Memorable Quotes - Page 27

• The lady doth protest too much, methinks.

  William Shakespeare

  Women, Important, Talking Too Much

  'Hamlet' (1601) act 3, sc. 2, l. [242]

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• He that is giddy thinks the world turns round.

  William Shakespeare

  Thinking, World, Taming Of The Shrew

  William Shakespeare (2004). “The Taming of the Shrew”, p.262, Perfection Learning

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• The attempt and not the deed confounds us.

  William Shakespeare

  Trying, Deeds, Macbeth Sleep

  'Macbeth' (1606) act 2, sc. 2, l. 2

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• He is winding the watch of his wit; by and by it will strike.

  William Shakespeare

  Watches, Tempest, Strikes

  'The Tempest' (1611) act 2, sc. 1, l. [12]

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• Our amour fou with 'The Sopranos' is headed for long-term parking, like so many of its most memorable characters. We'll never see a show like this again.

  Rob Sheffield

  Character, Long, Sopranos

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• No matter how big or soft or warm your bed is, you still have to get out of it.

  Grace Slick

  Life, Women, Bed

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• Sanity is a cozy lie.

  Susan Sontag

  Depression, Women, Lying

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• Interpretation is the revenge of the intellectual upon art.

  Susan Sontag

  Art, Revenge, Women

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• The phenomenal thing that happened to me is that I was able to create two memorable men: one is the ultimate optimist, Rocky, and then you have Rambo, the ultimate pessimist. You're going to always be remembered for them, no matter what you do.

  Sylvester Stallone

  Men, Two, Rambo

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• Government itself is founded upon the great doctrine of the consent of the governed, and has its cornerstone in the memorable principle that men are endowed with inalienable rights.

  Leland Stanford

  Men, Rights, Principles

  Leland Stanford (1887). “Co-operation of Labor: Views of Senator Leland Stanford of California. An Interview ...”

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• Most women's magazines simply try to mold women into bigger and better consumers.

  Gloria Steinem

  Women, Feminist, Trying

  Interview with Digby Diehl, www.maryellenmark.com. March 1972.

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• Instant gratification is not soon enough.

  Meryl Streep

  Women, Soon Enough, Instant Gratification

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• I was taught that the human brain was the crowning glory of evolution so far, but I think it's a very poor scheme for survival.

  Kurt Vonnegut

  Thinking, Intelligent, Brain

  The Observer, December 27, 1987.

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• A sobering thought: what if, at this very moment, I am living up to my full potential?

  Jane Wagner

  Women, Optimistic, What If

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• Deliver me from writers who say the way they live doesn't matter. I'm not sure a bad person can write a good book, If art doesn't make us better, then what on earth is it for.

  Alice Walker

  Life, Art, Book

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• All sins are attempts to fill voids.

  Simone Weil

  Inspirational, Void, Sin

  La Pesanteur et la Grace "Desirer sans Objet" (1948)

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• What really matters is what you do with what you have.

  H. G. Wells

  Motivational, Attitude, Cancer

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

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• Never think you've seen the last of anything.

  Eudora Welty

  Thinking, Lasts

  The Optimist's Daughter ch. 1 (1969)

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• When women go wrong, men go right after them.

  Mae West

  Funny, Women, Sarcasm

  She Done Him Wrong (motion picture) (1933)

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• It's not the men in my life that count, it's the life in my men.

  Mae West

  Funny, Life, Marriage

  I'm No Angel (motion picture) (1933)

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• You can say what you like about long dresses, but they cover a multitude of shins.

  Mae West

  Funny, Fashion, Women

  "The Wit and Wisdom of Mae West".

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• It's hard to be funny when you have to be clean.

  Mae West

  Funny, Women, Cleanliness

  Mae West (1967). “The wit and wisdom of Mae West”

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• If only we'd stop trying to be happy, we could have a pretty good time.

  Edith Wharton

  Happiness, Happy, Women

  "Ethan Frome".

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• Comedy is acting out optimism.

  Robin Williams

  Funny, Philosophy, Humor

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

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• People say satire is dead. It's not dead; it's alive and living in the White House.

  Robin Williams

  Funny, Humor, White

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