T Quotes
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“The only GOOD Roman is a DEAD Roman,” said Camicazi.
Hiccup sighed. “That isn't true. I'm sure there are LOADS of good Romans. But all the good Romans are probably quietly minding their own business back in Rome.”
Source: How to Speak Dragonese
“The only good Rook is a working Rook!”
“The only good teachers for you are those friends who love you, who think you are interesting, or very important, or wonderfully funny.”
Source: If You Want to Write
“The only good teachers for you are those friends who love you, who think you are interesting, or very important, or wonderfully funny; whose attitude is: "Tell me more. Tell me all you can. I want to understand more about everything you feel and know and all the changes inside and out of you. Let more come out." And if you have no such friend,--and you want to write,--well, then you must imagine one.”
Source: If You Want to Write
“The only good that I can see in the demonstration of the truth of "Spiritualism" is to furnish an additional argument against suicide. Better live a crossing-sweeper than die and be made to talk twaddle by a "medium" hired at a guinea a séance.”
“The only good thing about [aging] is you're not dead.”
“The only good thing about America is that you killed John Lennon.”
“The only good thing about being frightened half to death, she thought, is that it makes me forget all about being seasick.”
“The only good thing about fame that I've gotten is I've gotten out of a couple of speeding tickets. I've gotten into a restaurant when I didn't have a suit and tie on. That's really about it.”
“The only good thing about going to the fights is you can go into the green room and you can see some of your old friends that you haven't seen in a long time.”
“The only good thing about having your back to the wall is that it makes it really easy to choose which way you're going to go.”
“The only good thing about nuclear war is that it is the single most egalitarian idea that man has ever had. On the day of reckoning, you will not be asked to present your credentials. The devastation will be indiscriminate.”
“The only good thing about people not taking me seriously is that I'm not serious myself!”
“The only good thing about playing in Cleveland is you don't have to make road trips there.”
“The only good thing about religion is the music. Because nature is filled with balances and opposites, there are always exceptions to the overall rules, whether the overall rules are bleak or otherwise. If you propound a joyous theory of existence, I will find an exception to that. If I propound a bleak theory, someone will find a joyous exception. That's just nature being nature, I think, and I don't think it offers a lot of hope. It's sort of a respite along the way.”
“The only good thing about that decision, Gatt, is that I'll get tea before you.”
“The only good thing about the good old days is they're gone.”
“The only good thing about times of adversity is that you realize who your real friends and fans are - and the rest go away - which in my mind is an OK thing.”
“The only good thing ever done by a committee was the King James version.”
“The only good thing ever to come out of religion was the music.”
Source: Brain Droppings
“The only good thing for men therefore is to be diverted from thinking of what they are, either by some occupation which takes their mind off it, or by some novel and agreeable passion which keeps them busy, like gambling, hunting, some absorbing show, in short by what is called diversion.
That is why gaming and feminine society, war and high office are so popular. It is not that they really bring happiness, nor that anyone imagines that true bliss comes from possessing the money to be won at gaming or the hare that is hunted: no one would take it as a gift. What people want is not the easy peaceful life that allows us to think of our unhappy condition, nor the dangers of war, nor the burdens of office, but the agitation that takes our mind off it and diverts us. That is why we prefer the hunt to the capture.
That is why men are so fond of hustle and bustle; that is why prison is such a fearful punishment; that is why the pleasures of solitude are so incomprehensible. That, in fact, is the main joy of being a king, because people are continually trying to divert him and stop him thinking about himself, because, king though he is, he becomes unhappy as soon as he thinks about himself.
That is all that men have been able to devise for attaining happiness; those who philosophize about it, holding that people are quite unreasonable to spend all day chasing a hare that they would not have wanted to buy, have little knowledge of our nature. The hare itself would not save us from thinking about death and the miseries distracting us, but hunting it does so. Thus when Pyrrhus was advised to take the rest towards which he was so strenuously striving, he found it very hard to do so.”
Source: Pensées
“The only good thing I can say about the deal with Iran is that it brought the Arab states and Israel closer together.”
“The only good thing I could say about Dr. Vegas was that it was fun working with Amy Adams. I like to feel I picked somebody great as my leading lady and was borne out. Oh, and I learned how to snap on a medical glove very easily.”
“The only good thing I've ever noticed about money, the only positive aspect of an otherwise pretty vulgar commodity, is that you can use it to buy things.”
Source: The Gun Seller
“THE ONLY GOOD THING IS MY FANS LIKE ME AND COME TO SEE ME AND THATS ALL THAT MATTERS. EVERYBODY ELSE CAN KISS MY ASS. IF THEY DONT LIKE MY POLITICAL INCORRECTNESS THEN THEY CAN KEEP THEIR UPTIGHT P C ASS AWAY FROM MY SHOW. ITS THAT EASY.”
“The only good thing that we owe to Plato and Aristotle is that they brought forward many arguments which we can use against the heretics. Yet they and other philosophers are now in hell.”
“The only good thing we can do, the only goodness we can be sure of, is our own goodness as individuals and the good that we can individually do. As groups we often do evil that good may come and very often the good does not come and all that is left is the evil we have pointlessly done.”
“The only good thing you ever said was goodbye.”
“The only good understanding is to obey the God's commandment.”
“The only good writing is intuitive writing. It would be a big bore if you knew where it was going. It has to be exciting, instantaneous and it has to be a surprise. Then it all comes blurting out and it’s beautiful. I’ve had a sign by my typewriter for 25 years now which reads, ‘DON’T THINK!’”
“The only gospel of life is that there is no other gospel but love.”
Source: Mucize Misafir Merhaba: The Peace Testament
“The only gossip I'm interested in is things from the Weekly World News - 'Woman's bra bursts, 11 injured'. That kind of thing.”
“The only graceful thing to do is recognize and embrace what is actually happening, rather than fight against it.”
“the only graceful way to accept an insult is to ignore it; if you cant ignore it, top it; if you cant top it, laugh at it; if you cant laugh at it, its probably deserved”
“The only grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.”
“The only gratification that science denies to us is deception.”
“The only great English midfielder in my career was Paul Scholes. He had elegance in him. Others were pretenders.”
“The only great spirit of our time.”
Source: Letter to a Priest
“The only greater [evil] than separation... [is] living under a government of discretion.”
“The only greatness for man is immortality.”
“The only ground of God's love is his love.”
Source: Heaven On Earth
“The only ground of hope for the continuance of our free institutions is in the proper moral and religious training of the children, that they may be prepared to discharge aright the duties of men and citizens.”
“The only ground on which a neutral State can claim respect at the hands of belligerents is, that, so far as she is concerned, their rights are protected.”
Source: Speeches of Gerrit Smith in Congress
“The only grounds for divorce in California are marriage.”
“The only group in America that deserves to scrutinize what we are doing... are parents.”
“The only group of Atlanteans that was truly successful in transplanting their knowledge to a new location was the group that landed in what is now Egypt.”
Source: Surfing the Himalayas: A Spiritual Adventure
“The Only Group That Can Categorize Everything Is Everybody”
“The only groups I willingly joined were spontaneous, short-lived, and usually game-playing.”
Source: What Took So Long?: A Group-Phobic, Uncomfortable Competitor's Journey to Mahjong - A Memoir Essay
“The only guarantee for failure is to stop trying”
Source: Put Your Dream to the Test: 10 Questions that Will Help You See It and Seize It
“The only guarantee of the Bill of Rights which continues to have any force and effect is the one prohibiting quartering troops on citizens in time of peace. All the rest have been disposed of by judicial interpretation and legislative whittling.”
Source: Minority Report