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If God wouldn't existed, He should be invented.

If God wouldn't existed, He should be invented.

Quote by François-Marie Arouet de Voltaire about god

That is to say, epic poetry has been invented many times and independently; but, as the needs which prompted the invention have been broadly similar, so the invention itself has been.

Quote by Lascelles Abercrombie about invention, poetry

We worked on solving the problem of voice communications in a noisy military environment. We established military codes that are highly audible and invented selection tests for personnel who had a superior ability to recognize sound in a noisy...

Quote by M. H. Abrams about tests, voice, ability

I've never quite understood why people marry; marriage is...

I've never quite understood why people marry; marriage is just an invented structure.

Quote by Julie Christie about marriage, people

People always fear change. People feared electricity when it was invented, didn't they? People feared coal, they feared gas-powered engines... There will always be ignorance, and ignorance leads to fear. But with time, people will come to accept...

Quote by Bill Gates about ignorance, fear, people, change, time

A created thing is never invented and it is never true:...

A created thing is never invented and it is never true: it is always and ever itself.

Quote by Federico Fellini about things

Perhaps naively I thought people understand what humor was, that it was invented by the human race to cope with the dark areas of life, problems and terrors.

Quote by Bill Forsyth about humor, dark, problems, thinking, human imperfections, life, people

There's no denying that television is one of the most...

There's no denying that television is one of the most powerful propaganda media we've ever invented.

Quote by Jim Fowler about television

Good thing we've still got politics in Texas - finest...

Good thing we've still got politics in Texas - finest form of free entertainment ever invented.

Quote by Molly Ivins about politics, things, good, good luck

Casanova, he had no money and no power, and according to some, he even was cute. But he had talent to live, and some literature talent. I love how he invented himself.

Quote by Mick Jagger about talent, literature, money, power, love

Inspiration is a farce that poets have invented to give...

Inspiration is a farce that poets have invented to give themselves importance.

Quote by Jean Anouilh about inspiration, poets

With Adam, the word came into the world. Eve invented......

With Adam, the word came into the world. Eve invented... the dialogue.

Quote by Costel Zăgan about aphorisms, word, world

I wonder what fool it was that first invented kissing.

I wonder what fool it was that first invented kissing.

Quote by Jonathan Swift about kiss, miracle

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