Great short quotes - Page 242

W. H. Auden

When I find myself in the company o…

15 Feb , 2011  

When I find myself in the company of scientists, I feel like a shabby curate who has strayed by mistake into a room full of dukes. Great short quote and quotation by: W. H. Auden , US (English-born) critic & poet (1907 – 1973)

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Charlie McCarthy

When I get smitten, I stay smut….

15 Feb , 2011  

When I get smitten, I stay smut. Great short quote and quotation by: Charlie McCarthy ,

Dom Helder Camara

When I give food to the poor, they …

15 Feb , 2011  

When I give food to the poor, they call me a saint. When I ask why the poor have no food, they call me a communist. Great short quote and quotation by: Dom Helder Camara ,

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Steven Wright

When I have a kid, I wanna put him …

15 Feb , 2011  

When I have a kid, I wanna put him in one of those strollers for twins, then run around the mall looking frantic. Great short quote and quotation by: Steven Wright , US comedian and actor (1955 – )

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When I have been asked during these…

15 Feb , 2011  

When I have been asked during these last weeks who caused the riots and the killing in L.A., my answer has been direct and simple: Who is to blame for the riots? The rioters are to blame. Who is to blame for the killings? The killers are to blame. Great short quote and quotation by: […]

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Hans Johst (c. 1939)

When I hear the word “culture” I re…

15 Feb , 2011  

When I hear the word “culture” I reach for my gun. Great short quote and quotation by: Hans Johst (c. 1939) ,

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Henny Youngman

When I read about the evils of drin…

15 Feb , 2011  

When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading. Great short quote and quotation by: Henny Youngman , US (English-born) comedian (1906 – 1998)

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Albert Szent-Gyorgyi

When I received the Nobel Prize, th…

15 Feb , 2011  

When I received the Nobel Prize, the only big lump sum of money I have ever seen, I had to do something with it. The easiest way to drop this hot potato was to invest it, to buy shares. I knew that World War II was coming and I was afraid that if I had […]

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When I say I believe in a square de…

15 Feb , 2011  

When I say I believe in a square deal i do not mean … to give every man the best hand. If the cards do not come to any man, or if they do come, and he has not got the power to play them, that is his affair. All I mean is that there […]

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H. G. Wells

When I see an adult on a bicycle, I…

15 Feb , 2011  

When I see an adult on a bicycle, I do not despair for the future of the human race. Great short quote and quotation by: H. G. Wells , English author, historian, & utopian (1866 – 1946)

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Marie de Sevigne, O Magazine, December 2003

When I step into this library, I ca…

15 Feb , 2011  

When I step into this library, I cannot understand why I ever step out of it. Great short quote and quotation by: Marie de Sevigne, O Magazine, December 2003 ,

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Oliver Wendell Holmes

When I think of talking, it is of c…

15 Feb , 2011  

When I think of talking, it is of course with a woman. For talking at its best being an inspiration, it wants a corresponding divine quality of receptiveness, and where will you find this but in a woman? Great short quote and quotation by: Oliver Wendell Holmes , US author & physician (1809 – 1894)

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