Samuel Butler Quotes
Human life is as evanescent as the morning dew or a flash of lightning.
Samuel Butler
Quotes to Explore
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It's always fun teasing the person. When they ask if I'm gay, I say, 'Oh, I don't know.'
Adam Garcia
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If a man reaches the heart of his own religion, he has reached the heart of the others, too. There is only one God, and there are many paths to him.
Mahatma Gandhi
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I believe in the promise of America. Being a Cuban refugee, having come here when I was eight, I know that this is a shining city on the hill.
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
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That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes.
Quintilian
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We were like a white family from the 1920s or something. My parents had this bizarre, different way of looking at things from the people that surrounded us. I went to an all-Mexican grade school and an all-black high school, and not many people in those places liked the same stuff as me.
Jack White
The White Stripes
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Adding 'just kidding' doesn't make it okay to insult the Principal.
Nancy Cartwright
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We love a tale of heroes and villains and conflicts requiring a neat resolution.
Barry Ritholtz
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Wrestling is different to me. As I talk to other wrestlers, wrestling seems a little different to me than it does to a lot of them. To me, it's about an artistic performance and about honing my artistic performance in pursuit of these minute moments of perfection. These little encapsulations. And none of them are ever perfect.
Daniel Bryan
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Empathy is a virtue, but it should not be a guiding judicial principle.
Gary Bauer
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A system of education is not one thing, nor does it have a single definite object, nor is it a mere matter of schools. Education is that whole system of human training within and without the school house walls, which molds and develops men.
W. E. B. Du Bois
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As someone who works from home, my top style tip is to make sure you get dressed in the morning.
Kate Reardon
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I make big objects that are simple, bright and clear, kind of ironic but hopefully funny because I love the shapes, and I get inspiration from toys and books, and I believe in art for everyone.
Florentijn Hofman
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The thing running through me is the same thing that writes songs. It's the fighter about to get into the ring. It's like, I'm not here to entertain you; I'm here to get this out, whatever it is.
Damien Rice
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Start the practice of self-control with some penance; begin with fasting.
Mahavira
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I need a SUV, for me and my four sisters. So, I've narrowed it down to four, kind of expensive, cars.
Alexa Vega
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All souls are equal and alike and have the similar nature and qualities.
Mahavira
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I'm deeply in love with my wife, and she's my best friend, and yet we share different viewpoints of life, which I think is one of the things that holds our marriage together. She came from Texas, and she has an optimistic view of life. I came from Detroit and have a very pessimistic view.
David Small
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Human life is as evanescent as the morning dew or a flash of lightning.
Samuel Butler
