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And so do you suppose it must be a piece-work because it has been given to you (and could only be given to you) in pieces?

And so do you suppose it must be a piece-work because it has been given to you (and could only be given to you) in pieces?

Friedrich Nietzsche
Pieces, Given, Has Beens

If what was supposed to have been destroyed in Paradise was destructible, then it was not decisive; but if it was indestructible, then we are living in a false belief.

Franz Kafka
Paradise, Belief, Has Beens
Franz Kafka, Malcolm Pasley (1973). “Shorter works [of] Franz Kafka”, Harvill Secker

If I had not smoked I should have been dead ten years ago.

Francois Guizot
Should Have, Years, Has Beens

None of the affections have been noted to fascinate and bewitch but envy.

Francis Bacon
Envy, Affection, Has Beens

The Jews who already have been ousted were put out because they were morally and politically unfit to safeguard German interests.

Ernst Hanfstaengl
Interest, Jew, Has Beens
"The Riot at Christie Pits" by Cyril Levitt, William Shaffir, (p. 61), 1987.

All my life has been about proving myself.

Edgerrin James
Prove, Has Beens

Oh, I'm a survivor. My whole life has been surviving.

Eddie Bracken
Survivor, Whole Life, Has Beens

There has been, is, and always will be every conceivable type of person.

E. M. Forster
Type, Persons, Has Beens

I have been everywhere because I don't know what I'm looking for.

E. L. Doctorow
Knows, Has Beens

I never have been a coder, outside of when I was twelve or something, like on the Atari 1200 XP or whatever I had.

Dallas Roberts
Coders, Twelve, Has Beens
"Q&A – Dallas Roberts (Miles Fiedler)". AMC Interview, www.amc.com. August 2010.

Unlike an external enemy, the inner enemy cannot regroup and launch a comeback once it has been destroyed from within.

Dalai Lama
Enemy, Comeback, Has Beens
Dalai Lama (2005). “The World of Tibetan Buddhism: An Overview of Its Philosophy and Practice”, p.75, Simon and Schuster

The facts of Watergate have been wildly exaggerated.

Conrad Black
Facts, Watergate, Has Beens
Conrad Black (2016). “Backward Glances: People and Events from Inside and Out”, p.228, Signal

I have been in movies that I thought I wasn't very good in.

Christopher Walken
Very Good, Has Beens
Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

Common Core has been eliminated in New Jersey.

Chris Christie
Jersey, Common, Has Beens
Chris Christie at the 6th GOP debate in North Charleston, South Carolina, www.washingtonpost.com. January 14, 2016.

When blame has been assigned, the story is over.

Charles Baxter
Stories, Blame, Has Beens
Charles Baxter (1997). “Burning Down the House: Essays on Fiction”

Traditionally, art has been for the select few.

Bob Ross
Art, Select, Has Beens
"Bob Ross Uses His Brush to Spread Paint and Joy" by Linda Shrieves, The Orlando Sentinel, p. E1, July 07, 1990.

Had it been in the Old Testament Harry Potter would have been put to death.

Becky Fischer
Potters, Old Testament, Has Beens
"Jesus Camp". www.imdb.com. 2006.

Those who have had anything useful to say have said it far too often, and those who have had nothing to say have been no more reticent.

B. F. Skinner
Said, Has Beens
B. F. Skinner (2015). “Cumulative Record: Definitive Edition”, p.309, B. F. Skinner Foundation

My father has been a rock for me every since.

Andrew Sullivan
Father, Rocks, Has Beens
"I Came Out First to God". Interview with Max Miller, bigthink.com. October 12, 2010.

I have never issued an order since I have been the operating head of the corporation.

Alfred P. Sloan
Order, Corporations, Has Beens

How many people didn't get a part who would have been better than the person who got the part? Thousands.

Albert Brooks
People, Persons, Has Beens
"Auteur Albert Brooks Feels the 'Drive'". Interview with Jenelle Riley, www.backstage.com. September 14, 2011.

It is striking how much more seriously we are likely to be taken after we have been dead a few centuries.

Alain de Botton
Taken, Century, Has Beens
"The Consolations of Philosophy". Book by Alain de Botton, 2000.

Something like making the NIT would have been a great way to showcase the season we had.

Aaron Taylor-Johnson
Way, Showcase, Has Beens

Only 1 in 13 participants in peace negotiations since 1992 has been a woman.

Zainab Salbi
Negotiation, Participants, Has Beens
Source: www.huffingtonpost.com

Deadpool would have been an amazing character to play, but Ryan Reynolds already did that.

Zachary Levi
Character, Play, Has Beens
"Zach Levi on Being a Disney Hunk in ‘Tangled’, A Singer, A Superhero & ‘Chuck’". Interview with Roth Cornet, screenrant.com. November 18, 2010.

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