"I used to wake up at 4 A.M.……" — James Thurber
"I used to wake up at 4 A.M. and start sneezing, sometimes for five hours. I tried to find out what sort of allergy I had but finally came to the conclusion that it must be an allergy to consciousness."
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98 Quotes by James Thurber
James Thurber has 98 quotes on this site.
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When man gives up on reforming and inspiring society he also gives up his freedom.
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Human Dignity has gleamed only now and then and here and there, in lonely splendor, throughout the ages, a hope…
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The difference between our decadence and the Russians is that while theirs is brutal, ours is apathetic.
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Let us not look back in anger, nor forward in fear, but around in awareness.
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Love is what you've been through with somebody.
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Well, if I called the wrong number, why did you answer the phone?
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Humor is emotional chaos remembered in tranquility.
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If I have any beliefs about immortality, it is that certain dogs I have known will go to heaven, and…
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It is better to know some of the questions than all of the answers.
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I think that maybe if women and children were in charge we would get somewhere.
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All men should strive to learn before they die, what they are running from, and to, and why.
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The most dangerous food is wedding cake.
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More Allergies Quotes
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I got this bad allergy - I'm allergic to bullshit.
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I said something which gave you to think I hated cats. But gad, sir, I am one of the most…
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I have been dairy free for several years, and I started because I felt it was going to reduce my…
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Consider the trivial but revealing hallmarks of urban hipsterdom: faux vintage photography, the handlebar mustache, and vinyl record players all…
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Every season can be allergy season, depending on what you're allergic to.
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After my pregnancy, I discovered I have an allergy to yeast. Problem is, all the food I love has yeast…
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When the link between the use of unsafe, mercury-laden vaccine and autism, ADHD, asthma, allergies and diabetes becomes undeniable, mainstream…
— Bernard Rimland
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I just try not to label myself in any way. I just have an allergy to labels in general. I…
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We believe, and so suggested a few years ago, that the action of alcohol on these chronic alcoholics is a…
— William Duncan Silkworth
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We are eating hybridized and genetically modified (GMO) foods full of antibiotics, hormones, pesticides, and additives that were unknown to…
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People who live in states have as a rule never experienced the state of nature and vice-versa, and have no…
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