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Absolute Quotes (page 8)

Leo Tolstoy quote: "The only absolute knowledge attainable by man is that life is..."
The only absolute knowledge attainable by man is that life is meaningless. Leo Tolstoy
Roald Dahl quote: "Fiona has the same glacial beauty of an iceburg, but unlike..."
Fiona has the same glacial beauty of an iceburg, but unlike the iceburg she has absolutely nothing below the surface. Roald Dahl
Andre Malraux quote: "I seek the crucial region of the soul where absolute Evil and..."
I seek the crucial region of the soul where absolute Evil and fraternity clash. Andre Malraux
Since each story presents its own technical problems, obviously one can't generalize about them on a two-times-two-equals-four basis. Finding the right form for your story is simply to realize the most natural way of telling the story. The test of whether or not a writer has defined the natural shape of his story is just this: After reading it, can you imagine it differently, or does it silence your imagination and seem to you absolute and final? As an orange is final. As an orange is... Truman Capote
Tom Robbins quote: "Anyone who maintains absolute standards of good and evil is..."
Anyone who maintains absolute standards of good and evil is dangerous. As dangerous as a maniac with a loaded revolver. Tom Robbins
As a young man with most of my life ahead of me, I decided early to give my life to something eternal and absolute. Not to these little gods that are here today and gone tomorrow. But to God who is the same yesterday, today, and forever. Martin Luther King jr.
Ernest Hemingway quote: "A cat has absolute emotional honesty: human beings, for one..."
A cat has absolute emotional honesty: human beings, for one reason or another, may hide their feelings, but a cat does not. Ernest Hemingway
Being wealthy isn't just a question of having lots of money. It's a question of what we want. Wealth isn't an absolute, it's relative to desire. Every time we seek something that we can't afford, we can be counted as poor, how much money we may actually have. Jean-Jacques Rousseau
… Shannon’s fingers itched to smash the man in the face. Inside his head he kept telling himself, Keep cool, baby, absolutely cool. Frederick Forsyth
John Irving quote: "A truly happy woman drives some men and almost every other..."
A truly happy woman drives some men and almost every other woman absolutely crazy John Irving
Stanislaw Lem quote: "Faith is, at one and the same time, absolutely necessary and..."
Faith is, at one and the same time, absolutely necessary and altogether impossible. Stanislaw Lem
Most people in this country are looking for literature that is useful. They feel that just exploring their feelings is good enough - they should be reading about leveraged buy-outs or how to get thin. We live in a culture that is so absolutely, madly focused on commercialism and on creating money and completely turned away from any other kind of creative value. People don't generally turn to poetry unless they're bereaved or have fallen in love. Or in adolescence, when their feelings are very... Erica Jong
I have heard stories that it was love at first sight for both of us, that we disappeared to a guest room at Merle's house, had our meals sent up, and didn't emerge for several days. This is absolutely untrue. I would never behave like that as a guest in someone's home. Carlos and I went to my beach house. Martha Graham
Here was an absolutely compelling road sign. Stay on the road of objective truth - there is objective being and objective value. Stay on the road. There is Truth. There is a Point and Purpose and Essence to it all. Keep searching. You will find it. John Piper
But -- my dear, my heart is BROKEN! I have seen the perfect Peter Wimsey. Height, voice, charm, smile, manner, outline of features, everything -- and he is -- THE CHAPLAIN OF BALLIOL!! What is the use of anything? ...I am absolutely shattered by this Balliol business. Such waste -- why couldn't he have been an actor? Dorothy L. Sayers

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