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Atheism is aristocratic; the idea of a great Being that watches over oppressed innocence and punishes triumphant crime is altogether popular. Maximilien Robespierre Altogether 123
Great ambition, the desire of real superiority, of leading and directing, seems to be altogether peculiar to man, and speech is the great instrument of ambition. Adam Smith Altogether 116
But we try to pretend, you see, that the external world exists altogether independently of us. Alan Watts Altogether 87
My drawings at first were made altogether in watercolors, but they wanted softness and a great deal of finish. John James Audubon Altogether 85
This is not writing at all. Indeed, I could say that Shakespeare surpasses literature altogether, if I knew what I meant. Virginia Woolf Altogether 80
The same sort of thing was supposed to happen when performance animation was invented: Everybody thought it would save so much time. But it became its own niche altogether. Lev Yilmaz Altogether 77
Retiring is one thing. Being retired is something else altogether. Mike Wallace Altogether 75
I did about 2000 covers altogether, for all sorts of books - from Shakespeare to James Bond - and I always had the idea that I must give 100%, no matter who the author was. Dick Bruna Altogether 75
My fortune somewhat resembled that of a person who should entertain an idea of committing suicide, and, altogether beyond his hopes, meet with the good hap to be murdered. Nathaniel Hawthorne Altogether 66
I fear that the hearts of the vast majority of mankind would beat on strongly and steadily and without any quickening if the league were to perish altogether. Henry Cabot Lodge Altogether 65
How shall I speak of Doom, and ours in special, But as of something altogether common? Donald Justice Altogether 56
To recognize negativism as a force of creation is to give up the creative standpoint altogether. Paul Twitchell Altogether 50
Altogether apart from that, it would be a disgrace to us to make this bargain with Germany at the expense of France, a disgrace from which the good name of this country would never recover. Edward Grey Altogether 50
To probe for unconscious determinants of behavior and then define a man in their terms exclusively, ignoring his overt behavior altogether, is a greater distortion than ignoring the unconscious completely. Willard Gaylin Altogether 48
I have been wounded altogether twenty times; eleven of these wounds were received at Northfield. Cole Younger Altogether 47
There must be some one quality without which a work of art cannot exist; possessing which, in the least degree, no work is altogether worthless. Clive Bell Altogether 44
Anything that reduces war-related destruction should not be considered altogether immoral. Herman Kahn Altogether 42
It is altogether proper for people to recognize a sovereign God. Roy Moore Altogether 35
Frankly, it is clear that we would be better off in the long run without federal funding, and the challenge right now is that if we lost it altogether, we would have a lot of stations go dark. Ron Schiller Altogether 31
When it comes to wilderness animals we have to make an effort to preserve what areas we can that they can be themselves in. Its come to a point though, clearly, where some species have to be cared for by humans if they are not going to disappear altogether. Matthew Fox Altogether 29
I think to be shot in a mountain valley somewhere or other is altogether less glorious than crashing an airliner into a skyscraper. John Keegan Altogether 29
It is easy to criticize, particularly in a political season. But to lead is something altogether different. The leader must live in the real world of the price that might be paid for the goal that has been set. Norm Coleman Altogether 26

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