N Quotes
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“Nobody has the right to put another under such a difficulty that he must either hurt the person by telling the truth or hurt himself by telling what is not true.”
Source: The life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D., comprehending an account of his studies, and numerous works, in chronological order: a series of his epistolary correspondence and conversations with many eminent persons; and various original pieces of his composition, never before published; the whole exhibiting a view of literature and literary men in Great Britain, for near half a century during which he flourished
“Nobody has the right to shield any idea as so sacred it can’t be challenged. ... Almost all human progress is driven by people who stood up and said ‘I disagree’ with this idea that society at the time considered to be the most precious.’”
“Nobody has the time to sit down and explain the first world from first principles.”
Source: Little Bee: A Novel
“Nobody has the time, the time cannot be owned. The time is free to everyone”
“Nobody has time for your priceless prose. Get to the point.”
“Nobody has time to keep trying on a load of things in the morning like a teenager.”
“Nobody has time to write a book. Some people just do it anyhow.”
“Nobody has time. You only make out time for what you have value for.”
“Nobody has to do anything wrong to end up living a life that feels like it’s not their own, all they have to do is take a step back, and hope for the best.”
“Nobody has to lose for me to succeed and that is a unique job. Everybody wins, horse wins, people win, I win.”
“Nobody has to tell me about the glories of the capitalist system. But what concerns me is that there no longer seems to be a commitment to make the opportunities afforded by technology and capitalism universally accessible.”
“Nobody has to tell me that this is a serious business. I'm not fighting one man. I'm fighting a lot of men, showing a lot of 'em, here is one man they couldn't defeat, couldn't conquer. My mission is to bring freedom to 30m black people”
“Nobody has to tell nobody nothing,” I say, taking another step forward. “You never were a poet, were you, Todd?” he says.”
“Nobody has told Trump that he can't defund sanctuary cities, because the judge William Orrick did not rule that law unconstitutional. This was a pure exercise in nothing more but a refusal to acknowledge the authority vested in Donald Trump as president. This was nothing more than yet another judge essentially saying, "You don't have the power to do anything because I don't acknowledge you as president and I don't acknowledge your oath of office because you're not sane and you're not of sound mind to actually tell the truth when you take the oath of office."”
“Nobody has tried to swallow us since I've been here. I think they are afraid how we would taste.”
“Nobody has wrestled everybody in the business like I have, especially not Bret Hart.”
“Nobody has yet found a way of bombing that can prevent foot soldiers from walking.”
“Nobody has your eyes. They can look at the exact same thing & could never see what you see.”
“Nobody hates being lied to more than a liar.”
“Nobody hates hipsters more than hipsters.”
“Nobody hates like a Christian who’s just been told their hate isn’t Christian.”
Source: Separation of Church and Hate: A Sane Person's Guide to Taking Back the Bible from Fundamentalists, Fascists, and Flock-Fleecing Frauds
“Nobody hates us as ourselves. In their minds we're not human... They don't hate us because we did something or said something. They make us stand for an evil they invent and then they want to kill it in us.”
Source: Gone to Soldiers: A Novel
“Nobody heard anything ahead of time.”
“Nobody heard records of you playing whatever the melody was on those low strings. It worked out good, you know, about 25 or 26 million records later. I guess it worked out alright.”
“Nobody heeds danger when they're making money.”
“Nobody helps anybody.”
“Nobody here could ever talk about a heaven on earth. Heaven remained rigidly in its proper place on the other side of death, and on this side flourished the injustices, the cruelties, the meanness that elsewhere people so cleverly hushed up. Here you could love human beings nearly as God loved them, knowing the worst: you didn't love a pose, a pretty dress, a sentiment artfully assumed.”
“Nobody here is lethargic. Some of us merely believe that effervescence is overrated.”
“Nobody here is questioning the victory. I want to know President-elect [Donald] Trump doesn't believe the conclusions of 17 intelligence agencies.”
“Nobody here's for open borders. When undocumented people are apprehended, they should be sent back to wherever they came from.”
“Nobody holds a good opinion of a man who has a low opinion of himself.”
“Nobody holds a good opinion of a man who holds a low opinion of himself.”
Source: Orley farm
“Nobody home but She for Whom I Am the World. Can't go on like this, can't keep doing it.- Jericho Barrons”
“Nobody hopped into a wardrobe to find Narnia; they hopped in, thinking it was just a wardrobe. They didn't climb up the Faraway Tree, knowing it was a Faraway Tree; they thought it was just a really big tree. Harry Potter thought he was a normal boy; Mary Poppins was supposed to be a regular nanny. It's the first and only rule. Magic comes when you're not looking for it”
Source: Geek Girl (Geek Girl, Book 1)
“Nobody I ever broke bread with, and I see players all the time, talked about using their head running the football.”
“Nobody I know got killed in South Central LA. Today was a good day.”
“Nobody I know is as committed to excellence as Donald Palmisano. He symbolizes everything that is good about our country. If Horatio Alger were alive today, heʼd want to be just like Dr. Palmisano, one of the true Renaissance men Iʼve had the privilege and pleasure of knowing! On Leadership continues in his tradition of excellence.”
“Nobody I know is opposed to immigration. What we're opposed to is opening the borders and letting noncitizens pour in here and call that immigration. Because that constitutes the diluting of the very foundation of America, and they saw it being done on purpose. And that's why we're on the verge of losing this country.”
“Nobody in a leadership level in American politics is trying to inspire the American people. Everybody needs to be goosed. The vast majority of people are not self-starters.”
“Nobody in a position of real power and influence in government has the courage to say, publicly:
"We made a mistake. Certain drugs which are now illegal can be used by healthy adults with relative safety and no threat of addiction, but you have to know what their effects are and how to use them properly. These include most psychedelics. Other drugs can be used safely by most people, but could be habituating to a few. Those few must have access to good medical care if they get into trouble. Some drugs seem to be either harmful or addicting to most users, and we will de our best to inform you fully regarding their effects and track records, as we now do with prescription drugs. Drug education will be provided across the country and the teachers will no longer be police or politicians, but physicians, chemist and pharmacologist who specialize in this field.”
“Nobody in America who wants pot has any trouble getting it, so maybe that's why we aren't seeing support for legalization. People don't think it's necessary to legalize it, because it's so easy to get it.”
“Nobody in America, in the modern generation, has read their mythology or legends.”
“Nobody in Big Bang receives vocal lessons anymore. We're impossible to teach because we already have very distinctive colors.”
“Nobody in Britain has voted for 4 million people to come here in the last 15 years, and for probably another 3 million to come between now and 2020.”
“Nobody in college races home and says, 'I can't wait to see the news! I can't wait to see who CBS is going to hire!'”
“Nobody in Europe will be abandoned. Nobody in Europe will be excluded. Europe only succeeds if we work together.”
“Nobody in football should be called a genius. A genius is a guy like Norman Einstein.”
“Nobody in good health and sanity invites death.”
Source: Weighty 'n' Worthy African Proverbs - Volume 1
“Nobody in Hollywood ever sets out to make a bad movie ever but about 99% of the time, that's what happens.”
“Nobody in life gets exactly what they thought they were going to get. But if you work really hard and you're kind, amazing things will happen.”