Short quotations about, while - Page 3

George W. Bush, Speech to UN General Assembly, September 21, 2004

We know that dictators are quick to…

15 Feb , 2011  

We know that dictators are quick to choose aggression, while free nations strive to resolve differences in peace. We know that oppressive governments support terror, while free governments fight the terrorists in their midst. We know that free peoples embrace progress and life, instead of becoming the recruits for murderous ideologies. Great short quote and […]

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John Dryden

We must beat the iron while it is h…

15 Feb , 2011  

We must beat the iron while it is hot, but we may polish it at leisure. Great short quote and quotation by: John Dryden , English dramatist & poet (1631 – 1700)

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Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451, 1953

We need not to be let alone. We nee…

15 Feb , 2011  

We need not to be let alone. We need to be really bothered once in a while. How long is it since you were really bothered? About something important, about something real? Great short quote and quotation by: Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451, 1953 , US science fiction author (1920 – )

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From Petronii Arbitri Satyricon AD 66 (Attributed to Gaius Petronus, a Roman General who later committed suicide)

We trained hard, but it seemed ever…

15 Feb , 2011  

We trained hard, but it seemed every time we were beginning to form up into teams, we would be reorganised. I was to learn later in life that we tend to meet any new situation by reorganising, and a wonderful method it can be for creating the illusion of progress while producing confusion, inefficiency and […]

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Caius Petronius, Roman Consul, 66 A.D.

We trained hard, but it seemed that…

15 Feb , 2011  

We trained hard, but it seemed that every time we were beginning to form up into teams we would be reorganised.? I was to learn later in life that we tend to meet any new situation by reorganising: and a wonderful method it can be for creating the illusion of progress, while producing confusion, inefficiency […]

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Bernard Weisberger

While history is much more than a r…

15 Feb , 2011  

While history is much more than a record of magnified personal encounters, it also remains rooted in individual personalities. Great short quote and quotation by: Bernard Weisberger, America Afire ,

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While grief is fresh, every attempt…

15 Feb , 2011  

While grief is fresh, every attempt to divert only irritates. You must wait till it be digested, and then amusement will dissipate the remains of it. Great short quote and quotation by: Samuel Johnson , English author, critic, & lexicographer (1709 – 1784)

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Elaine Richards

While I am not a fan of corporal pu…

15 Feb , 2011  

While I am not a fan of corporal punishment, I am not a fan of his friends Major Nuisance or General Disturbance. Great short quote and quotation by: Elaine Richards ,

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Theodore Roosevelt

While my interest in natural histor…

15 Feb , 2011  

While my interest in natural history has added very little to my sum of achievement, it has added immeasurably to my sum of enjoyment in life. Great short quote and quotation by: Theodore Roosevelt , 26th president of US (1858 – 1919)

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Leoardo da Vinci

While I thought that I was learning…

15 Feb , 2011  

While I thought that I was learning how to live, I have been learning how to die. Great short quote and quotation by: Leoardo da Vinci ,

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Ian Hornak, Cover Magazine, 1994; American Idealist & Realist Painter and Draughtsman recognized for his collaboration with the

While I know that the beautiful, th…

15 Feb , 2011  

While I know that the beautiful, the spiritual, and the sublime are today suspect, I have begun to stop resisting the constant urge to deny that beauty has a valid right to exist in contemporary art. Great short quote and quotation by: Ian Hornak, Cover Magazine, 1994; American Idealist & Realist Painter and Draughtsman recognized […]

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Ian Hornak, Cover Magazine, 1994

While I know that the beautiful, th…

15 Feb , 2011  

While I know that the beautiful, the spiritual, and the sublime are today suspect, I have begun to stop resisting the constant urge to deny that beauty has a valid right to exist in contemporary art. Great short quote and quotation by: Ian Hornak, Cover Magazine, 1994 ,

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