Distinguished Quotes
Word Lists
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Dear Ted: Thanks for the invitation to question four distinguished liberal journalists. But 11:30 PM is long past my bedtime.
Patrick Buchanan
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Conservative, n: A statesman who is enamored of existing evils, as distinguished from the Liberal who wishes to replace them with others.
Ambrose Bierce
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Single acts of tyranny may be ascribed to the accidental opinion of a day; but a series of oppressions, begun at a distinguished period and pursued unalterably through every change of ministers, too plainly prove a deliberate, systematic plan of reducing ...
Thomas Jefferson
Keywords: accidental :: acts :: and :: ascribed :: at :: be :: begun :: but :: change :: day :: deliberate :: distinguished :: every :: may :: ministers :: of :: opinion :: oppressions :: pe :: period :: plainly :: plan :: prove :: pursued :: reducing :: series :: single :: systematic :: the :: through :: to :: too :: tyranny :: unalterablySource: thinkexist.com
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We are always more anxious to be distinguished for a talent which we do not possess, than to be praised for the fifteen which we do possess
Mark Twain
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Some of the films I`ve been in I regret making. I got conned into making these pictures in almost every case by people who lied to me. Some years ago I got a call from my producers saying that they were sending me a script and that five very distinguished...
Christopher Lee
Keywords: ago :: almost :: and :: been :: by :: call :: case :: conned :: distinguished :: every :: films :: five :: from :: got :: in :: into :: lied :: making :: me :: my :: of :: people :: pictures :: producers :: regret :: saying :: script :: sending :: some :: that :: the :: these :: they :: to :: ve :: very :: were :: who :: yearsSource: imdb.com
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I salute the National Book Foundation Board, who took a huge risk in giving this award to a man many people see as a rich hack. (from his acceptance speech for the National Book Foundation`s Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, 2003)
Stephen King
Keywords: 2003 :: acceptance :: american :: as :: award :: board :: book :: contribution :: distinguished :: for :: foundation :: from :: giving :: hack :: his :: huge :: in :: letters :: man :: many :: medal :: national :: people :: rich :: risk :: salute :: see :: speech :: the :: this :: to :: took :: whoSource: imdb.com
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I always think it is a mistake to try and be young, because I feel the young people in the United States have not distinguished themselves. The young audience in the United States have not proven to me that they like good movies or good theatre. The films...
Woody Allen
Keywords: always :: and :: audience :: be :: because :: distinguished :: feel :: films :: good :: have :: in :: is :: it :: like :: me :: mistake :: movies :: not :: or :: people :: proven :: states :: th :: that :: the :: theatre :: themselves :: they :: think :: to :: try :: united :: youngSource: imdb.com
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Winning the Guardian prize is a wonderful reward for any writer. It is such a distinguished award, ... All authors want to know what other authors think of their books and they also like to know what children like, too.
Jacqueline Wilson
Keywords: all :: also :: and :: any :: authors :: award :: books :: children :: distinguished :: for :: guardian :: is :: it :: know :: like :: of :: other :: prize :: reward :: such :: the :: their :: they :: think :: to :: too :: want :: what :: winning :: wonderful :: writerSource: thinkexist.com
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We had some very distinguished fans: I know one chancellor of a major university who used to schedule his meetings around Star Trek. We were thrilled to discover that Frank Sinatra was a big fan.
Patrick Stewart
Keywords: around :: big :: chancellor :: discover :: distinguished :: fan :: fans :: frank :: had :: his :: know :: major :: meetings :: of :: one :: schedule :: sinatra :: some :: star :: that :: thrilled :: to :: trek :: university :: used :: very :: was :: we :: were :: whoSource: brainyquote.com
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To be in this business and have tremendous integrity and only make distinguished choices is very tough.
Alec Baldwin
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There is only one justification for universities, as distinguished from trade schools. They must be centers of criticism.
Andi Burr
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Then I realized my early work did have something special that audiences adored apart from what I humbly thought about them. They occupy a distinguished niche in Italian film history and probably always will.
Dario Argento
Keywords: about :: adored :: always :: and :: apart :: audiences :: did :: distinguished :: early :: film :: from :: have :: history :: humbly :: in :: italian :: my :: niche :: occupy :: probably :: realized :: something :: special :: that :: them :: then :: they :: thought :: what :: will :: workSource: brainyquote.com
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The essence of belief is the establishment of a habit; and different beliefs are distinguished by the different modes of action to which they give rise.
Alan Goldman
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The 150th anniversary of Penn State will highlight what is important and good about this distinguished institution and the fine people and research that it produces.
Alan Wooley
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That image of the common drunk is a myth. There is a thing called a maintenance drinker which may very well be a mother of four, a welder or a distinguished business person. These people build up a tolerance and manage to still maintain their daily lifest...
Lisa Anderson
Keywords: and :: be :: build :: business :: called :: common :: daily :: distinguished :: drinker :: drunk :: four :: image :: is :: lifestyle :: maintain :: maintenance :: manage :: may :: mother :: myth :: of :: or :: people :: person :: still :: that :: the :: their :: there :: these :: thing :: to :: tolerance :: up :: very :: welder :: well :: whichSource: thinkexist.com
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Science and Literature are splendid, and it is really to science and literature themselves that this distinguished company pays its homage.
George Porter
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Reputation is favorable notoriety as distinguished from fame, which is permanent approval of great deeds and noble thoughts by the best intelligence of mankind.
Alex Ovechkin
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One of the prerogatives by which man is eminently distinguished from all other living beings inhabiting this globe of earth, consists in the gift of reason.
Andrew Nelson
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Of the five House Calendars, the Private Calendar is the one to which all Private Bills are referred. Private Bills deal with specific individuals, corporations, institutions, and so forth, as distinguished from public bills which deal with classes only.
Alexandros Roussos
Keywords: all :: and :: are :: as :: bills :: calendar :: calendars :: classes :: corporations :: deal :: distinguished :: five :: forth :: from :: house :: individuals :: institutions :: is :: of :: one :: only :: private :: public :: referred :: so :: specific :: the :: to :: which :: withSource: brainyquote.com
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Men are distinguished from women by their commitment to do violence rather than to be victimized by it.
Andrea Dworkin
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McAfee is honored to have Tech Data as a customer, to receive this year`s Difference Maker award and to be recognized by Tech Data among so many distinguished IT Vendors, ... During 2005, McAfee and Tech Data have collaborated on numerous initiatives that...
David Roberts
Keywords: 2005 :: among :: and :: as :: award :: be :: by :: collaborated :: customer :: data :: difference :: distinguished :: during :: have :: honored :: initiatives :: is :: it :: maker :: many :: mcafee :: numerous :: on :: receive :: recognized :: so :: tech :: that :: this :: to :: vendors :: will :: yearSource: thinkexist.com
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However, I must not indulge in homespun wisdom here before so distinguished an assembly, especially as I am to be followed by a representative of science.
Knut Hamsun
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He is not a danger to the community as shown by his distinguished work history as a police officer.
Barb Schreier
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For centuries many of the world`s distinguished philosophers have assaulted Christianity as being irrational, superstitious and absurd.
Allan Zaremberg
Keywords: absurd :: and :: as :: assaulted :: being :: centuries :: christianity :: distinguished :: for :: have :: irrational :: many :: of :: philosophers :: superstitious :: the :: worldSource: brainyquote.com
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Budget and Ryder TRS are two of the most distinguished and trusted brand names in the vehicle rental industry, ... Ryder TRS fits well with Budget Group`s portfolio of car, truck, van and recreational vehicle rental and sales holdings.
Barbara Ancelet
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Billy not only had a distinguished career in the Legislature, but he also has great business instincts and has done exceedingly well making investment decisions in both stocks and private ventures such as real estate.
Christie Hefner
Keywords: also :: and :: as :: billy :: both :: business :: but :: career :: decisions :: distinguished :: done :: estate :: exceedingly :: great :: had :: has :: he :: in :: instincts :: investment :: legislature :: making :: not :: only :: private :: real :: stocks :: such :: the :: ventures :: wellSource: brainyquote.com
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Apparently the new high-tech Star Wars toys will be in stores any day now. The toys can talk and are interactive, so they can be easily distinguished from Star Wars fans.
Conan O`Brien
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[Ball is one of the few musical comedy artists to have distinguished himself equally as an interpreter of both Andrew Lloyd Webber and Stephen Sondheim, who would seem to be polar opposites as songwriters.] I`m very lucky that I`ve gotten to work with bot...
Michael Ball
Keywords: an :: and :: andrew :: artists :: as :: ball :: be :: both :: comedy :: distinguished :: equally :: few :: gotten :: have :: himself :: interpreter :: is :: lloyd :: lucky :: musical :: of :: one :: opposites :: polar :: seem :: sondheim :: songwriters :: stephen :: that :: the :: to :: ve :: very :: webber :: who :: with :: work :: wouldSource: thinkexist.com
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I once had a sparrow alight upon my shoulder for a moment, while I was hoeing in a village garden, and I felt that I was more distinguished by that circumstance that I should have been by any epaulet I could have worn.
Henry David Thoreau
Keywords: alight :: and :: any :: been :: by :: circumstance :: could :: distinguished :: epaulet :: felt :: for :: garden :: had :: have :: hoeing :: in :: moment :: more :: my :: once :: should :: shoulder :: sparrow :: that :: upon :: village :: was :: while :: wornSubject: Birds Quotes :: Fashion QuotesSource: quotationspage.com
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When a distinguished but elderly scientist states that something is possible, he is almost certainly right. When he states that something is impossible, he is very probably wrong.
Arthur Clarke
