Deserve Quotes - Page 3

• President Obama has appointed a transgender woman to a position in the Department of Commerce. You know, in this era of partisan bickering, President Obama deserves a lot of credit for taking a chance on Ann Coulter, I think.

  Conan O'Brien

  Thinking, President, Credit

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• Who are you that men should rend their bosom and unveil their pride, that you may see their worth naked and their pride unabashed? See first that you yourself deserve to be a giver, and an instrument of giving.

  Khalil Gibran

  Pride, Men, Giving

  Khalil Gibran (2007). “Kahlil Gibran: Masterpieces”

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• Next to doing things that deserve to be written, nothing gets a man more credit, or gives him more pleasure than to write things that deserve to be read.

  Lord Chesterfield

  Writing, Men, Giving

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• I don't believe UPA government did nothing; they did whatever they could and they deserve appreciation for whatever good they did.

  Narendra Modi

  Appreciation, Believe, Emotional

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• When you have understood that nothing is, that things do not even deserve the status of appearances, you no longer need to be saved, you are saved, and miserable forever.

  Emile M. Cioran

  Forever, Needs, Miserable

  "The New Gods". Book by Emile M. Cioran, 1969.

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• I'm somebody who deserves to be supported and encouraged to continue my work because I have a lot to give.

  Steve Guttenberg

  Giving

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• Too often we tell kids pleasant stories devoid of truth, and stories without truth are not good stories. Our audience deserves more from us.

  Mac Barnett

  Kids, Deserve More, Stories

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• Let there be no doubt. Alien technology harvested from the infamous saucer crash in Roswell, N.Mex., in July 1947 led directly to the development of the integrated circuit chip, laser and fiber optic technologies, Particle beams, Electromagnetic propulsion systems, Depleted uranium projectiles, Stealth capabilities, and many others! How do I know? I was in charge! A matter of public record I think the kids on this planet are wise to the truth, and I think we ought to give it to them. I think they deserve it.

  Philip J. Corso

  Wise, Kids, Thinking

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• I think the very concept of an elite commission deciding for the American people who deserves to be heard is profoundly wrong.

  Newt Gingrich

  Thinking, People, Democracy

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• I can't think of anything that brings me closer to tears than when my old dog - completely exhausted after a hard day in the field - limps away from her nice spot in front of the fire and comes over to where I'm sitting and puts her head in my lap, a paw over my knee, and closes her eyes, and goes back to sleep. I don't know what I've done to deserve that kind of friend.

  Gene Hill

  Friendship, Dog, Nice

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• Music is a right, but only for those who deserve it!

  Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli

  Music Is

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• It can be argued that rapists deserve to be raped, that mutilators deserve to be mutilated. Most societies, however, refrain from responding in this way because the punishment is not only degrading to those on whom it is imposed, but it is also degrading to the society that engages in the same behavior as the criminals.

  Stephen Bright

  Punishment, Criminals, Way

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• I am afraid that it would be a mockery of justice if the death penalty is not imposed. And therefore I pleaded that there are maximum aggravating circumstances, which supersede the mitigating circumstances. And there is not a single mitigating circumstance which speaks in favor of the accused, and therefore all the accused deserve (the) death penalty.

  Ujjwal Nikam

  Justice, Would Be, Favors

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• People think that if a man has undergone any hardship, he should have a reward; but for my part, if I have done the hardest possible day's work, and then come to sit down in a corner and eat my supper comfortably -why, then I don't think I deserve any reward for my hard day's work -for am I not now at peace? Is not my supper good?

  Herman Melville

  Peace, Food, Men

  Herman Melville (1967). “Moby-Dick: An authoritative text”, W. W. Norton & Company

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• This kid deserves anything good that happens to him. He's such a good guy. He's just the nicest human being you want to meet.

  Angelo Dundee

  Kids, Boxing, Guy

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• When life is suddenly more serious more of the time, there is also more need for it to be fun at least some of the time. That's why my family will be at a college football game this weekend. We need it. And deserve it, too. Not like a New York fireman deserves it. Or a medic at the Pentagon. But enough.

  Thomas Boswell

  Sports, Football, New York

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• Do they deserve to die?" but "Do we deserve to kill them?

  Helen Prejean

  Death Penalty, Dies

  Twitter post from Aug 10, 2017

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• Man and his deed are two distinct things. Whereas a good deed should call forth approbation and a wicked deed dis-approbation, the doer of the deed, whether good or wicked always deserves respect or pity as the case may be. Hate the sin and not the sinner is a precept which though easy enough to understand is rarely practised, and that is why the poison of hatred spreads in the world.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Hate, Men, Two

  An Autobiography: The Story of My Experiments with Truth pt. 4, ch. 9 (1929)

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• A decent cowboy does not take what belongs to someone else and if he does he deserves to be strung up and left for the flies and coyotes

  Roy Bean

  Cowboy, Coyotes, Doe

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• Every child deserves a chance at a life filled with love, laughter, friends and family. We are working to find the cures that will give these youngsters a fighting chance. When a child or parent faces an uncertain disease like cancer, they can find hope at St. Jude - a place where miracles can and do happen.

  Marlo Thomas

  Laughter, Children, Cancer

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• Next to the Word of God, music deserves the highest praise.

  Martin Luther

  Next, Christianity, Praise

  Martin Luther, Helmut T. Lehmann (1986). “Luther's Works: Liturgy and hymns”

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• Fame obviously has become a premium in everybody's life. Everybody thinks they deserve it, everybody thinks they want it and most people really don't enjoy it once they get it.

  Kelsey Grammer

  Thinking, People, Want

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• People like Johnny Depp are an exception. He is the current model of what an actor should be. His body of work speaks volumes. He was so under-rated for so long, but he will have longevity - and it is such a gratifying thrill to see he is finally getting the recognition he deserves.

  Dustin Hoffman

  Long, People, Thrill

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• You'll hunt me. You'll condemn me. Set the dogs on me. Because that's what needs to happen. Because sometimes truth isn't good enough. Sometimes people deserve more. Sometimes people deserve to have their faith rewarded.

  Christian Bale

  Dog, Dark, Deserve More

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• I don't appreciate the disrespect, because I've been playing hurt for a guy who won't respect you. I don't deserve it...It's time for me to move on.

  Melvin Mora

  Hurt, Moving, Appreciate

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