John Milton Quotes

What honour that, But tedious waste of time, to sit and hear So many hollow compliments and lies.

John Milton

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• Having to respond to things that are made up or untrue tends to be a waste of time.

  

  Gary Bettman
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• I dyed my hair blonde when I was 14. My mom was not happy. But I love being blonde.

  

  Rita Ora
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• I know when the Berlin wall went down and I walked into what was East Berlin and saw two big Nike banners - that gave me a chill.

  

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• I'm in a difficult position in the sense that, preposterous as this might sound, I don't like being the centre of attention. I get up on stage every night and play songs, but I almost feel the songs are the centre of attention. I don't like opening my birthday presents in front of people, either.

  

  Alex Turner
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• Nothing is wholly obvious without becoming enigmatic. Reality itself is too obvious to be true.

  

  Jean Baudrillard
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• The pursuit of perfection is frustrating and a waste of time, because nothing is ever perfect. The pursuit of excellence is commendable and worthwhile. Therefore strive for excellence not perfection.

  

  Alan Kulwicki
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• There are no ordinary people. You have never talked to a mere mortal. Nations, cultures, arts, civilizations--these are mortal, and their life is to ours as the life of a gnat.

  

  C. S. Lewis
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• God washes the eyes by tears until they can behold the invisible land where tears shall come no more. O love! O affliction! ye are the guides that show us the way through the great airy space where our loved ones walked; and, as hounds easily follow the scent before the dew be risen, so God teaches us, while yet our sorrow is wet, to follow on and find our dear ones in heaven.

  

  Henry Ward Beecher
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• Indian civilization has had the unique honour of demonstrating to the world that man does not live by bread alone. Cultural, moral and spiritual values have always formed the fundamental underpinning of our society. To-day there are signs of the weakening of the moral and spiritual fibre in our public life with evils of communalism, w:Casteismcasteism, violence and corruption bedevilling our society.

  

  K. R. Narayanan
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• We must not listen to those who advise us 'being men to think human thoughts, and being mortal to think mortal thoughts' but must put on immortality as much as possible and strain every nerve to live according to that best part of us, which, being small in bulk, yet much more in its power and honour surpasses all else.

  

  Aristotle
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• Physical excellence does not of itself produce a good mind and character: on the other hand, excellence of mind and character will make the best of the physique it is given.

  

  Plato
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• As long as there are postmen, life will have zest.

  

  William James
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• With that gentleness I can be bold; with that economy I can be liberal; shrinking from taking precedence of others, I can become a vessel of the highest honour.

  

  Lao Tzu
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• It's a three-hour or deal, and actually a waste of time.

  

  J. M. Roberts
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• If you don't find God in the next person you meet, it is a waste of time looking for him further.

  

  Mahatma Gandhi
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  • Waste Of Time

• Rightly to be great Is not to stir without great argument, But greatly to find quarrel in a straw When honour's at the stake.

  

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• In thy face I see the map of honour, truth and loyalty.

  

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• Knowledge is a weight added to conscience.

  

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• You don't get roles like leading character in 'Christine' very often because people don't really like women on film to be unlikable. I think Christine is lovable, but I don't think she's likable. I think there's a fundamental difference. For me, those are the richest ones. Men have had a career of doing those kind of things.

  

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• I work out every day. My friends say that I became an actress by chance; I should have become a gym trainer. I am the most grumpiest and irritable person if I don't work out for two days. You cannot have a conversation with me.

  

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  • Work
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• Once you stop learning, you start dying.

  

  Albert Einstein
  • Stop
  • Learning
  • Dying

• Rules for a White House Spokesman: No. 1 is always tell the truth. I've got only one currency, that's the truth. There are 10,000 ways to say "no comment," and I've used 9,999 of them. The second rule is don't be afraid to say, "I don't know." You may look dumb, but if you don't know you can't give them hot air because it always shows on your face.

  

  Larry Speakes
  • Rules
  • White House
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• What honour that, But tedious waste of time, to sit and hear So many hollow compliments and lies.

  

  John Milton
  • Honour
  • Waste Of Time
  • Tedious