Thompson, Dorothy
Can one preach at home inequality of races and nations and advocate abroad good-will towards all men? Thompson, Dorothy quotes
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Ruth, Babe
It’s hard to beat a person who never gives up. Ruth, Babe quotes
"Between religion’s ”this is” and poetry’s ”but suppose this is,” there must always be some kind of tension, until the possible and the actual meet at infinity." – Northrop Frye
“Between religion’s ”this is” and poetry’s ”but suppose this is,” there must always be some kind of tension, until the possible and the actual meet …
"The man who can smile when things go wrong has thought of someone else he can blame it on." – Robert Bloch
“The man who can smile when things go wrong has thought of someone else he can blame it on.” – Robert Bloch
Following the light of the old sun, we left the old world -Columbus, Christopher
Following the light of the old sun, we left the old world -Columbus, Christopher
I find we are growing serious, and then we are in great danger of being dull. -Congreve, William
I find we are growing serious, and then we are in great danger of being dull. -Congreve, William
"That neighborhood has never been known for racial tensions." – Robert McCloskey
“That neighborhood has never been known for racial tensions.” – Robert McCloskey
Valor is common but great souls are rare. -Saurin, Bernard Joseph
Valor is common but great souls are rare. -Saurin, Bernard Joseph
"That’s gonna be fun, … I love the tension. I love when everything’s going wrong … In the NBA, they don’t promote guys like me. They like guys who like Cheerios, good guys. But I find a way to promote myself." – Ron Artest
“That’s gonna be fun, … I love the tension. I love when everything’s going wrong … In the NBA, they don’t promote guys like me. …
We are all of us the worse for too much liberty. -Terence
We are all of us the worse for too much liberty. -Terence
"But I think the public need to know what this is entailing," – Kenneth Arndt
“But I think the public need to know what this is entailing,” – Kenneth Arndt
"There’s a great text in Galatians, / Once you trip on it, entails / Twenty-nine distinct damnations, / One sure if another fails." – Robert Browning
“There’s a great text in Galatians, / Once you trip on it, entails / Twenty-nine distinct damnations, / One sure if another fails.” – Robert …
"She had committed she would come forward and testify and everything that might entail. Obviously she took a big risk doing the interview. We had to turn it over to the defense." – Chuck Gillingham
“She had committed she would come forward and testify and everything that might entail. Obviously she took a big risk doing the interview. We had …
An acre of performance is worth a whole world of promise. -Howells, William Dean
An acre of performance is worth a whole world of promise. -Howells, William Dean
"The sense of an entailed disadvantage — the deformed foot doubtfully hidden by the shoe, makes a restlessly active spiritual yeast, and easily turns a self-centered, unloving nature into an Ishmaelite. But in the rarer sort, who presently see their own frustrated claim as one among a myriad, the inexorable sorrow takes the form of fellowship and makes the imagination tender." – George Eliot
“The sense of an entailed disadvantage — the deformed foot doubtfully hidden by the shoe, makes a restlessly active spiritual yeast, and easily turns a …
"Maturity is achieved when a person accepts life as full of tension." – Joshua Loth Liebman
“Maturity is achieved when a person accepts life as full of tension.” – Joshua Loth Liebman
Bussy-Rabutin, Comte De
As you know, God is generally on the side of the big squadrons against the small ones. Bussy-Rabutin, Comte De quotes
Magazine, Bernard
A man who cannot make mistakes cannot do anything. Magazine, Bernard quotes
"There is a certain amount of cost involved for that level of quality and an effort entailed in keeping that rating. If you jump into that realm, you want to keep it. It’s not an easy task to do." – Carl Gronlund
“There is a certain amount of cost involved for that level of quality and an effort entailed in keeping that rating. If you jump into …
History is made in the class struggle and not in bed. -Mitchell, Alex
History is made in the class struggle and not in bed. -Mitchell, Alex
"I’m not gonna become Ann Bancroft or Meryl Streep and have all the burden that being a "serious actress" entails." – Cher
“I’m not gonna become Ann Bancroft or Meryl Streep and have all the burden that being a “serious actress” entails.” – Cher
"I’m not very good when people work out of friction… tension. Shouters. Even it’s not at me, but just around me – if I get tense, my creative juices don’t flow as freely. I really like kindness. I also don’t work well with directors that smoke cigars." – Amy Irving
“I’m not very good when people work out of friction… tension. Shouters. Even it’s not at me, but just around me – if I get …
"Creativity arises out of the tension between spontaneity and limitations, the latter (like the river banks) forcing the spontaneity into the various forms which are essential to the work of art or poem." – Rollo May
“Creativity arises out of the tension between spontaneity and limitations, the latter (like the river banks) forcing the spontaneity into the various forms which are …
Men try to run life according to their wishes; life runs itself according to necessity. -Toomer, Jean
Men try to run life according to their wishes; life runs itself according to necessity. -Toomer, Jean
"War alone brings up to their highest tension all human energies and imposes the stamp of nobility upon the peoples who have the courage to make it." – Benito Mussolini
“War alone brings up to their highest tension all human energies and imposes the stamp of nobility upon the peoples who have the courage to …
The envious die not once, but as oft as the envied win applause. -Gracian, Baltasar
The envious die not once, but as oft as the envied win applause. -Gracian, Baltasar
"All things entail rising and falling timing. You must be able to discern this." – Miyamoto Musashi
“All things entail rising and falling timing. You must be able to discern this.” – Miyamoto Musashi
"Baseball happens to be a game of cumulative tension but football, basketball and hockey are played with hand grenades and machine guns." – John Leonard
“Baseball happens to be a game of cumulative tension but football, basketball and hockey are played with hand grenades and machine guns.” – John Leonard
"The Iraq war is the driving force behind the Army’s recruiting problem. Working in the civilian economy doesn’t entail the risk of getting blown up by an IED in Iraq." – Charles Pena
“The Iraq war is the driving force behind the Army’s recruiting problem. Working in the civilian economy doesn’t entail the risk of getting blown up …
"We have already accomplished the most difficult stages of the process, which entailed extensive consultation with the local communities to involve them in the plans and boundary demarcation. Now nobody will be able to claim ignorance of the existence of the national park and the local people will be involved in the conservation of the area." – Paul Noupa
“We have already accomplished the most difficult stages of the process, which entailed extensive consultation with the local communities to involve them in the plans …
"LINEN, n. "A kind of cloth the making of which, when made of hemp, entails a great waste of hemp." –Calcraft the Hangman." – Ambrose Bierce
“LINEN, n. “A kind of cloth the making of which, when made of hemp, entails a great waste of hemp.” –Calcraft the Hangman.” – Ambrose …
Faith means belief in something concerning which doubt is theoretically possible. -James, William
Faith means belief in something concerning which doubt is theoretically possible. -James, William
"This is something new to me. I didn’t know that entailed getting up at five." – Michael Miller
“This is something new to me. I didn’t know that entailed getting up at five.” – Michael Miller
"All the countries around the Baltic Sea should be involved, as the project entails big environmental hazards," – Arnold Ruutel
“All the countries around the Baltic Sea should be involved, as the project entails big environmental hazards,” – Arnold Ruutel
If you have knowledge, let others light their candles with it. -Churchill, Winston
If you have knowledge, let others light their candles with it. -Churchill, Winston
"One learns through the heart, not the eyes or the intellect" – Mark Twain
“One learns through the heart, not the eyes or the intellect” – Mark Twain
The person who has the will to undergo all labor may win any goal. -Menander of Athens
The person who has the will to undergo all labor may win any goal. -Menander of Athens
The comic is the perception of the opposite; humor is the feeling of it. -Eco, Umberto
The comic is the perception of the opposite; humor is the feeling of it. -Eco, Umberto
We do not despise all those who have vices, but we do despise those that have no virtue. -La Rochefoucauld, Francois De
We do not despise all those who have vices, but we do despise those that have no virtue. -La Rochefoucauld, Francois De
"Newspapers, television networks, and magazines have sometimes been outrageously abusive, untruthful, arrogant, and hypocritical. But it hardly follows that elimination of a strong and independent press is the way to eliminate abusiveness . . ." – Potter Stewart
“Newspapers, television networks, and magazines have sometimes been outrageously abusive, untruthful, arrogant, and hypocritical. But it hardly follows that elimination of a strong and independent …