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It must be remembered that the sea is a great breeder of friendship. Two men who have known each other for twenty years find that twenty days at sea bring them nearer than ever they were before, or else estrange them.

Quote by Gilbert Parker about recollection, friendship, day, man

A mother takes twenty years to make a man of her boy, and...

A mother takes twenty years to make a man of her boy, and another woman makes a fool of him in twenty minutes.

Quote by Robert Frost about woman, mother, man

A man who views the world the same at fifty as he did at...

A man who views the world the same at fifty as he did at twenty has wasted thirty years of his life.

Quote by Muhammad Ali about people, waste, world, man, life

The half minute which we daily devote to the winding-up of our watches is an exertion of labour almost insensible; yet, by the aid of a few wheels, its effect is spread over the whole twenty-four hours.

Quote by Charles Babbage

Guessing what the pitcher is going to throw is eighty...

Guessing what the pitcher is going to throw is eighty percent of being a successful hitter. The other twenty percent is just execution.

Quote by Hank Aaron about being

I mean Iggy and The Stooges first couple of albums I think sold twenty five thousand between the two of them you know and so to talk in terms of an underground I mean you have to go really to the independent labels and things like that.

Quote by Lester Bangs about couple, things, contentment

It sometimes happens that a woman is handsomer at...

It sometimes happens that a woman is handsomer at twenty-nine than she was ten years before.

Quote by Jane Austen about woman

You mistake me, my dear. I have a high respect for your nerves. They are my old friends. I have heard you mention them with consideration these twenty years at least.

Quote by Jane Austen about mistake, respect, old, olderness, contentment

My agent lived in New York for over twenty years and like most people who are adopted New Yorkers she's very passionate about the city. Also, she has a particular interest in this period, especially of golden age Hollywood films.

Quote by Michael Chabon about city, interest, age, olderness, people

Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure nineteen...

Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure nineteen six, result happiness.

Quote by Charles Dickens about happiness

Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young.

Quote by Henry Ford about age, old, olderness, mind, things, life

Any VDU, from the cheapest to the most expensive, will...

Any VDU, from the cheapest to the most expensive, will protect a twenty cent fuse by blowing first.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about computers

Oh, never mind the fashion, when one has a style of one's...

Oh, never mind the fashion, when one has a style of one's own, it is always twenty times better.

Quote by Margaret Oliphant about mind, fashion, style

We women of America tell you that America is not a...

We women of America tell you that America is not a democracy. Twenty million women are denied the right to vote.

Quote by Alice Paul about woman, democracy, rightness, contentment

It is already difficult to realize that a mere twenty...

It is already difficult to realize that a mere twenty years ago poverty was taken almost for granted over most of the earth's surface.

Quote by Lester B. Pearson about poverty, earth

I believe the World Bank and other institutions can be turned around and do what they were originally intended to do, which is help reconstruct devastated parts of the world. Help genuinely help poor people. There are twenty-four thousand people...

Quote by John Perkins about opinion, help, bankers, world, change, people, death, faith, day

Live as long as you may, the first twenty years are the...

Live as long as you may, the first twenty years are the longest half of your life.

Quote by Robert Southey about life, contentment

Nature gives you the face you have at twenty; it is up to...

Nature gives you the face you have at twenty; it is up to you to merit the face you have at fifty.

Quote by Coco Chanel about opinion, merit, contentment, nature, face

The function of genius is to furnish cretins with ideas...

The function of genius is to furnish cretins with ideas twenty years later.

Quote by Louis Aragon about genius

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