When Someone Quotes
1299 quotes by 900 authors
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There's no greater sign of the failure of the American educational system than the extent to which Americans are distracted by the possibility that Earth…
— Neil deGrasse Tyson
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When someone we love suffers, we suffer with that person, and we would not have it otherwise, because the suffering and the love are one,…
— Frederick Buechner
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Grief is a solitary journey. No one but you knows how great the hurt is. No one but you can know the gaping hole left…
— Helen Steiner Rice
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Justice is a machine which, when someone has once given it the starting push, rolls on of itself.
— John Galsworthy
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Why do they bother with a suicide watch when someone is on death row? "Keep an eye on this guy. We're gonna kill him, and…
— George Carlin
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When someone says, "I want a programming language in which I need only say what I want done," give him a lollipop.
— Alan Perlis
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People who think I'm gay, some part of me thinks it's wonderful. Because I want to challenge people on their homophobia. I love seeing on…
— Cory Booker
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When someone is rude, keep a smile on your face. when you stay on the high road...
— Joel Osteen
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Hard work pays off. When someone tells you otherwise, beware the sales pitch for something "fast and easy" that's about to come next. The greater…
— Steve Pavlina
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A vote is "wasted" when someone fails to vote their conscience.
— Jesse Ventura
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When someone admits one and rejects another which is equally in accordance with the appearances, it is clear that he has quitted all physical explanation…
— Epicurus
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When we are generous in welcoming people and sharing something with them-some food, a place in our homes, our time-not only do we no longer…
— Pope Francis
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When someone is dancing madly in a blissful state, in ecstasy after meditation, he is creating vibrations around him. They may penetrate into anyone. They…
— Rajneesh
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I'm not that interested in fashion... When someone says that lime-green is the new black for this season, you just want to tell them to…
— Bruce Oldfield
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Devotion differs. Devotion exists for the total existence, without the counterpart, mm? There is nothing against devotion. There is hate against love; there is nothing…
— Rajneesh
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Only when someone refuses to do certain things will he be capable of doing great things.
— Mencius
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When someone like Brian Oldfield can beat me, I will retire.
— Randy Matson
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When someone saves your life and gives you life, there is gratitude and humility; there is a time you've been so blessed you realize you've…
— Pat Summerall
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In general-like not just in fiction but in life-it doesn't work out well when someone imagines someone else as a manic pixie dream girl or…
— John Green
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Nobody wanted me. Scouts told me to go to school, to forget baseball. Coaches said, 'You're never going to make it.' I appreciated their honesty,…
— Mike Piazza
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