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His mother called such people ignorant and superstitious, but his father only shook his head slowly and puffed his pipe and said that sometimes old stories had a grain or two of truth in them and it was best not to take chances. It was why, he said, he crossed himself whenever a black cat crossed his path.

– Stephen KingRate it:

His mother had often said, When you choose an action, you choose the consequences of that action. She had emphasized the corollary of this axiom even more vehemently when you desired a consequence you had damned well better take the action that would create it.

– Lois McMaster BujoldRate it:

His mother had often said, When you choose an action, you choose the consequences of that action. She had emphasized the corollary of this axiom even more vehemently: when you desired a consequence you had damned well better take the action that would create it.

– Lois McMaster Bujold, "Memory", 1996Rate it:

His mother should have thrown him away and kept the stork.

– Mae WestRate it:

His only fault is that he has no fault.

– Pliny the YoungerRate it:

His priority did not seem to be to teach them what he knew, but rather to impress upon them that nothing, not even... knowledge, was foolproof.

– J. K. RowlingRate it:

His purity was too great, his aspiration too high for this poor, miserable world! His great soul is now only enjoying that for which it was worthy!

– Queen VictoriaRate it:

His resolve is not to seem, but to be, the best.

– AeschylusRate it:

His statue served as a lesson and was inscribed: the heart of stone make the body of stone. Forever. (Sa statue servit de leçon et fut inscrit : le cœur de pierre fait le corps de pierre. Pour toujours.)”

– Charles de LEUSSERate it:

His voice was a intimate as the rustle of sheets.

– Dorothy ParkerRate it:

His was a life which lacked, perhaps, the sublimer emotions which raised Man to the level of the gods, but it was undeniably an extremely happy one. He never experienced the thrill of ambition fulfilled, but, on the other hand, he never knew the agony of ambition frustrated....

– P. G. WodehouseRate it:

His word was as reliable as a plumbers promise

– Tony BreezeRate it:

Historian: an unsuccessful novelist.

– H. L. MenckenRate it:

Historians and economists are very good at creating and perpetuating myths that justify increasing the power placed in the hands of government.

– Reuven BrennerRate it:

Historians are like deaf people who go on answering questions that no one has asked them.

– Leo TolstoyRate it:

Historians conquer the past, not the future. (Les historiens conquièrent Le passé, non l'avenir)

– Charles de LEUSSERate it:

Historians have their pens ready to begin a new chapter in history.

– Mwanandeke KindemboRate it:

Historical instances show that most people can’t see properly the things that are happening all around, so how could they be made to look and appreciate a person who is truly worthy on ground.

– Anuj SomanyRate it:

Historical radicalism and today's radicalism gained and achieved only the outward glamour of style and system, not the inward changing of thought, conduct, and distinction. As a fact, the conception, whether colonialism, imperialism, and such isms still exist; however, in a new packing of radicalism; otherwise, one can realize, and easily define as that: Fool the public; rule the republic.

– Ehsan SehgalRate it:

Historical reminder Always put Horace before Descartes.

– Donald O. RickterRate it:

Historically it has been seen that whenever Sensex holds to the same position on Monday of that of Friday then it falls suddenly very mercilessly in the last 1 hour

– Lakshheish M PatelRate it:

Historically some of the most prosperous societies - Ancient Athens, Renaissance Italy, nineteenth century Britain - were among those that were most oriented towards experimentation and the taking of risks.

– Frank FurediRate it:

Historically, the claim of consensus has been the first refuge of scoundrels; it is a way to avoid debate by claiming that the matter is already settled.

– Michael Crichton, Caltech Michelin Lecture, January 17, 2003Rate it:

Histories are more full of examples of the fidelity of dogs than of friends.

– Alexander PopeRate it:

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