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“It is less difficult for a woman to obtain celebrity by her genius than to be forgiven for it.”
Jacques Pierre Brissot (1754–1793) French revolutionary
Quoted in Familiar Short Sayings of Great Men https://www.bartleby.com/344/64.html by Samuel Arthur Bent. Published by Ticknor and Co. in 1887.
“It is life that educates, and perhaps love more than anything else in life.”
Will Durant (1885–1981) American historian, philosopher and writer
Source: Fallen Leaves (2014), Ch. 2 : On Youth
“Women still live longer than men because their lives are easier.”
Rush Limbaugh (1951) U.S. radio talk show host, Commentator, author, and television personality
March 1, 2005, on The Rush Limbaugh Show ([Rush Limbaugh now has a Presidential Medal of Freedom. Here are just 20 of the outrageous things he's said, Jason, Silverstein, February 6, 2020, CBS News, https://www.cbsnews.com/news/rush-limbaugh-presidential-medal-of-freedom-state-of-the-union-outrageous-quotes/]; [Rush Limbaugh’s most outrageous moments in 25 years on the radio, August 1, 2013, Morgan, Whitaker, MSNBC, http://www.msnbc.com/politicsnation/rush-limbaughs-most-outrageous-moments-25]; [Limbaugh: “Women still live longer than men because their lives are easier”, Katie, Barge, March 3, 2005, Media Matters for America, https://www.mediamatters.org/rush-limbaugh/limbaugh-women-still-live-longer-men-because-their-lives-are-easier])
2000s
“All illegal narcotics are medicinal. Boredom is a disease worse than cancer.”
Doug Stanhope (1967) American stand-up comedian, actor, and author
Drugs cure it, with little or no side effects if used as directed. Life's temporary for a reason, it gets boring after awhile. You should be inventing new drugs is what you should be doing! Newer, crazier drugs... and more holes, that's what you ladies need!
Deadbeat Hero (2004)
“Gross National Happiness is more important than Gross National Product.”
Jigme Singye Wangchuck (1955) King of Bhutan 1972–2006
Quoted in story of a king, a poor country, and a rich idea. Business Bhutan, Tashi Dorji https://web.archive.org/web/20190112132102/https://earthjournalism.net/stories/6468The (15 June 2012).
“The struggle against the religious absurdity is more than ever a necessity today.”
Benito Mussolini (1883–1945) Duce and President of the Council of Ministers of Italy. Leader of the National Fascist Party and subsequen…
1900s, God Does Not Exist (1904)
“I’ve always felt that theists were more ruthless than atheists.”
Lois McMaster Bujold Vorkosigan Saga
Source: Vorkosigan Saga, Shards of Honor (1986), Chapter 15 (p. 235)
“There is nothing more undemocratic and corrosive to the rule of law than a coup d’état.”
Alfred de Zayas (1947) American United Nations official
Quoted in As a former UN special rapporteur, the coup in Venezuela reminds me of the rush to war in Iraq, The Independent https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/venezuela-crisis-coup-maduro-guaido-us-troops-un-iraq-a8767506.html (7 February 2019) <br class="br">2019
“I rock a beat harder than you could beat it with rocks”
Eminem (1972) American rapper and actor
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1990s, Infinite (1996)
“Better to add life to your days than days to your life.”
Rita Levi-Montalcini (1909–2012) Italian neurologist
Source: https://www.frasicelebri.it/frasi-di/rita-levi-montalcini/.
“He’s an order of magnitude better than mere diplomats. He’s a conniver.”
Gregory Benford book The Sunborn
The Sunborn (2005), Part I, Chapter 6, “Last Train Out of Dodge” (p. 71)
“Women are wiser than men, because they know less and understand more.”
James Thurber (1894–1961) American cartoonist, author, journalist, playwright
Quoted in: Kabir, Hajara Muhammad (2010). Northern women development. [Nigeria]. ISBN 978-978-906-469-4. OCLC 890820657. <br class="br"> https://allauthor.com/quotes/42366/ <br class="br">From other writings
“I then believed critics were by nature no less confused than confusing.”
Frank Lloyd Wright (1867–1959) American architect (1867-1959)
A Testament (1957)
“Success was misunderstood as essential to progress. Really success was worse than failure.”
Frank Lloyd Wright (1867–1959) American architect (1867-1959)
A Testament (1957)
“It is far better to become something than to remain anything but become nothing.”
Jordan Peterson book Beyond Order
Source: Books, Beyond Order (2021), p. 188
“The one thing that is more dangerous than true ignorance is the illusion of understanding.”
A. C. Grayling (1949) English philosopher
Source: Life, Sex, and Ideas: The Good Life Without God (2002), Chapter 57, “Becoming Philosophical” (p. 226)
“It was a light, brief kiss, but it was less an ending than a promise, and he was happy.”
Larry Niven book Dream Park
Source: Dream Park (1981), Chapter 31, “Departures” (p. 429)