Quotes

There are 435 quotes by various authors in this list.

Nikita Khrushchev

It is one thing to control starving peasants; it is quite another to govern them once they have food in their bellies.

It is one thing to control starving peasants; it is quite another to govern them once they have food in their bellies. ...

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Bertrand Russell

Be isolated, be ignored, be attacked, be in doubt, be frightened... but do not be silenced.

Be isolated, be ignored, be attacked, be in doubt, be frightened... but do not be silenced. ...

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Ernest Hemingway

That is the great fallacy, the wisdom of old men. They do not grow wise. They grow careful.

That is the great fallacy, the wisdom of old men. They do not grow wise. They grow careful. ...

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Ernest Hemingway

Fear of death increases in exact proportion to increase in wealth.

Fear of death increases in exact proportion to increase in wealth. ...

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Stephen Hawking

To confine our attention to terrestrial matters would be to limit the human spirit.

To confine our attention to terrestrial matters would be to limit the human spirit. ...

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(unknown)

Nostalgia ain't what it used to be.

Nostalgia ain't what it used to be. ...

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Abraham Lincoln

You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can not fool all of the people all of the time.

You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can not fool all of the people all ...

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(unknown)

The probability of being watched is directly proportional to the stupidity of your act.

The probability of being watched is directly proportional to the stupidity of your act. ...

humour, quote

(unknown)

Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.

Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad. ...

humour, quote

(unknown)

You do not need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to skydive twice.

You do not need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to skydive twice. ...

humour, quote

(unknown)

A clear conscience is a sign of a fuzzy memory.

A clear conscience is a sign of a fuzzy memory. ...

humour, quote

Bryan White

We never really grow up, we only learn how to act in public.

We never really grow up, we only learn how to act in public. ...

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Peter Ustinov

If the world should blow itself up, the last audible voice would be that of an expert saying it can't be done.

If the world should blow itself up, the last audible voice would be that of an expert saying it can't be done. ...

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Abraham Lincoln

The most reliable way to predict the future is to create it.

The most reliable way to predict the future is to create it.  ...

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Aristotle

He who has never learned to obey cannot be a good commander.

He who has never learned to obey cannot be a good commander. ...

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