General Sayings

189 sayings found from the Modern era from 189 authors

When a man marries, dies, or turns Hindu, his best friends hear no more of him.

— Percy Bysshe Shelley 1818
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He [Rachmaninov] was a six and a half foot scowl.

— Igor Stravinsky Not specified
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People say I think too much about women, yet, after all what is there more important to think about?

— Auguste Rodin Not specified
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I've been forty years discovering that the queen of all colors is black.

— Henri Matisse Not specified
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When you argue with your inferiors, you convince them of only one thing: they are as clever as you.

— Edvard Munch Unknown
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There is nothing that special to see when looking at me.

— Gustav Klimt Unknown
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Nothing is important…so everything is important.

— Keith Haring Unknown
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Don't let the same dog bite you twice.

— Chuck Berry Unknown
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I've never regretted anything I've ever done.

— Led Zeppelin (Jimmy Page) Unknown
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Why be a governor or a senator when you can be king of Disneyland.

— Walt Disney Approx. 1955-1966
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News is what people don't want you to print. Everything else is ads.

— William Randolph Hearst Undated, widely attributed (likely early 20th century)
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Because you don't live near a bakery doesn't mean you have to go without cheesecake.

— Hedy Lamarr Undated, widely attributed.
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Wherever you go, there are three icons that everyone knows: Jesus Christ, Pele and Coca-Cola.

— Pele Undated, but widely quoted across various years (e.g., 2020, 2021, 2023).
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I calculate to be one of the instruments of setting up the kingdom of Daniel.

— Joseph Smith 1844
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I'm not against the police; I'm just afraid of them.

— Alfred Hitchcock Undated
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Gentleman, You Can't Fight In Here. It's The War Room!

— Stanley Kubrick 1964
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Simplicity is a difficult thing to achieve.

— Charlie Chaplin Undated
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If you can make a girl laugh, you can make her do anything.

— Marilyn Monroe Undated
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You can tell more about a person by what he says about others than you can by what others say about him.

— Audrey Hepburn Unknown
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I'm going to make him an offer he can't refuse.

— Marlon Brando 1972
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