Nasreddin Quotes
A man called, wanting to borrow a rope. "You cannot have it," said Nasrudin. "Why not?" "Because it is in use." "But I can see it just lying there, on the ground." "That's right: that's its use."
Quotes to Explore
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The Kiss scene was attempted three times. The first was in a peculiar spot of the fort on the ground level. It felt forced to me, and I knew right away that, in spite of what others were saying, it was dead wrong.
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I use that as my responsibility on the show, to be the pragmatist.
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I love to pitch things that I believe in and products that I love to use.
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I don't use emojis. I go vintage.
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But I love New York. I used to set my alarm clock when I was there, and get up at 4am and get a coffee, just because I could.
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The U.S. has become a dumping ground for everybody else's problems.
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You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.
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Knowledge is something which you can use. Belief is something which uses you.
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I've never been damaged or hurt by press. It's just that I think it's unfair to use your name in media.
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Tennessee's a hillbilly dumping ground, and Georgia's a lousy state too.
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What the use of having ignorance if you can't show it?
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The best way to save face is not to use the lower half.
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As far as I am concerned, a painting speaks for itself. What is the use of giving explanations, when all is said and done? A painter has only one language.
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I would not have the Justice Department prosecuting and raiding medical marijuana users. It's not a good use of our resources.
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What we can be scientifically certain of is that our continued use of fossil fuels is pushing us to a point of no return
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The only pressure that you use in a professional selling presentation is the presence of silence after the closing question.
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I use a lot of double meanings. I hide 'em like Easter eggs.
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Our tribe unraveled like a coarse rope, frayed at either end as the old and new among us were taken.
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He that has more Knowledge than Judgment, is made for another Man's use more than his own.
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How many hands were shook and names were signed and pipes were passed congenially in a circle, before the first of the used-car dealerships rose up on the ground where the gods had walked?
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It is my conviction that in general women are more snobbish and class conscious than men and that these ignoble traits are a product of men's attitude toward women and women's passive acceptance of this attitude.
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The thorns which I have reap'd are of the tree I planted; they have torn me, and I bleed. I should have known what fruit would spring from such a seed.
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A man called, wanting to borrow a rope. "You cannot have it," said Nasrudin. "Why not?" "Because it is in use." "But I can see it just lying there, on the ground." "That's right: that's its use."
