Wide Quotes
1556 quotes by 1193 authors
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He that will be knighted must kneel for it, and he that will enter in at the strait gate must crowd for it-a gate made…
— Thomas Adams
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Observation is so wide awake, and facts are being so rapidly added to the sum of human experience, that it appears as if the theorizer…
— Henry David Thoreau
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The sciences do not try to explain, they hardly even try to interpret, they mainly make models. By a model is meant a mathematical construct…
— John von Neumann
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You would know the secret of death. But how shall you find it unless you seek it in the heath of life? The owl whose…
— Khalil Gibran
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Spending an evening on the World Wide Web is much like sitting down to a dinner of Cheetos, two hours later your fingers are yellow…
— Clifford Stoll
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A kitten is the most irresistible comedian in the world. Its wide-open eyes gleam with wonder and mirth. It darts madly at nothing at all,…
— Agnes Repplier
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Perhaps a great love is never returned. Had it been given warmth and shelter by its counterpart in the Other, perhaps it would have been…
— Dag Hammarskjold
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Happy bridegroom, Hesper brings All desired and timely things. All whom morning sends to roam, Hesper loves to lead them home. Home return who him…
— A. E. Housman
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When a man has fulfilled all four of these requisites-to be wide awake, to have fear, respect, and absolute assurance-there are no mistakes for which…
— Carlos Castaneda
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In attempting to understand the elements out of which mental phenomena are compounded, it is of the greatest importance to remember that from the protozoa…
— Bertrand Russell
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Tell me there is a God in the serene heavens that will damn his children for the expression of an honest belief! More men have…
— Robert Green Ingersoll
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You can't know it all. No matter how smart you are, no matter how comprehensive your education, no matter how wide ranging your experience, there…
— Donald Trump
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It will not be enough to rely on experts. Ordinary citizens must become experts too. It will take public opinion on a wide scale to…
— Mikhail Gorbachev
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The key to handling problems and conflict within an organization is to keep the channels of communication wide open.
— Anita Roddick
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Dost thou understand me, sinful soul? He wrestled with justice, that thou mightest have rest; He wept and mourned, that thou mightest laugh and rejoice;…
— John Bunyan
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Tell me, you vain professor, when did you shed a tear for the deadness, hardness, unbelief, or earthliness of your heart? Do you think that…
— John Flavel
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He has held me when I have had no more strength and have wondered how I would ever make it. He has held me when…
— Kay Arthur
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I have chosen for my emblem a Star, representing the Virgin Mary, and the Eucharist. Those who know me as a professor of theology will…
— Unknown Author
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I have a song deep in my heart, And only I can hear it. If I close my eyes and sit very still ...It is…
— Mattie Stepanek
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I just hope, in all honesty, that Steve will walk if he hits it, you know what I mean? I would hate to be bringing…
— Billy Bowden
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