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- Nov 07, 2020
Flattened Quotes
Down for a moment, not for good.
One well-known line contrasts a man flattened by an opponent, who can rise again, with one flattened by conformity, who often can't. See Alone for more on standing apart.
- Last Updated on Jul 31, 2026
- Man
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- Nov 07, 2020
If you stand up and be counted, from time to time you may get yourself knocked down. But remember this: A man flattened by an opponent can get up again. A man flattened by conformity stays down for good.
- Out
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was on various anti-depressants, but not for long - I didn't function very well on them. I felt sort of flattened out.
- Imagination
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- Nov 07, 2020
No breed of cats in its proper condition can by any stretch of the imagination be thought of as even slightly ungraceful - a record against which must be pitted the depressing spectacle of impossibly flattened bulldogs, grotesquely elongated dachshunds, hideously shapeless and shaggy Airedales, and the like.
- Far
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- Nov 07, 2020
So far this spring, 59 American communities have been flattened by tornadoes. Nobody has helped.
- Face
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think I was driven to paint portraits to commit images of friends and family to memory. I have face blindness, and once a face is flattened out, I can remember it better.
- Alone
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- Nov 07, 2020