Clifton Fadiman Quotes
Not to cover the subject, but to uncover and isolate a part of it … is the aim of the aphorist
Clifton Fadiman
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It's just a blessing from above. I can't stress that enough, because I don't feel like it's anything that I've done. For me to say, 'Well, it's because of this, this and that is why I've been able to play,' it's just a lie. I couldn't tell you why.
D'Brickashaw Ferguson
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The 20th century was a test bed for big ideas - fascism, communism, the atomic bomb.
P. J. O'Rourke
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We must defend what we have achieved so far.
Viktor Orban
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One of the problems with posing a 'bold new plan' is that you can't just extrapolate from previous plans.
Nathan Myhrvold
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Despite the disreputable company it keeps, bismuth is harmless. In fact, it's medicinal: Doctors prescribe it to soothe ulcers, and it's the 'bis' in hot-pink Pepto-Bismol. Overall, it seems like the most out-of-place element on the periodic table, a gentleman among scoundrels.
Sam Kean
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Women have simple tastes. They get pleasure out of the conversation of children in arms and men in love.
H. L. Mencken
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When I first started cooking, I was very much an intuitive cook when it came to taste, but that didn't mean I didn't want to know why some things worked and why others did not. My interest took me to culinary school.
Carla Hall
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I love performing. I love getting out there. It's kind of like why I make music.
Yelawolf
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I listen to a lot of jazz. I'm a big Sinatra geek. I love Chet Baker.
Eddie Marsan
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One of the strengths of Adani is that, because we are controlling mines, ships, ports and logistics, we are the cheapest solution provider for end users.
Gautam Adani
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I'm pretty casual, but I'm starting to obsess a little bit; like, one of my favorite things to do is to pair really feminine accessories with edgier outfits or vice versa.
Kara Hayward
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Men may be spoiled by education, even as they are spoiled by illiteracy. Education is the preparation of the mind for future work, hence men should be educated with special reference to the work.
Timothy Thomas Fortune