"It wasn't that Nanny Ogg sang badly. It……" — Terry Pratchett
"It wasn't that Nanny Ogg sang badly. It was just that she could hit notes which, when amplified by a tin bath half full of water, ceased to be sound and became some sort of invasive presence."
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1,149 Quotes by Terry Pratchett
Terry Pratchett has 1,149 quotes on this site.
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Americans have always welcomed people of all backgrounds, religions, and races. It's a spirit of tolerance, now energized and amplified…
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I often enjoy singing in an acoustic setting more than an amplified one.
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I mean, the sound of an amplified guitar in a room full of people was so hypnotic and addictive to…
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The books of the great scientists are gathering dust on the shelves of learned libraries. ... While the artist's communication…
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The insanity of the collective egoic mind, amplified by science and technology, is rapidly taking our species to the brink…
— Eckhart Tolle
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The phenomenon of emergence takes place at critical points of instability that arise from fluctuations in the environment, amplified by…
— Fritjof Capra
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Good shot, bad luck and hell are the five basic words to be used in a game of tennis, though…
— Virginia Graham
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The greatest of all our human concepts is the immortality of the personality and the eternal glory of the human…
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Crazy isn't being broken, or swallowing a dark secret. It's you or me, amplified.
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The pictures achieve something rarely articulated about the metaphysical state of swimming: The body, immersed, feels amplified, heavier and lighter…
— Unknown Author
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Wholly new forms of encyclopedias will appear, ready made with a mesh of associative trails running through them, ready to…
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The mistakes (of leaders) are amplified by the numbers who follow them without question. Charismatic leaders tend to build up…
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