Rare Quotes

Gold and silver are no doubt subject to fluctuations, from the discovery of new and more abundant mines; but such discoveries are rare, and their effects, though powerful, are limited to periods of comparatively short duration.

Curiosity is idle only to those who fail to realize that it may be a very rare and indispensable thing.

Glory is a heavy burden, a murdering poison, and to bear it is an art. And to have that art is rare.

These rare senses and powers of reasoning were given to be used freely, but not audaciously, to discover, not to pervert the truth.

The violinist is that peculiarly human phenomenon distilled to a rare potency - half tiger, half poet.

It's rare that I come across actors who are willing to work as hard on the material as I am.

It's rare that you cut out something that is really good. You screen all of it, and when the audience doesn't respond, you cut out whatever is holding the story down.

I know it's a rare privilege, but if one can really tackle something in adult life that means that much to you, then it's more rewarding than anything I can imagine.

It's rare that scenes last more than 2 or 3 minutes, so sound helps segue from one scene to another.

It is a rare American who does not have some story about how music has made our lives richer and more interesting, how it has changed our moods, brought out the best in our character and even sometimes helped us earn a living.

I went to a rare live Van Dyke show and met him there. And then he came to a show of mine and we spoke back stage. The third time was at Brian Wilson's birthday party.

What can be more foolish than to think that all this rare fabric of heaven and earth could come by chance, when all the skill of art is not able to make an oyster!

History has shown us that, on extraordinarily rare occasions, it becomes necessary for the federal government to intervene on behalf of individuals whose 14th Amendment rights to legal due process and equal protection may be violated by a state.

One can find women who have never had one love affair, but it is rare indeed to find any who have had only one.

When a woman drinks it's as if an animal were drinking, or a child. Alcoholism is scandalous in a woman, and a female alcoholic is rare, a serious matter. It's a slur on the divine in our nature.

I stopped getting nervous a long time ago, so any time I do get nervous, which is rare - about work, anyway - I always take that as a really good sign.

To rise from error to truth is rare and beautiful.

Rare as is true love, true friendship is rarer.

Kind thoughts are rarer than either kind words or deeds. They imply a great deal of thinking about others. This in itself is rare. But they also imply a great deal of thinking about others without the thoughts being criticisms. This is rarer still.

I'm not happy on vacation. In those rare times when I have three hours with no work I have to do, I'm terribly uncomfortable.

All things excellent are as difficult as they are rare.

For instance, it was very rare for anyone there with dogs to allow them into the house.

It's rare when you have everything going perfectly all at the same time.

The rare case where the conquered is very satisfied with the conqueror.

Absolutely not, because in acting I've found a domain that suits me perfectly. And that is so utterly rare.

Only in the most unusual cases is it useful to determine whether a book is good or bad; for it is just as rare for it to be one or the other. It is usually both.

It is rare that one can see in a little boy the promise of a man, but one can almost always see in a little girl the threat of a woman.

I have the rare privilege of talking to my dad every night at 10 p.m. and hearing about what he did that day.

There are two types of courage involved with what I did. When it comes to picking up a rifle, millions of people are capable of doing that, as we see in Iraq or Vietnam. But when it comes to risking their careers, or risking being invited to lunch by the establishment, it turns out that's remarkably rare.

A squirrel attacked me. I got attacked by a squirrel in Battersea Park. They're dangerous. It's rare. I've torn most of the ligaments in my knee. So no football for me. It's early retirement now. I've got a floating knee-cap!