- Culture
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- Nov 07, 2020
Distinguished Quotes
On prestige, wit, and standing apart from the rest.
This distinguished quotes collection plays with the idea of standing out - from self-deprecating jokes about appearing more refined than one actually is, to genuine pride in joining a respected platform or publication. It balances humor with real achievement.
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- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Each of the bracelets I wear is from a long trip I've taken. One is from Nicaragua. One is from Nepal. One is from Guatemala. One is from Laos. They don't come off. I walk into a lot of very high-level boardrooms now, and I present to distinguished conferences, but these bracelets remind me of the places I've been and the people I've met.
- Considerations
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- Nov 07, 2020
The very best Labor governments in our nation's history distinguished themselves by thinking big and, wherever possible, resisting the temptation to overemphasise short-term political considerations.
- More
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- Nov 07, 2020
I didn't go to the lectures. My valet, who was more distinguished than I, went instead.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think like a genius, I write like a distinguished author, and I speak like a child.
- Nice
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- Nov 07, 2020
Pablo Picasso, Frank Sinatra, Ernest Hemingway, Mel Gibson, Lou Reed, Norman Mailer, Vanessa Redgrave, Van Morrison - each is distinguished by controversies unrelated to his or her art; by many accounts, some of them are not nice people at all.
- Older
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- Nov 07, 2020
My older brother is a distinguished theoretical physicist, a fellow of the Royal Society.
- Criticism
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- Nov 07, 2020
There is only one justification for universities, as distinguished from trade schools. They must be centers of criticism.
- Artist
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- Nov 07, 2020
If the paying public demands naturalistic art, then an artist can use his skills to produce such pictures - but these are to be clearly distinguished from the artist's own art.
- First World
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- Nov 07, 2020
What distinguished the First World War from all wars before it was the massive power of the antagonists.
- Imagination
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- Nov 07, 2020
Imagination tends to be truly useful if accompanied by the power of mental control - if the worlds in one's head can be purposefully manipulated and distinguished from the real one outside it.
- Head
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think George Allen from Virginia was a distinguished governor, he's a distinguished senator and head of the Senatorial Campaign Committee and won some significant victories. He is a very attractive guy and would make a tremendous president.
- Problems
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- Nov 07, 2020
Both JFK and George W. Bush were the sons of wealthy U.S. ambassadors and thus privileged to meet distinguished figures, to travel, and to see the world and think about its problems if they chose.
- Current Events
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am delighted to be joining 'Guardian U.S.'s team as a weekly columnist, and to have the chance to address American and global current events on its distinguished platform. 'Guardian U.S.' brings the 'Guardian's hard-hitting investigative brand to a new focus on American news and opinion.
- Distributed
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- Nov 07, 2020
Admittedly, scientific authority is not distributed evenly throughout the body of scientists; some distinguished members of the profession predominate over others of a more junior standing.
- Congregation
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am humbled and deeply honored to have been asked to serve the congregants of Shearith Israel, a congregation with an incomparable history, where some of America's most distinguished rabbis have pastored and preached.
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- Nov 07, 2020