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Used Quotes - Page 5

It used to be a good hotel, but that proves nothing - I used to be a good boy.

Mark Twain (1984). “The Innocents Abroad ; Roughing it”, p.491, Library of America

Earthly goods are given to be used, not to be collected.... Hoarding is idolatry.

Dietrich Bonhoeffer (2015). “The Cost of Discipleship”, p.120, SCM Press

Science is wonderfully equipped to answer the question 'How?' but it gets terribly confused when you ask the question 'Why?'

Erwin Chargaff (1977). “Voices in the labyrinth: nature, man, and science”, Harper San Francisco

I have been accused of being a joker. But the most successful art to me involves humor.

"Man Ray: Photographer". Interview with Philippe Sers, Camera Magazine, 1981.

The human tongue is like wasabi: it's very powerful, and should be used sparingly.

John Green (2013). “The John Green Collection”, p.563, Penguin

When he spoke, what tender words he used! So softly, that like flakes of feathered snow, They melted as they fell.

John Dryden (1808). “The Works of John Dryden: Now First Collected in Eighteen Volumes. Illustrated with Notes, Historical, Critical, and Explanatory, and a Life of the Author”, p.407