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QUOTES BY FAMOUS PEOPLE

QUOTES BY FAMOUS PEOPLE

Famous Quotes by Famous People

3 December 2020 George MacDonald

When we are out of sympathy with the young, then I think our work in this world is over.

3 December 2020 Mahatma Gandhi

Each one prays to God according to his own light.

3 December 2020 Imelda Marcos

They went into my closets looking for skeletons, but thank God, all they found were shoes, beautiful shoes.

3 December 2020 Muhammad Ali

Silence is golden when you can’t think of a good answer.

3 December 2020 Mindy Kaling

Twitter is the most amazing medium for a comedy writer. I can’t get in every idea I want on the show no matter how hard I try to bully the other writers, so it’s a way of me getting out other comic ideas and immediately getting feedback.

3 December 2020 Euripides

Happiness is brief. It will not stay. God batters at its sails.

3 December 2020 Napoleon Hill

The majority of men meet with failure because of their lack of persistence in creating new plans to take the place of those which fail.

3 December 2020 Alija Izetbegovic

I believe that the people, instead of pretty lies, should be told the truth, no matter how ugly it may be. What can we do, destiny hasn’t been kind to us but, with the help of God, we will prevail.

3 December 2020 Henry Louis Gates

So many people of color who made major contributions to American history have been trapped in the purgatory of history.

3 December 2020 Pete Townshend

I have terrible hearing trouble. I have unwittingly helped to invent and refine a type of music that makes its principal proponents deaf.

3 December 2020 P. J. O'Rourke

All change is bad. But sometimes it has to be done.

3 December 2020 David Deutsch

Humans may or may not have cosmic significance, and if they do, it will be by hitching a ride on the objective centrality of knowledge in the cosmic scheme of things.

3 December 2020 Zack Space

It starts with campaign finance reform.

3 December 2020 John Polkinghorne

I very much enjoyed my career in science. I didn’t leave science because I was disillusioned, but felt I’d done my bit for it after about twenty-five years.

3 December 2020 Rodney Dangerfield

My wife’s jealousy is getting ridiculous. The other day she looked at my calendar and wanted to know who May was.

3 December 2020 Mark Kennedy

But the best thing Washington can do for education is realize that our role is limited. Washington must keep its promises, but let those who know our childrens’ names- parents, teachers and school board members- make education decisions.

3 December 2020 Marilu Henner

Foods high in bad fats, sugar and chemicals are directly linked to many negative emotions, whereas whole, natural foods rich in nutrients – foods such as fruits, vegetables, grains and legumes – contribute to greater energy and positive emotions.

3 December 2020 Peter Jennings

I’ve always shied away from conventional wisdom, though I know the power of it.

3 December 2020 Margaret Drabble

Nothing fails like failure.

3 December 2020 Henry R. Luce

There are men who can write poetry, and there are men who can read balance sheets. The men who can read balance sheets cannot write.

3 December 2020 David Eddings

I wrote a novel for my degree, and I’m very happy I didn’t submit that to a publisher. I sympathize with my professors who had to read it.

3 December 2020 LeVar Burton

It’s definitely true that there are a lot of the devices we used on ‘Star Trek,’ that came out the imagination of the writers, and the creators that are actually in the world today.

3 December 2020 Elizabeth Kostova

For me, Dracula has always been associated with travel and beautiful historical places.

3 December 2020 George W. Bush

We know that dictators are quick to choose aggression, while free nations strive to resolve differences in peace.

3 December 2020 Jackee Harry

I hate to say it, but the older you get, you really do have to cut down on the amount you eat. Less food and less portions.

3 December 2020 Leo Buscaglia

Change is the end result of all true learning.

3 December 2020 Norman Vincent Peale

Part of the happiness of life consists not in fighting battles, but in avoiding them. A masterly retreat is in itself a victory.

3 December 2020 Josh Hartnett

My hat was pulled down and this girl said ‘Are you really him?’ I whispered ‘Yeah, I’m really him.’ She screamed, ‘Mom! Dad! It’s Heath Ledger!

3 December 2020 Bryant H. McGill

Courtesy is a silver lining around the dark clouds of civilization it is the best part of refinement and in many ways, an art of heroic beauty in the vast gallery of man’s cruelty and baseness.

3 December 2020 Ingrid Bergman

I have grown up alone. I’ve taken care of myself. I worked, earned money and was independent at 18.

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