Famous quotes

Collection of the best phrases and famous quotes from the most prominent authors.

Walter C. Sellar

Walter C. Sellar

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For every person who wants to teach, there are approximately thirty people who do not want to learn.

Ramón J. Sénder

Ramón J. Sénder

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How small are my hands in relation to everything that life has wanted to give me!

Ramón J. Sénder

Ramón J. Sénder

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Television is a daughter of cinema that has turned out unruly and of bad habits.

Ramón J. Sénder

Ramón J. Sénder

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If the pitcher hits the stone, or the stone hits the pitcher, it's bad for the pitcher.

Miguel de Unamuno

Miguel de Unamuno

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Languages, like religions, thrive on heresies.

Miguel de Unamuno

Miguel de Unamuno

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You will conquer, but you will not convince. You will conquer because you have more than enough brute force; but you will not convince, because to convince means to persuade. And to persuade, you need something that you lack: reason and right in the struggle.

Peter Alexander Ustinov

Peter Alexander Ustinov

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Everyone makes mistakes. The key is to make them when no one is watching.

Peter Alexander Ustinov

Peter Alexander Ustinov

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To get to the truth, the German adds, the French subtracts, and the English changes the subject.

Peter Alexander Ustinov

Peter Alexander Ustinov

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Typically, dream women are an optical illusion.

Peter Alexander Ustinov

Peter Alexander Ustinov

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The last audible voice before the explosion of the world will be that of an expert saying: it is technically impossible.

Peter Alexander Ustinov

Peter Alexander Ustinov

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Progress cannot be stopped. God created the world in six days. And what do we have today? The five-day week.

Juan Valera

Juan Valera

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When good fortune comes, it comes for everything, and the same when misfortune comes.