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Aptly Quotes
On getting the comparison exactly right.
These quotes all hinge on a well-chosen comparison — a proverb aptly applied, popularity aptly likened to a coquette, or Norman Borlaug aptly called the greatest hunger fighter of his time. See beautiful quotes.
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- Culture
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- Nov 07, 2020
In our view the Olympic idea involves a strong physical culture supplemented on the one hand by mobility, what is so aptly called 'fair play', and on the other hand by aesthetics, that is the cultivation of what is beautiful and graceful.
- Being
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- Nov 07, 2020
There is no less invention in aptly applying a thought found in a book, than in being the first author of the thought.
- Forever
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- Nov 07, 2020
I do not say a proverb is amiss when aptly and reasonably applied, but to be forever discharging them, right or wrong, hit or miss, renders conversation insipid and vulgar.
- Internet
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- Nov 07, 2020
It has been aptly noted that web browsers are less Internet navigation tools than they are ebooks with highly diverse content.
- Peace
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- Nov 07, 2020
I had the privilege of knowing and working with Norman Borlaug - who has been aptly described by the Nobel Peace Prize Committee as the greatest hunger fighter of our time - for nearly 50 years.
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- Nov 07, 2020
What's historically been referred to as 'gerrymandering' can more aptly be labeled an incumbent protection program.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
'Letters From Home' is a 90,000-word WWII love story with a twist, aptly summarized as 'The Notebook' meets 'Saving Private Ryan.'
- Elude
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- Nov 07, 2020
Popularity, I have always thought, may aptly be compared to a coquette - the more you woo her, the more apt is she to elude your embrace.
- Intelligence
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- Nov 07, 2020
In the aftermath of September 11, and as the 9/11 Commission report so aptly demonstrates, it is clear that our intelligence system is not working the way that it should.
- Information
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- Nov 07, 2020