Comeback Quotes - Page 9

• To achieve lasting literature, fictional or factual, a writer needs perceptive vision, absorptive capacity, and creative strength.

  Lawrence Clark Powell

  Creative, Vision, Needs

  Lawrence Clark Powell (1985). “Books are basic: the essential Lawrence Clark Powell”, Univ of Arizona Pr

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• As long as men are free to ask what they must, free to say what they think, free to think what they will, freedom can never be lost and science can never regress.

  Marcel Proust

  Freedom, Science, Men

  "J. Robert Oppenheimer" by L. Barnett, in Life, Vol. 7, No. 9 (p. 58), October 24, 1949.

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• Our passion and principals are constantly in a frenzy, but begin to shift and waver, as we return to reason.

  Laurence Sterne

  Passion, Literature, Return

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• If I do not return to the pulpit this weekend, millions of people will go to hell.

  Jimmy Swaggart

  Weekend, People, Scary

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• The genius of our ruling class is that it has kept a majority of the people from ever questioning the inequity of a system where most people drudge along, paying heavy taxes for which they get nothing in return.

  Gore Vidal

  Government, Class, People

  "Matters of Fact and Fiction: Essays 1973 - 1976". Book by Gore Vidal (p. 280), 1978.

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• For once you have tasted flight you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skywards, for there you have been and there you will long to return.

  Leonardo da Vinci

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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• How different our lives are when we really know what is deeply important to us, and keeping that picture in mind, we manage ourselves each day to be and to do what really matters most.

  Stephen Covey

  Inspirational, Love Life, Adversity

  Stephen R. Covey (2004). “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change”, p.98, Simon and Schuster

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• Small mistakes tend to lead to large ones. Ours is a lifetime appoinment, and all you have is your reputation. Once it's gone, it doesn't comeback.

  David Baldacci

  Mistake, Gone, Reputation

  David Baldacci (2009). “The Simple Truth”, p.28, Pan Macmillan

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• Jace slammed his hand down on the stele. “Clary-“ “She said she doesn’t want it,” said Simon. “Ha-ha.” “Ha-ha?” Jace looked incredulous. “That’s your comeback?

  Cassandra Clare

  Hands, Want, Jace

  Cassandra Clare (2010). “Cassandra Clare: The Mortal Instrument Series (3 books): City of Bones; City of Ashes; City of Glass”, p.542, Simon and Schuster

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• I feel I should warn you, I’m in a really bad mood. (Syn) You’ll be in a worse mood when we haul you in dead! (a Partini) ‘Syn grimaced in pain at a comment so stupid it didn’t even rate a snotty comeback.’ (Syn)

  Sherrilyn Kenyon

  Pain, Stupid, Bad Mood

  Sherrilyn Kenyon (2009). “Born of Fire”, p.15, Macmillan

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• Curran grinned and my heart made a little jump. I didn’t expect that. “That’s it? That’s your witty comeback?” “Yep.” Eloquence ’R’ Us. When in trouble, keep it monosyllabic—safer that way.

  Ilona Andrews

  Witty, Heart, Littles

  Ilona Andrews (2009). “Magic Strikes”, p.43, Penguin

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• Well, it kind of hurts when the kind of words you write And kind of turn themselves into knives And don't mind my nerve you can call it fiction 'Cause I like being submerged in your contradictions, dear 'Cause here we are, here we are Although you were biased, I love your advice Your comebacks they're quick and probably Have to do with your insecurities There's no shame in being crazy depending on how you take these Words they're paraphrasing this relationship we're staging And it's a beautiful mess, yes, it is It's like we're picking up trash in dresses

  Jason Mraz

  Beautiful, Hurt, Crazy

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• When a writer talks about his work, he's talking about a love affair.

  Alfred Kazin

  Talking, Affair, Love Affair

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• I am a writer. I could not afford to take 15 months off from my writing career to play detective.

  James Ellroy

  Writing, Play, Careers

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• I think about making a comeback every single day. I went running, I went training, did that for a few days. But my body couldn't handle it.

  Oscar De La Hoya

  Running, Thinking, Training

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• And I think one way or another it's evident to those who work with me that as a writer, a director, a friend, as somebody's there that's very anxious to get the movie made.

  Robert Towne

  Thinking, Directors, Way

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• Whatever insults my state insults me.

  Preston Brooks

  Insult, States

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• I'm making the comeback of the century.

  Bob Backlund

  Century

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• I think I rushed and I needed more time with my comeback. I needed more time to get my legs stronger to be able to handle the workload. You can only train for that by pitching innings. You can't simulate pitching off a mound in a game inside a weight room.

  David Cone

  Thinking, Games, Stronger

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• If you believe in journalism, you don't insult good journalists.

  Sydney Schanberg

  Believe, Journalism, Insult

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• I knew that one movie could either kill my career or give birth to it. It's the same thing with Nelson. If you fail at Nelson [movie about nelson Mandela], you don't get to comeback and say, 'Well, I was trying. Let me do it again.' There are no re-takes.

  Terrence Howard

  Careers, Giving, Trying

  Source: www.gq.com

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• We have to judge presidents not only by the long-term consequences of their actions but also by how they make citizens in their own day feel. One reason that Nixon never succeeded in his comeback campaign is that he had such a negative impact on public trust at the time of his presidency.

  David Greenberg

  Impact, Long, Judging

  "Making Presidential History". The Washington Post Live Q&As, www.slate.com. August 9, 2007.

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• I can't say I based [Carla] on anybody I knew. She was so foulmouthed and mean, just said what was on her mind. So I guess Carla is somebody I always wished I could be at the right moment, the one who always has the perfect comeback.

  Shelley Long

  Mean, Perfect, Mind

  Source: www.gq.com

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• I love KIND bars. My favorites are coconut and almond and the dark chocolate and sea salt because staying fueled helps keep me from getting sick or injured. Bananas have also made a great comeback in my life. My kids eat them all the time on the go, which has inspired my go-to pre-run morning meal of peanut butter and banana on toast.

  Summer Sanders

  Running, Morning, Kids

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• Fashion does seem to have a 20s comeback every few seasons, and I completely see why. Its a very feminine look: the fabrics and the shapes are very pretty and distinctive.

  Joanne Froggatt

  Fashion, Doe, Looks

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