Rare and precious gifts,gold and myrrh and frankincense,to offer a king. Votes: 3
Richelle E. GoodrichRare-book people have this in common with poets: they too are born, not made. Votes: 3
E. Millicent SowerbyWoes cluster. Rare are solitary woes; They love a train, they tread each other's heel. Votes: 3
Edward YoungRare is the union of beauty and purity. [Lat., Rara est adeo concordia formae Atque pudicitiae.] Votes: 3
JuvenalRare is the virtue that's not ruled by Fortune, That stands unshaken even when Fortune flees. Votes: 3
OvidRare is the man who seeks not only to heal himself but to heal his fellow man. Votes: 3
José N. HarrisRare is the man who suffers no remorse as he passes from the state of confidant to that of rival. Votes: 3
Honore de BalzacHowever rare true love may be, it is less so than true friendship. Votes: 1
Francois de La RochefoucauldReal friendship, like real poetry, is extremely rare - and precious as a pearl. Votes: 1
Tahar Ben JellounThe single most exciting thing you encounter in government is competence, because it's so rare. Votes: 1
Daniel Patrick MoynihanTrust is that rare and priceless treasure that wins us the affection of our heavenly Father. Votes: 1
Brennan ManningIn individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. Votes: 1
Friedrich NietzscheTo be a friend takes time, and time is what nobody has. Therefore, real friends are rare. Votes: 1
Suzanne MassieI love being a redhead. It's a rare thing, so I think there's a bond between redheads. Votes: 1
Laura PreponFriends are those rare people who ask how we are, and then wait to hear the answer. Votes: 1
Ed CunninghamWe fell in love despite our differences, and once we did, something rare and beautiful was created. Votes: 1
Nicholas SparksIn reality, those rare few cases with good forensic evidence are the ones that make it to court. Votes: 1
Pat BrownI'm an ocean, because I'm really deep. If you search deep enough you can find rare exotic treasures. Votes: 1
Christina AguileraGlory is a heavy burden, a murdering poison, and to bear it is an art. And to have that art is rare. Votes: 1
Oriana FallaciExcept under rare circumstances, I don't write responses to criticism. Votes: 0
Samuel P. Huntingtonchromosomal dance oh, heavenly happenstance rare creation, you -Marcus (Poetry Spam #22) Votes: 0
Megan McCafferty...the curious hunter-up of rare quotations... the young and struggling scribbler... Votes: 0
William Francis Henry KingEvery one will be something worth while, something rare, something perfect. Votes: 0
Wallace D. WattlesThe planet's resources are rare; we must consume more ethically and equitably. Votes: 0
Alain DucasseThe planets resources are rare; we must consume more ethically and equitably. Votes: 0
Alain DucasseNumerous are the academic professors, but rare are wise and noble teachers. Votes: 0
Albert EinsteinClaude Debussy was a rare phenomenon a composer profoundly and subversively revolutionary... Votes: 0
Claude DebussyIt's very rare that you get material that rolls off your tongue. Votes: 0
Pauletta Pearson WashingtonFriendship without self-interest is one of the rare and beautiful things of life. Votes: 0
James F. ByrnesCommon sense, alas in spite of our educational institutions, is a rare commodity. Votes: 0
Christian Nestell BoveeIn science, it is rare that a transformational change occurs during our lifetimes. Votes: 0
Dimitar SasselovIn those rare individual cases where women approach genius they also approach masculinity. Votes: 0
Otto WeiningerMillionaire models are rare enough; but, by Jove, model millionaires are rarer still! Votes: 0
Oscar WildeCertainly, friends are sufficiently rare not to be neglected; they are life's best comforters. Votes: 0
Eugenie de GuerinMental effort, I would argue, is relatively rare. Most of the time we coast. Votes: 0
Daniel KahnemanMy disease is a very rare form of muscular dystrophy, called disautonomic mitochondrial myopathy. Votes: 0
Mattie StepanekThis is music that will disturb your imagination and delight your heart-a rare combination. Votes: 0
Jeremy BegbieBecause way down deep they know that civilized people have to preserve rare birds. Votes: 0
E. L. KonigsburgDoing exercise without monitoring yourself will be rare in the future of wearable technology. Votes: 0
Astro TellerAn elegantly organized tour of the Internet, both fun and informative, a rare combination! Votes: 0
Steve CrockerAn historian without political passions is as rare as a wasp without a sting. Votes: 0
Agnes RepplierIt's almost impossible to overpay the truly extraordinary CEO... but the species is rare. Votes: 0
Warren BuffettIt's very rare that I get really upset about something my assistants have done. Votes: 0
Brad GoreskiMass killings have gone from being an extremely rare occurrence to a common occurrence. Votes: 0
Joyce BeattyWhen you see a finished film, it's very rare that it exceeds your expectations. Votes: 0
Matthew William GoodeCommon sense is both more rare and more desirable in leaders than mere intelligence. Votes: 0
VoltaireWe hunger for nobility: the rare words and acts that harmonize simplicity and truth. Votes: 0
J. Robert OppenheimerOne rare and exceptional deed is worth far more than a thousand commonplace ones. Votes: 0
Saint IgnatiusJefferson was the rare leader who stood out from the crowd without intimidating it. Votes: 0
Jon MeachamOnly what is thought, said, or done at a certain rare coincidence is good. Votes: 0
Henry David ThoreauI am not a bibliophile but a humanophile: I look for rare human beings. Votes: 0
Natalie Clifford BarneyIf success is rare and slow, everybody knows how quick and easy ruin is. Votes: 0
William Makepeace ThackerayCreating a life that reflects your values and satisfies your soul is a rare achievement. Votes: 0
Bill WattersonNearly all black and brown skins are beautiful, but a beautiful white skin is rare. Votes: 0
Mark TwainMystique is rare now, isn't it? There aren't that many enigmas in this modern world. Votes: 0
Benedict CumberbatchMoral courage is more a rare commodity than bravery in a battle or great intelligence. Votes: 0
John F. KennedyI wanted to come close to fierce wild things. They seemed prehistoric, rare and sacred. Votes: 0
Aspen MatisIf you want to shoot rare, fast-moving elephants, you should always carry a loaded gun. Votes: 0
Warren BuffettThought is a strenuous art - few practice it, and then only at rare times. Votes: 0
David Ben-GurionShe knew how to trust people... a rare quality, revealing a character far above average. Votes: 0
Jean Francois Paul de GondiIt's rare for people to genuinely try to understand what others are trying to say. Votes: 0
Scott BerkunThose who create are rare; those who cannot are numerous. Therefore, the latter are stronger. Votes: 0
Coco ChanelTo expound and propogate concepts is simple, to drop all concepts is difficult and rare Votes: 0
Sri Nisargadatta MaharajIt's really rare for film directors to be that interested in things other than themselves. Votes: 0
Alan CummingAmong adults " and among orphans " Wilbur Larch noted that delirious happiness was rare. Votes: 0
John IrvingBooks so special and rare and yours that advertising your affection feels like a betrayal. Votes: 0
John GreenThe ability to understand and deliver comedy and tragedy is extremely rare in one composer. Votes: 0
Signe BaumaneKnowledge is one thing. We're awash in knowledge. Wisdom is rare. There's a big difference. Votes: 0
Andy AndrewsDanger is a very rare commodity in these times, monopolized by intelligence agencies and stuntmen. Votes: 0
William S. BurroughsDisagreement is a rare achievement, and most of what is called disagreement is simply confusion. Votes: 0
John Courtney MurrayIt is a rare photographer who can take a detached, cold-blooded view of his work. Votes: 0
Arthur RothsteinAbsolute truth is a very rare and dangerous commodity in the context of professional journalism. Votes: 0
Hunter S. ThompsonSanity is very rare; every man almost and every woman has a dash of madness. Votes: 0
Ralph Waldo EmersonIn rare instances you have to give up what you thought was a great scene. Votes: 0
Keenen Ivory WayansIt was brave," countered Issa. "It was rare. It was love, and it was beautiful. Votes: 0
Laini TaylorIt's rare to be treated like a friend you haven't met in a Hollywood meeting. Votes: 0
David Ogden StiersIf we encounter a man of rare intellect, we should ask him what books he reads. Votes: 0
Ralph Waldo EmersonIt's the rare book that's able to transport you in a way that a movie does. Votes: 0
Bret Easton EllisI've been given the opportunity to be alive in this day and age, and it's rare. Votes: 0
Adrian GrenierMoney is power, and rare are the heads that can withstand the possession of great power. Votes: 0
Benjamin DisraeliThe "we" voice is rare, and the communal impulse of the "we" is interesting to me. Votes: 0
Micah PerksHe possessed the rare merit of making a property of his time and not a burden. Votes: 0
Anthony TrollopeIf you ever catch a great boss, it's just such a rare thing, and it's amazing. Votes: 0
James L. BrooksNo matter what our achievements might be, we think well of ourselves only in rare moments. Votes: 0
Eric HofferHitler is the rare individual who really did make history - specifically he made it worse. Votes: 0
John GreenI am a black diamond, unfaceted. Black diamonds are rare, hard to cut, and therefore uncommercial. Votes: 0
Karl LagerfeldIt's rare to find someone as equally grumpy as myself, but somehow [Aubrey Plaza] does it. Votes: 0
Grumpy CatPerfection bores me, in art, in music; most of all, in people. Luckily, perfection is rare. Votes: 0
Vicki BaumPerfect health, like perfect beauty, is a rare thing; and so, it seems, is perfect disease. Votes: 0
Peter LathamIt's a rare business that doesn't have a way worse future than it has a past. Votes: 0
Charlie MungerLoyalty is such a rare quality; but my fans are the most loyal in the world. Votes: 0
Michael JacksonIts pretty rare for companies to have a snooping policy, although it is getting more common. Votes: 0
David R. EllisThe man must have a rare recipe for melancholy, who can be dull in Fleet Street. Votes: 0
Charles LambMy experience is that an original and compelling idea for a novel is a rare thing. Votes: 0
James ThayerPassion is a rare commodity. When you find it, treasure it and never give it up! Votes: 0
David BaldacciTo love is easy and therefore common - but to understand - how rare it is! Votes: 0
Lucy Maud MontgomeryThe rare few, who, early in life have rid themselves of the friendship of the many. Votes: 0
James WhistlerAnd what is so rare as a day in June? Then, if ever, come perfect days. Votes: 0
James Russell LowellIt's very rare in life to be sure about something - particularly when it's an issue. Votes: 0
Hugh GrantIt is a very rare thing for a man of talent to succeed by his talent. Votes: 0
Philibert Joseph RouxArt is changing. Again. Here. Now. Opportunities to witness this are rare, so attend and observe. Votes: 0
Jerry SaltzSoulmate" is an overused term, but a true soul connection is very rare, and very real. Votes: 0
Hilary DuffLoosen up. Relax. Except for rare life-and-death matters, nothing is as important as it first seems. Votes: 0
H. Jackson Brown, Jr.It's a very, very rare moment when another actor hurts you. I mean, that's not normal. Votes: 0
Katee SackhoffBut sorry is the Kool-Aid of human emotions. [...] True sorrow is as rare as true love. Votes: 0
Stephen KingI came to love silence, because it's so rare, and it's now my favorite aural condition. Votes: 0
Mike NicholsYour turn has come to sift through the dreck of humanity for rare specks of originality Votes: 0
David MitchellIt isn't normal to know what we want. It is a rare and difficult psychological achievement. Votes: 0
Abraham MaslowThe stranger who receives the rare gift of human kindness holds its value in his heart forever. Votes: 0
Charles Dudley WarnerTalent is extremely common. What is rare is the willingness to endure the life of the writer. Votes: 0
Kurt VonnegutA boy admiring a pretty girl. A rare thing to be certain. But love-true love-is something else. Votes: 0
Alex FlinnThe rare pleasure of being seen for what one is, compensates for the misery of being it. Votes: 0
Margaret DrabbleHonesty is not only the best policy, it is rare enough today to make you pleasantly conspicuous. Votes: 0
Charles H. BrowerIt's very rare, as an actor, to be someplace - to have an address, so to speak. Votes: 0
Yvette Nicole BrownOnly the real, rare, true scientific minds can endure doubt, which is attached to all our knowledge. Votes: 0
Sigmund FreudIt's a rare gift to understand that your life is wondrous, and that it won't last forever. Votes: 0
Steven GallowayThe daisy is fair, the day-lily rare, The bud o' the rose as sweet as it's bonnie. Votes: 0
James HoggWhen it comes to the point, really bad men are just as rare as really good ones. Votes: 0
George Bernard ShawExcellence resides in quality, not in quantity. The best is always few and rare; much lowers value. Votes: 0
Baltasar GracianIt's very rare that you just get stuck with the ball. You're going to get somebody open. Votes: 0
Marc BulgerTruth and integrity must be so rare these days that it confuses people when they hear it. Votes: 0
Donna Lynn HopeI love humility in a woman. It's so rare. With man, of course, it is practically extinct. Votes: 0
Ethel M. DellIt's a rare man who can stand being around an intelligent woman, let alone married to her. Votes: 0
Bette DavisIt is a rare piece of legislation indeed where there is so much agreement about the goals. Votes: 0
Mike PenceAny feeling that I was enriching my mind from those surrounding me was unfortunately rare with me. Votes: 0
Georg BrandesSmooth shapes are very rare in the wild but extremely important in the ivory tower and the factory Votes: 0
Benoit MandelbrotTrue idealists are rare; they are the dedicated workers, who would, if need be, die at the stake. Votes: 0
Henry WilliamsonWings' offered me the rare opportunity to be a full-time dad and a working actor for eight years. Votes: 0
Tim DalyEverything was fine, and she had the rare, new sensation of being exactly where she wanted to be. Votes: 0
David NichollsIt's very, very rare in this business [moviemaking] where a script lands on your lap ready to go. Votes: 0
Leonardo DiCaprioIt's quite rare that you make something and think that you did something that no-one else had done. Votes: 0
Wes CravenOn one of those rare occasions when Bach appraised his own life's work, he remarked: I worked hard. Votes: 0
Johann Sebastian BachSmooth shapes are very rare in the wild but extremely important in the ivory tower and the factory. Votes: 0
Benoit MandelbrotIt's rare when I feel like I can extract a lyrical message out of combining two things together. Votes: 0
Girl TalkTrue and baseless evil is as rare as the purest good--and we all know how rare that is... Votes: 0
Jasper FfordeBut certain souls cohere. It's rare but possible. But it takes two powerful wills to make it so. Votes: 0
Ann BrasharesI felt lonely and content at the same time. I believe that is a rare kind of happiness. Votes: 0
Stephen KingIt's rare that I read more than two or three books by any one author; usually only one. Votes: 0
Isaac MarionIt's rare to find a film that goes for broke and says, 'To hell with the consequences.' Votes: 0
Roger EbertI have a rare form of body dysmorphia in which I absolutely can't stand how good I look. Votes: 0
Anthony JeselnikMeanness is the one thing I do get upset about on those rare occasions when I see it. Votes: 0
Maya Soetoro-NgA native of America who cannot read or write is . . . as rare as a comet or an earthquake. Votes: 0
John AdamsIt is very rare or almost impossible that an event can be negative from all points of view. Votes: 0
Dalai LamaIt's a rare reader who doesn't go to the novel looking for a kind of encouragement to live. Votes: 0
Norman RushIt's a rare thing to find somebody you can work with, work off of, and have fun with. Votes: 0
Matthew AshfordThe amateur is very rare in French literature - as rare as he is common in our own. Votes: 0
Lytton StracheyHow rare and wonderful is that flash of a moment when we realize we have discovered a friend. Votes: 0
William RotslerIt is rare for people to be asked the question which puts them squarely in front of themselves Votes: 0
Arthur MillerIn my stiff, brocaded gown. With my powdered hair and jeweled fan, I too am a rare Pattern. Votes: 0
Amy LowellRich and rare were the gems she wore, And a bright gold ring on her hand she bore. Votes: 0
Thomas MooreIt is curious that physical courage should be so common in the world and moral courage so rare. Votes: 0
Mark TwainEveryone has talent. What's rare is the courage to follow it to the dark places where it leads. Votes: 0
Erica JongIt's rare that you see an artist in his 30s or 40s able to really contribute something amazing. Votes: 0
Steve JobsHappiness is having a rare steak, a bottle of whiskey, and a dog to eat the rare steak. Votes: 0
Johnny CarsonWriters have a rare power not given to anyone else: we can bore people long after we are dead. Votes: 0
Sinclair LewisKids are always open to anything. It's very rare that a kid isn't extremely eager to make you happy. Votes: 0
Wes AndersonI shed a tear when I meet somebody who always quits. Reliable people are so rare in this world. Votes: 0
BauvardA book? O, rare one, Be not, as is our fangled world, a garment Nobler than that it covers. Votes: 0
William ShakespeareA rare spoil for a man Is the winning of a good wife; very Plentiful are the worthless women. Votes: 0
EuripidesLove is rare and hard to find and takes years upon years to develop. Teenagers don't fall in love. Votes: 0
Kody KeplingerI don't have any fear of intimacy, but rather thrive on it, which is rare in a public person. Votes: 0
Jack NicholsonTo elope is cowardly; it is running away from danger; and danger has become so rare in modern life. Votes: 0
Oscar WildeHe who is lord of himself, and exists upon his own resources, is a noble but a rare being. Votes: 0
Egerton BrydgesI'm the sort of person who would be perfectly happy spending an entire day in a rare books room. Votes: 0
Marie RutkoskiI don't think because you have money you have taste... Education and money - this is quite rare. No? Votes: 0
Carine RoitfeldPoets have the gift to speak for others, Vasko Popa had the very rare quality of hearing the others. Votes: 0
Octavio PazArt is rare and sacred and hard work, and there ought to be a wall of fire around it. Votes: 0
Anthony BurgessIt is rare to find learned men who are clean, do not stink and have a sense of humour. Votes: 0
Baron de MontesquieuWe need to work for a day when police shootings are rare and not the stuff of our daily news. Votes: 0
David HorseyIt's rare that I come across actors who are willing to work as hard on the material as I am Votes: 0
Donnie WahlbergI think I love jokes! The best jokes are equal to the best art, in my mind, and as rare. Votes: 0
Travis NicholsWhat I do for a living and how I unwind are one and the same; it's a rare special thing. Votes: 0
Jay BaruchelIt is the rare fortune of these days that one may think what one likes and say what one thinks. Votes: 0
TacitusHe was one of those rare men who are capable of being fully in love only once in their lives. Votes: 0
Pat ConroyIt's very rare that you get a group of people who are all passionate and driven and all get along. Votes: 0
Kelly BlatzIt's very rare you get a great script just handed to you, or sent to you, by someone you don't know. Votes: 0
Viggo MortensenWhat is there to do when people die - people so dear and rare - but bring them back by remembering? Votes: 0
May SartonIt is rare, I think, for parents to let their children -- of any age -- grow up and become peers. Votes: 0
Sara Lawrence-LightfootYou can read me like a book. If I'm not having a good time, which is very rare, then you'll know. Votes: 0
Peter FramptonIt was so rare to find someone who was both so young and so wise, both so fresh and so jaded. Votes: 0
Ally CarterIf you try to do that in pop music - to play only rare show tunes, for example - people don't come. Votes: 0
Bobby ShortWell, I think first it was rare for me to do anything that had any kind of a romantic note to it. Votes: 0
Tim RothI have had a most rare vision. I have had a dream, past the wit of man to say what dream it was. Votes: 0
William Shakespeare