Rare Quotes

Fugitive slaves were rare then, and as a fugitive slave lecturer, I had the advantage of being the first one out.

A well-written life is almost as rare as a well-spent one.

Jerusalem Syndrome is actually a rare psychological condition that occurs to some visitors to the Middle East. They get to Israel and just snap.

The independent role of morphology in mate choice is revealed by the rare instances where the usual association between song and morphology is disrupted.

I just have a belief that when there is a rare script out there that speaks to you, you have to stick with it. You have to.

I don't think I had a script on 'King Kong.' But usually you read a script and then you go and audition for it. It's rare when there's no script. I sort of like the latter better, because I'm more successful at it.

In spite of overwhelming evidence, it is most difficult for a citizen of western Europe to bring thoroughly home to himself the truth that the civilisation which surrounds him is a rare exception in the history of the world.

All existing things are really one. We regard those that are beautiful and rare as valuable, and those that are ugly as foul and rotten The foul and rotten may come to be transformed into what is rare and valuable, and the rare and valuable into what is foul and rotten.

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.

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.