Many Quotes

A sudden bold and unexpected question doth many times surprise a man and lay him open.

The American press has the blues. Too many authorities have assured it that its days are numbered, too many good newspapers are in ruins.

Many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices.

However many holy words you read, however many you speak, what good will they do you if you do not act on upon them?

Many people know that Ethiopia is poor. When I break a world record, maybe people get to know something else about Ethiopia, something good. We can't make planes or cars, we don't have the materials. We do what we can.

I mean, honestly, we have to be clear that the life for many Afghan women is not that much different than it was a hundred years ago, 200 years ago. The country has lived with so much violence and conflict that many people, men and women, just want it to be over.

We regard those other cultures, such as that of India, where many people live and believe and behave much as they did 1,000 or 2,000 years ago, as undeveloped.

We feel that there are so many kids who need adopting. We thought we'd do it after having a couple of our own, but we just changed our mind.

I came from a poor family, so working and going to school at the same time was natural. It taught me multi-tasking, although we didn't call it that back then. I learned I could never be idle, I need to be doing many things at once.

Many people feel they must multi-task because everybody else is multitasking, but this is partly because they are all interrupting each other so much.

I feel very adventurous. There are so many doors to be opened, and I'm not afraid to look behind them.

I once told a journalist that girls call me 'Kitten,' but I couldn't have been more sarcastic, and no matter how many times I've said that it was a joke, it still doesn't go away.

Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes; adversity not without many comforts and hopes.

The U.N. is one of many competitors in a marketplace of global problem solving.

I think what's fascinating is how many people are playing in politics who maybe haven't played before.

A mistake made by many people with great convictions is that they will let nothing stand in the way of their views, not even kindness.

Soups are a great way to introduce a lot of vegetables to kids. Stir-fries, too, because they contain so many different shapes and colors.

'Handsome' means many things to many people. If people consider me handsome, I feel flattered - and have my parents to thank for it. Realistically, it doesn't hurt to be good-looking, especially in this business.

I had these fangs because I had jaundice when I was a kid and I was put on so many antibiotics that my teeth rotted. They had to cut them out. So I never had milk teeth. That was tough, you know, being in school having photos taken while I was pretending I had teeth. It was hideous.

By Time and Age full many things are taught.

There are very many people who read simply to prevent themselves from thinking.

So many gods, so many creeds, so many paths that wind and wind while just the art of being kind is all the sad world needs.

I've had many nicknames over the years: V, Nessa, Nessy Poo, Nessy Bear and Van. Only my parents call me Van, though, and I hate it. I get embarrassed.

There are just so many stories that are buried on family trees.

I believe that being successful means having a balance of success stories across the many areas of your life. You can't truly be considered successful in your business life if your home life is in shambles.

Many Tibetans sacrifice their lives.

So many people prefer to live in drama because it's comfortable. It's like someone staying in a bad marriage or relationship - it's actually easier to stay because they know what to expect every day, versus leaving and not knowing what to expect.

Many who have spent a lifetime in it can tell us less of love than the child that lost a dog yesterday.

I think there are many in the Democratic Party that want immigration to be unsolved issue at least for the time being, because it's more useful as a campaign issue than it is as a solved issue.

I usually write for the individual reader -though I would like to have many such readers. There are some poets who write for people assembled in big rooms, so they can live through something collectively. I prefer my reader to take my poem and have a one-on-one relationship with it.