Plus Quotes

• The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character - that is the goal of true education.

  Martin Luther King, Jr.

  Education, Teacher, Teaching

  Martin Luther King (1992). “The Papers of Martin Luther King, Jr”, p.124, Univ of California Press

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• If A is a success in life, then A equals x plus y plus z. Work is x; y is play; and z is keeping your mouth shut

  Albert Einstein

  Inspirational, Funny, Life

  Quoted in Observer, 15 Jan. 1950

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• Intelligence plus character-that is the goal of true education.

  Martin Luther King, Jr.

  Education, Character, School

  Martin Luther King (1992). “The Papers of Martin Luther King, Jr”, p.124, Univ of California Press

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• You have all the reason in the world to achieve your grandest dreams. Imagination plus innovation equals realization.

  Denis Waitley

  Dream, Wild Imagination, Vivid Imagination

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• Il y a dans les hommes plus de choses a'   admirer que de choses a'   me  priser. There are more things to admire in people than to despise.

  Albert Camus

  People, Admirer, Despise

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• Man minus the Machine is a slave; Man plus the Machine is a freeman.

  Henry Ford

  Men, Machines, Slave

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• In effort Happiness idleness life pleasure superstition support trouble work The superstition that all our hours of work are a minus quantity in the happiness of life, and all the hours of idleness are plus ones, is a most ludicrous and pernicious doctrine, and its greatest support comes from our not taking sufficient trouble, not making a real effort, to make work as near pleasure as it can be.

  Arthur Balfour

  Life, Real, Work

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• Whatever goal, man has reached is due to his originality plus his brutality

  Adolf Hitler

  Military, Men, Goal

  Adolf Hitler (1944). “Hitler's Words”

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• I believe we accomplished a lot of good things while I was in office. We maintained a very good working relationship with both Republicans and Democrats during my tenure. Consequently, we had a very high batting average in dealing with Congress on some very controversial issues. Plus, we kept our nation at peace,
  we obeyed the law, and we told the truth.

  Jimmy Carter

  Believe, Law, Issues

  Source: www.pittsburghurbanmedia.com

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• One line plus one line results in many meanings.

  Josef Albers

  Lines, One Line, Results

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• Qui plussait, plus se tait. French, you know. The more a man knows, the less he talks.

  Madeleine L'Engle

  Men, Knows

  Madeleine L'Engle (2012). “A Wrinkle in Time: 50th Anniversary Commemorative Edition”, p.61, Macmillan

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• Art must take reality by surprise. It takes those moments which are for us merely a moment, plus a moment, plus another moment, and arbitrarily transforms them into a special series of moments held together by a major emotion.

  Francoise Sagan

  Art, Reality, Special

  "Françoise Sagan, The Art of Fiction No. 15". Interview with Blair Fuller and Robert B. Silvers, www.theparisreview.org. Autumn 1956.

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• I call my wife and talk to my children four or five times a day. I've surrounded myself with great people and friends, plus I'm always willing to make amends.

  Richard Patrick

  Children, Wife, People

  "Richard Patrick of Filter". Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

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• Imagination plus innovation equals realization.

  Denis Waitley

  Inspirational, Wild Imagination, Vivid Imagination

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• Real wealth is ideas plus energy.

  R. Buckminster Fuller

  Inspirational, Real, Ideas

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• I would not dream of taking on Tobey Maguire. Plus, he's a talented and nice guy, and I have nothing but nice things to say about him.

  Neil Patrick Harris

  Dream, Nice, Guy

  "“Undercover Brother”: Neil Patrick Harris Interview". Hollywood.com Interview, www.hollywood.com.

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• Every man gravitates to where he belongs in life, just as surely as water seeks and finds its level. His position is measured precisely by the quality and quantity of the service he renders, plus the mental attitude with which he relates himself to other people.

  Andrew Carnegie

  Attitude, Men, People

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• The wise teacher knows that 55 minutes of work plus 5 minutes laughter are worth twice as much as 60 minutes of unvaried work.

  Gilbert Highet

  Wise, Teacher, Laughter

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• Satire is tragedy plus time.

  Lenny Bruce

  Tragedy, Human Nature, Satire

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• (On winning the 800 meters in front of the home fans) I was really excited to come back here. Of course you are always a little nervous because you never know how the race is going to unfold, plus it is the first one of the season as well. I was really excited to come out and perform today. I give special thanks to Mario Sategna and The University of Texas for all of their support.

  Leonel Manzano

  Home, Athlete, Winning

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• In my 90-plus years, I have lived a multitude of lives.

  Norman Lear

  Years, Multitudes

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• The success of the '86 movie with Brandon Lee demanded some kind of continuation. Plus, I had always contemplated a modern version.

  David Carradine

  Success, Congratulations, Kind

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• Treasurys, as low as yields are, are higher than they are in most other developed countries. A foreign investor picks up a yield spread in Treasurys versus their own sovereigns, plus the fact that if the dollar is going to continue rallying - and I think it will because it's a safe haven - then they get a currency translation gain as well.

  Gary Shilling

  Country, Safe Haven, Thinking

  Source: www.sfgate.com

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• An American in London...cannot but be impressed and charmed by the city. The momumentality of Washington, the thriving business of New York, the antique intimacy of Boston, plus a certain spacious and open feeling reminiscent of Denver and San Francisco-all these he finds combined for his pleasure.

  John Updike

  New York, Boston, Cities

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• If money is the only plus, I will always say no. But, if there's more, than I'm down.

  Shannyn Sossamon

  Ifs

  Source: collider.com

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