Fallen Quotes - Page 34

• Now we are all fallen, youth from their fear, And age from that which bred it, good example.

  Ben Jonson

  Age, Example, Youth

  Ben Jonson, Robert S. Miola (2000). “Every Man in His Humour: Quarto Version”, p.251, Manchester University Press

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• As to modesty and decency, if we are simians we have done well, considering: but if we are something else-fallen angels-we have indeed fallen far.

  Clarence Day

  Angel, Done, Modesty

  Clarence Day, Jr. (2004). “This Simian World”, p.56, 1st World Publishing

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• The present generation, wearied by its chimerical efforts, relapses into complete indolence. Its condition is that of a man who has only fallen asleep towards morning: first of all come great dreams, then a feeling of laziness, and finally a witty or clever excuse for remaining in bed.

  Soren Kierkegaard

  Dream, Witty, Morning

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• It was to a virgin woman that the birth of the Son of God was announced. It was to a fallen woman that his resurrection was announced.

  Fulton J. Sheen

  Jesus, Son, Birth

  Fulton J. Sheen (2008). “Life of Christ”, p.590, Image

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• Liberals want to manage the damage with government programs to take care of those who have fallen between the cracks. Populists want to fix the cracks so that people don't fall in the first place.

  Jim Hightower

  Fall, Government, People

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• Ah, if only a few more massacres would suffice To sort it all out once and for all With so many uprisings and so many fallen heads In Paradise we should all be by now! But the wished-for Golden Age is endlessly postponed The gods remain so thirsty, they are insatiable Thus it is death, an endless cycle of death

  Georges Brassens

  Death, Uprising, Age

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• The government are behaving like a bevy of maiden aunts who have fallen among buccaneers.

  David Lloyd George

  Aunt, Government, Political

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• If a dish doesn't turn out right, change the name and don't bat an eyelid. A fallen souffle is only a risen omelette. It depends on the self-confidence with which you present it.

  Lionel Blue

  Confidence, Names, Self

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• In this fallen world, I suspect we will never achieve perfection. But that won't stop me trying.

  Michael Gove

  Perfection, Trying, Fallen World

  "'Why should any teacher ever vote Tory?'". The Guardian Interview, www.theguardian.com. March 1, 2010.

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• I have always loved to read, and now that I have penned 10 novels and a few magazine articles, I have fallen seriously in love with writing stories and seeing them go out into the world. It's magical, you know?

  Dorothea Benton Frank

  Writing, Stories, Magazines

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• I get even more nervous singing when everyone's fallen silent, but I really try to communicate the meaning of the lyrics, and there's people there listening to that, and if they're moved by it, then I'm moved as well.

  Namie Amuro

  People, Listening, Singing

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• Many computer scientists have fallen into the trap of trying to define languages like George Orwell's Newspeak, in which it is impossible to think bad thoughts. What they end up doing is killing the creativity of programming.

  Larry Wall

  Creativity, Thinking, Trying

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• I imagine people might look at me and think 'Oh, she has been single-mindedly working on her career all these years and those family issues have fallen by the wayside', but that is absolutely not the case.

  Savannah Guthrie

  Thinking, Years, Careers

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• For too long, Americans have fallen victim to financial abuses at the hands of predatory lenders that operate in the shadows.

  Kay Hagan

  Hands, Long, Abuse

  "Don’t Filibuster Cordray" by Kay R. Hagan, www.huffingtonpost.com. December 8, 2011.

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• I have fallen, I have sunk so low. I have messed up, better I should know.

  Sarah McLachlan

  Honesty, Lows, Should

  Song: Fallen

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• Once you've fallen from classical virtue, won't have a soul for to wake up and hold you.

  Rufus Wainwright

  Philosophy, Soul, Wake Up

  Song: Poses, Album: Poses, 2001

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• The U.S. has fallen well behind Europe in recognizing climate change and the implications of climate change.

  Vinod Khosla

  Europe, Climate, Wells

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• I'm an old guitar player who has fallen into television and is so happy he did.

  Chuck Lorre

  Player, Guitar, Television

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• Luckily I haven't fallen into the trap, which has claimed so many writers, of living from day to day thinking 'Ah, I'll write a book about that.'

  Amelie Nothomb

  Book, Writing, Thinking

  "The outsider" by Richard Lea, www.theguardian.com. June 16, 2008.

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• When rough times have fallen upon our state in the past, Texans have always responded with generosity and an eagerness to help. The compassionate response to the fires has proven that this community spirit is alive and well.

  Randy Neugebauer

  Past, Fire, Generosity

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• Among all the 'awards' that I have hitherto collected, I consider the title of 'patita' or 'fallen woman' to be the highest. This is an achievement of my long-struggling life as a writer and as a woman.

  Taslima Nasrin

  Struggle, Awards, Long

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• I understand that it's incredibly difficult to watch what's happening on the news every day and not become inured to it. I've fallen victim to that myself, wanting to look away.

  Kevin Powers

  Watches, Looks, News

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• ..(T)here are two opposite reasons for being a democrat. You may think all men so good that they deserve a share in the government of the commonwealth, and so wise that the commonwealth needs their advice. That is, in my opinion, the false, romantic doctrine of democracy. On the other hand, you may believe fallen men to be so wicked that not one of them can be trusted with any irresponsible power over his fellows.

  C. S. Lewis

  Wise, Believe, Men

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• Dixie has just fallen to pieces. There are little patches of Dixie. But even in the heart of Dixie - in Alabama - Dixie is slipping. They've stopped using the word in commercial listings.

  John Shelton Reed

  Heart, Alabama, Dixie

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• We should be proud of our country when we have done something to be proud of, when we have lived up to our own standards. But the flip side of genuine pride is being able to recognize when we have fallen short, and to hold ourselves to account.

  Anne-Marie Slaughter

  Country, Pride, Proud

  "Patriotism and Michelle Obama: A 4th of July Reflection" by Anne-Marie Slaughter, www.huffingtonpost.com. July 11, 2008.

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