very seriously, I do take my work extraordinarily seriously.
— Alton Brown
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The problem is I am both a procrastinator and a power junkie, so I am very frustrating to work with.
— Alton Brown
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I grill almost all of my fish with the skin on because that gives you real protection at least on one side. It's a nice…
— Alton Brown
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Suggesting a married Jesus is one thing, but questioning the Resurrection undermines the very heart of Christian belief.
— Dan Brown
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For me, a good thriller must teach me something about the real world. Thrillers like 'Coma,' 'The Hunt for Red October' and 'The Firm' all…
— Dan Brown
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Luck marches with those who give their very best.
— H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
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Michael Jackson has a very good heart. He was crying when he was giving me the award, 'cause his mind went back over the early…
— James Brown
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I'm just very wary that once you start military operations in any country, it's very difficult to predict what the outcome is.
— Abdallah II
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The courage of very ordinary people is all that stands between us and the dark.
— Pam Brown
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As a woman, I find it very embarrassing to be in a meeting and realize I'm the only one in the room with balls.
— Rita Mae Brown
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There are very few people who are creative and imaginative. Therefore, fiction is difficult for people to embrace.
— Rita Mae Brown
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In the 1880s, people all over the world looked to America for inspiration. Its very existence was proof that it was possible to have a…
— Harry Browne
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Libertarians understand a very simple fact of life: Government doesn't work. It can't deliver the mail on time, it doesn't keep our cities safe, it…
— Harry Browne
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Jack Nicholson is a textbook actor who's very intuitive. He is absolutely brilliant at going as far as you can go, always pushing to the…
— Tim Burton
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I remember early in my career with Disney, which was a very strange time in the company - there were a couple of executives who…
— Tim Burton
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I think of Ray Harryhausen's work - I knew his name before I knew any actor or director's names. His films had an impact on…
— Tim Burton
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I think hip-hop does a very good job of infusing comedy and humor and wit into music, a lot more than other genres.
— Carrie Brownstein
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Mental illness is a very powerful thing. If it is with you it is probably going to be there until the day you die. I…
— Frank Bruno
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Boxing is the toughest and loneliest sport in the world. You've got all the fans, lots of hangers-on jumping up and shouting different words. But…
— Frank Bruno
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People take the mickey out of mental health, but it is very delicate.
— Frank Bruno
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