Famous quotes

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

Robert Louis Stevenson

Robert Louis Stevenson

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Our purpose in life is not to achieve success, but to continue failing with high spirits.

Robert Louis Stevenson

Robert Louis Stevenson

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I always carry two books in my pocket, one to read and the other to write in.

Henry Lewis Stimson

Henry Lewis Stimson

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The only mortal sin I know is cynicism.

Karlheinz Stockhausen

Karlheinz Stockhausen

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Since man has existed, there has been music. But also, animals, atoms, and stars make music.

Tom Stoppard

Tom Stoppard

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Life is a game of terrible odds; if it were a bet, you wouldn't get involved in it.

Igor Stravinsky

Igor Stravinsky

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Following only one path is to move backward.

Johann August Strindberg

Johann August Strindberg

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Society is a madhouse whose guardians are the police officers.

Herbert Von Karajan

Herbert Von Karajan

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The art of conducting consists of knowing when to drop the baton so as not to bother the orchestra.

Heinrich Wilhelm von Kleist

Heinrich Wilhelm von Kleist

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People are interested in our outward destiny; the inward, only to our friend.

August von Kotzebue

August von Kotzebue

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A moment of heart's joy is worth more than two hours of sensory pleasure.

August von Kotzebue

August von Kotzebue

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Each person forges their own greatness. Dwarfs will remain dwarfs even if they climb the Alps.

August von Kotzebue

August von Kotzebue

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Interest is the main wheel of the world's machine.