T. H. White Quotes
Perhaps we all give the best of our hearts uncritically--to those who hardly think about us in return.T. H. White
Quotes to Explore
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The well bred contradict other people. The wise contradict themselves.
Oscar Wilde -
Everybody needs money, but I'm a fighter. For what I make, I'm happy with what I make. The money is not everything; it's about honor.
Rafael dos Anjos -
My enthusiasm seems to cause my world to endlessly offer me cooperative, co-creating experiences. I'm willing and I'm eager, and not just about my writing - I feel the same way about staying in shape, enjoying my family, giving a lecture, or whatever it may be.
Wayne Dyer -
I'm a mum, so my wardrobe consists of sweaters and jeans. As long as I don't leave the house forgetting my jeans, I count that as a fashion success.
Gail Porter -
Commitment and credibility go hand in hand.
Zbigniew Brzezinski -
Emmitt Smith is a great running back. One of the things I like about him along with Edgerrin James is that neither one of them 'show out' when they run a touchdown.
Earl Campbell
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If you lived through the shooting of Jaws, you can live through anything.
Sam Mendes -
I had always been interested in politics. I had assumed, for a variety of - well, for two reasons, being Jewish and being gay back in the late '50s, early '60s - that I would never be elected or anything, but I would participate as an activist.
Barney Frank -
I raced locally for a year, went to Europe the year after and went to the Olympics the year after that.
Taylor Phinney -
Whatever one thinks of the wisdom of building a mosque near Ground Zero, this controversy now affords us an immense opportunity to examine who we are as a people. It provides us with the opportunity to get back to our foundational ideals, which have always stood as a beacon for the rest of the world.
Hamza Yusuf -
I was always singing as a kid. That's honestly all I've ever wanted to do.
Karen Elson -
The truth is I'm not actually an expert programmer! I really don't consider myself to be an expert at anything. For me, it's more about having a well-rounded and broad horizon. I think that's where a lot of the more interesting things come from - mashing up completely disparate aspects of life to create something new and original.
Aaron Koblin
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Science is one of a handful of things that defines us as a very special species. It is amazing how far we have been able to get and how accurate our predictions are. I think understanding how the universe was born is very important. It really gives us a perspective on many things.
Yuri Milner -
Blacks have had to learn to protect themselves by being cynical but not cynical enough to slam the door on potential opportunities. We go through life walking a tightrope to prevent too much disillusionment.
Jackie Robinson -
I don't want to live in a culture of despair. I'd like to live in a culture of hope.
Natalie Merchant -
My own business always bores me to death. I prefer other people's.
Oscar Wilde -
Ideals are like stars; you will not succeed in touching them with your hands. But like the seafaring man on the desert of waters, you choose them as your guides, and following them you will reach your destiny.
Carl Schurz -
If poetry is like an orgasm, an academic can be likened to someone who studies the passion-stains on the bedsheets.
Irving Layton
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And that's why in my Gujarat, my motto is: minimum government, maximum governance.
Narendra Modi -
Through the years you, the Delaware State family and your predecessors, have faced many challenges. You worked through them with fierce determination and good will, and you have made great progress.
Michael N. Castle -
She doth mean the earth to me! By earth, I actually mean dust.
Oscar Wilde -
In the medium or long term we'll all be dead. Let's deal with the problems at hand.
Amado Boudou -
Let books be your dining table, / And you shall be full of delights. / Let them be your mattress,/And you shall sleep restful nights.
Ephrem the Syrian -
Perhaps we all give the best of our hearts uncritically--to those who hardly think about us in return.
T. H. White