Cant Quotes

• Cant is the twin sister of hypocrisy.

  Henry Ward Beecher

  Hypocrisy, Twins, Twin Sister

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• Im always trying to improve my skills as an actor. I think it shows in El Gringo; it shows in the new Universal Soldier. You cant rest on your laurels; youve got to keep improving.

  Scott Adkins

  Thinking, Skills, Always Trying

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• Every class of society has its cant of lamentation, which is understood or regarded by none but themselves; and every part of life has its uneasiness, which those who do not feel them will not commiserate. An event which spreads distraction over half the commercial world, assembles the trading companies in councils and committees, and shakes the nerves of a thousand stockjobbers, is read by the landlord and the farmer with frigid indifference.

  Samuel Johnson

  Class, Humanity, Half

  Samuel Johnson (1836). “The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.: D., with an Essay on His Life and Genius”, p.200

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• Love, love, love - all the wretched cant of it, masking egotism, lust, masochism, fantasy under a mythology of sentimental postures.

  Germaine Greer

  Love, Sexy, Lust

  Germaine Greer (1972). “The female eunuch”

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• This one guy, the worst guy in the music. The Yanni man. You know Yanni? First of all, anyone who looks like a magician and doesn't do magic, I don't like. I don't even like magic, I hate it. But I love the word, "Ta-da"! I love that word! I don't get to say it, right? I never do any magic. You just can't go around walking, "Ta-da!" "Ta-da!" "Ta-da!" The only time I can say it is when I do something really stupid or surprising. Like if I go out all night drinking and hitting strip clubs and I come home and I still got some money... "Ta-da!" I thought I was broke. Why does my jaw hurt?

  Dave Attell

  Hurt, Stupid, Hate

  "Comedy Central Presents: Dave Attell". Documentary, Comedy, July 10, 1999.

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• Of all the cants which are canted in this canting world - though the cant of hypocrites may be the worst - the cant of criticism is the most tormenting!

  Laurence Sterne

  Hypocrite, Hypocrisy, Criticism

  'Tristram Shandy' (1759-67) bk. 3, ch. 12

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• When I look into your eyes I still get weak
  And when Im this close to you I just cant speak
  And its hard to keep my hands to myself
  When I know I could never love anybody else

  Gary Allan

  Country, Song, Eye

  Song: You Without Me, Album: Set You Free

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• When your house is on fire, you cant be bothered with the neighbors. Or, as we say in Chess, if your King is under attack you don't worry about losing a Pawn on the Queen's side

  Garry Kasparov

  Kings, Queens, Fire

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• You cant get much whiter than me.

  Pitbull

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• I think the most important thing you can do is to keep drawing no matter what. And to not be afraid of drawing whatever interests you. If there is something that you want to draw, to make, then I think you should pursue it and not let anybody tell you that you cant do it.

  Brian Selznick

  Thinking, Drawing, Important

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• I cant sprinkle sprinkles on. I lose control when I have sprinkles. Im shaky. I still remember the great sprinkle accident of 1982.

  Ryan Stiles

  Sprinkles, Remember, Stiles

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• There is a certain satisfaction in coming down to the lowest ground of politics, for we get rid of cant and hypocrisy.

  Ralph Waldo Emerson

  Hypocrisy, Politics, Satisfaction

  Ralph Waldo Emerson (1870). “The Prose Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Volume II”, p.123

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• Since Stonehenge, architects have always been at the cutting edge of technology. And you cant separate technology from the humanistic and spiritual content of a building.

  Norman Foster

  Spiritual, Cutting, Technology

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• Without any cant, does not Providence provide wonderfully for us?

  Isabel Burton

  Doe, Providence

  Lady Isabel Burton (1879). “Arabia, Egypt, India: A Narrative of Travel”, London, W. Mullan and son

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• When Jesus sees a heart that can't wait, He cant wait either. At the wedding at Cana, Jesus may have done nothing if it wasn't for Mary's faith. How many situations are we in now that God won't act without our faith?

  Reinhard Bonnke

  Jesus, Heart, Waiting

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• Boy you got my heartbeat runnin away
  Beatin like a drum & it's comin your way
  Cant you hear that
  Boom badoom boom boom badoom boom bass
  He got that super bass
  Boom badoom boom boom badoom boom bass
  Yeah that's that super bass

  Nicki Minaj

  Flirty, Boys, Bass

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• It's definitely an honour and a dream to be able to go out there and have all the people in the stands cheering for you it's a great feeling and I cant wait to get the Olympics started.

  Meghan Agosta-Marciano

  Dream, Cheer, Hockey

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• The first sentence cant be written until the final sentence is written.

  Joyce Carol Oates

  Writing, Firsts, Finals

  Joyce Carol Oates, Lee Milazzo (1989). “Conversations with Joyce Carol Oates”, p.140, Univ. Press of Mississippi

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• You cant expect a man to change in one day by watching a film, right?

  Mithun Chakraborty

  Men, One Day, Film

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• You cant change the world alone - you will need some help - and to truly get from your starting point to your destination takes friends, colleagues, the good will of strangers and a strong coxswain to guide them.

  William H. McRaven

  Strong, Needs, World

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• Lots of people feel more alive when theyre riding a roller-coaster relationship. But while this might be fun for a while, it cant possibly last.

  Tracy McMillan

  Fun, People, Riding

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• A good cup of Earl Grey tea - you cant beat it.

  Antonia Thomas

  Tea, Cups, Beats

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• You cant have justice unless you have truth.

  Hill Harper

  Justice

  "Trayvon Martin Case: ABC News Radio Conversation on Race and Justice" by Joshua Cohan, abcnews.go.com. March 28, 2012.

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• The song Cant Look Back Now by the Weepies reminds me of the entire Life Unexpected experience.

  Britt Robertson

  Song, Looks, Unexpected

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• There are lots of things I like about playing in a band, the things I cant do by myself you know.

  Elliott Smith

  Band, Knows

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