"Revolution is just one crowd taking power from…" — John Updike

"Revolution is just one crowd taking power from another."

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339 Quotes by John Updike

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You always find things you didn't know you were going to say, and that is the adventure...
Among the repulsions of atheism for me has been its drastic un-interestingness as an intellectual position. Where was the ingenuity,…
The golf swing is like a suitcase into which we are trying to pack one too many things.
I imagine most of that stuff on the information highway is roadkill anyway.
I assume my stance, and take back the club, low, slowly; at the top, my eyes fog over, and my…
In memory's telephoto lens, far objects are magnified.
Without rain, there would be no life.
Natural beauty is essentially temporary and sad, hence the impression of obscene mockery which artificial flowers give us.
Many men are more faithful to their golf partners than to their wives and have stuck with them longer.
What other sport holds out hope of improvement to a man or a woman over fifty? True, the pros begin…
"Hit it with the back of your left hand" was the first swing thought I ever heard, brusquely bu not…
...as all souls are equal before their Maker, a two inch putt counts the same as a 250 yard drive.…

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More Crowd Quotes

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Monty Python crowd; half of them came from Cambridge, and half of them came from Oxford. But, there seems to… — Rowan Atkinson
Never follow the crowd. — Bernard Baruch
The priest is an immense being because he makes the crowd believe astonishing things. — Charles Baudelaire
The theatre is the involuntary reflex of the ideas of the crowd. — Sarah Bernhardt
I've had a few gigs where things have got out of hand and there has been a huge crush with… — Justin Bieber
With the help of a friend I got father into a wagon, when the crowd had gone. I held his… — Buffalo Bill
Leadership is diving for a loose ball, getting the crowd involved, getting other players involved. It's being able to take… — Larry Bird
I do strive to find projects that are trying to carve out some new space. I enjoy projects that leap… — Emily Blunt
If you wait for opportunities to occur, you will be one of the crowd. — Edward de Bono
Earth took her shining station as a star, In Heaven's dark hall, high up the crowd of worlds. — Christian Nestell Bovee
The worst moment was when I was performing and I was about to sing, but I choked. I had a… — Chris Brown
I draw from the crowd a lot. — Kobe Bryant

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