81 quotes found
“Some minds remain open long enough for the truth not only to enter but to pass on through by way of a ready exit without pausing anywhere along the route.”
“Denied anything ardently desired, the individual or state will argue and parley just so long - then, if the impelling motive be sufficiently great, will cast aside every rule and break down every a...”
“Steroids can seem necessary to compete at the highest levels, and the quick rewards can outweigh the long term consequences to the user's health.”
“The trains that travel the Chunnel are massive machines. The Eurostars are bullet-shaped and a quarter-mile long. They are pulled by a 136,000-pound locomotive and move in the open air at 185 m.p.h...”
“I don't travel anywhere without the PS3 and XBox. There's nothing better to do on long bus trips while on tour.”
“I was the only swimmer in movies. Tarzan was long gone, and he couldn't have done them anyway; he could never have gotten into my bathing suit.”
“I think movies are too long.”
“I describe the design process as like the tip of the iceberg. What you don't see is the long haul: all the endless auditing and things like that.”
“The secret to a long marriage is to stay gone.”
“Instant gratification takes too long.”
“I started track and field when I was 12 and didn't get to an Olympic Games until I was nearly 23. By any stretch of the imagination that's a very long apprenticeship.”
“One of the reasons MSNBC is plummeting is that I, not long ago, refused to play any content from them. I figured, why? I mean, it's genuine depraved partisan politics insanity, genuine extremist ra...”
“The anchors of the Arab consensus have long been Egypt and Saudi Arabia, and both are now weakened forces in Arab politics and diplomacy.”
“Every country has the right to nuclear technology as long as they use it safely, peacefully and in a secure way.”
“I think extreme secrecy is a bad sign in all startups. Very few startups die because they tell you exactly how their technology works. On the long list of startup killers, that's pretty far down. T...”
“If our soldiers are not overburdened with money, it is not because they have a distaste for riches; if their lives are not unduly long, it is not because they are disinclined to longevity.”
“Always try to rub up against money, for if you rub up against money long enough, some of it may rub off on you.”
“Money may kindle, but it cannot by itself, and for very long, burn.”
“Soap and education are not as sudden as a massacre, but they are more deadly in the long run.”
“Life well spent is long.”
