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Blind Quotes

"Sometimes, I feel I am really blessed to be blind because I probably would not last a minute if I were able to see things."

"Sometimes, I feel I am really blessed to be blind because I probably would not last a minute if I were able to see things."

Stevie Wonder, American Musician

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"I had plenty of pimples as a kid. One day I fell asleep in the library. When I woke up, a blind man was reading my face."

"I had plenty of pimples as a kid. One day I fell asleep in the library. When I woke up, a blind man was reading my face."

Rodney Dangerfield, American Comedian

Blind, Day, Man, Reading

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"When I hear of an 'equity' in a case like this, I am reminded of a blind man in a dark room - looking for a black hat - which isn't there."

"When I hear of an 'equity' in a case like this, I am reminded of a blind man in a dark room - looking for a black hat - which isn't there."

Charles Bowen, English Judge

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"Justice is lame as well as blind, amongst us."

"Justice is lame as well as blind, amongst us."

Thomas Otway, English Dramatist

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"We have confirmed something we only knew in theory, namely that revolution, in which uncontrolled and uncontrollable forces operate imperiously, is blind and destructive, grandiose and cruel."

"We have confirmed something we only knew in theory, namely that revolution, in which uncontrolled and uncontrollable forces operate imperiously, is blind and destructive, grandiose and cruel."

Frederica Montseny, Spanish Politician

Blind, Revolution, Theory

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"Research is the process of going up alleys to see if they are blind."

"Research is the process of going up alleys to see if they are blind."

Marston Bates, American Scientist

Blind, Research

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"I have to tell them that last night was a shameful train wreck filled with blind cuddly puppies."

"I have to tell them that last night was a shameful train wreck filled with blind cuddly puppies."

Charlie Sheen, American Actor

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"When someone demands blind obedience, you'd be a fool not to peek."

"When someone demands blind obedience, you'd be a fool not to peek."

Jim Fiebig, American Author

Blind, Fool, Obedience

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"I will not go on a blind date."

"I will not go on a blind date."

Jordana Brewster, American Actress

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"I've been on so many blind dates, I should get a free dog."

"I've been on so many blind dates, I should get a free dog."

Wendy Liebman, American Comedian

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"We can see, so we are always blind to things deeper than skin."

"We can see, so we are always blind to things deeper than skin."

Joe Chung, American Entrepreneur

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"Bogart could have been color blind. He got to know a man before he decided if he liked him or not."

"Bogart could have been color blind. He got to know a man before he decided if he liked him or not."

Sammy Davis, Jr., American Entertainer

Blind, Man, Sammy Davis, Jr.

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"You can tell it's good if you light it and a blue flame comes up; that means it's good moonshine and it won't make you go blind."

"You can tell it's good if you light it and a blue flame comes up; that means it's good moonshine and it won't make you go blind."

Johnny Knoxville, American Actor

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"It should be clear by now that my focus here is not freedom of speech or the press. This freedom is all too often an exaggeration. At the very least, blind references to freedom of speech or the press serve as a distraction from the critical examination of other communications policies."

"It should be clear by now that my focus here is not freedom of speech or the press. This freedom is all too often an exaggeration. At the very least, blind references to freedom of speech or the press serve as a distraction from the critical examination of other communications policies."

Mark Lloyd, American Public Servant

Blind, Exaggeration, Examination, Focus

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"It is we that are blind, not fortune."

"It is we that are blind, not fortune."

Thomas Browne, British Scientist

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"Well it has been very exciting and very changing as well. Celebrating the 40th year and having the album out and the Channel 4 documentary and I resigned from Blind Date."

"Well it has been very exciting and very changing as well. Celebrating the 40th year and having the album out and the Channel 4 documentary and I resigned from Blind Date."

Cilla Black, British Musician

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"On my income tax 1040 it says "Check this box if you are blind." I wanted to put a check mark about three inches away."

"On my income tax 1040 it says "Check this box if you are blind." I wanted to put a check mark about three inches away."

Tom Lehrer, American Musician

Blind, Tax, Income

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"None so deaf as those that will not hear. None so blind as those that will not see."

"None so deaf as those that will not hear. None so blind as those that will not see."

Matthew Henry, English Clergyman

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"A blind bloke walks into a shop with a guide dog. He picks the Dog up and starts swinging it around his head. Alarmed, a shop assistant calls out: 'Can I help, sir?' 'No thanks,' says the blind bloke. 'Just looking.'"

"A blind bloke walks into a shop with a guide dog. He picks the Dog up and starts swinging it around his head. Alarmed, a shop assistant calls out: 'Can I help, sir?' 'No thanks,' says the blind bloke. 'Just looking.'"

Tommy Cooper, British Comedian

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"Be blind. Be stupid. Be British. Be careful."

"Be blind. Be stupid. Be British. Be careful."

Virginia Graham, American Author

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"Violence and racism are bad. Whenever they occur they are to be condemned and we should not turn a blind eye to them."

"Violence and racism are bad. Whenever they occur they are to be condemned and we should not turn a blind eye to them."

Cate Blanchett, Australian Actress

Blind, Eye, Racism, Violence

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"Zeal is very blind, or badly regulated, when it encroaches upon the rights of others."

"Zeal is very blind, or badly regulated, when it encroaches upon the rights of others."

Pasquier Quesnel, French Theologian

Blind, Rights, Zeal

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"Like blind hens, we are ignorant of our own self and the depths within us."

"Like blind hens, we are ignorant of our own self and the depths within us."

Johannes Tauler, German Theologian

Blind, Hens, Self

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"There I was, an 18-year-old mimic rooming with a blind whistler."

"There I was, an 18-year-old mimic rooming with a blind whistler."

Art Carney, American Actor

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"It's like a blind turn on a highway: You can't see what's coming, so you don't really know how to prepare."

"It's like a blind turn on a highway: You can't see what's coming, so you don't really know how to prepare."

Piper Perabo, American Actress

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"That first writing session, what Dan Hill calls a creative blind date, is always a real challenge, and you bring that back to your partner when you return to writing with them."

"That first writing session, what Dan Hill calls a creative blind date, is always a real challenge, and you bring that back to your partner when you return to writing with them."

Cynthia Weil, American Musician

Blind, Challenge, First, Writing

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"When the blind lead the blind, no wonder they both fall into - matrimony."

"When the blind lead the blind, no wonder they both fall into - matrimony."

George Farquhar, Irish Dramatist

Blind, Matrimony, Wonder

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"Hate and mistrust are the children of blindness."

"Hate and mistrust are the children of blindness."

William Watson, American Poet

Blind, Blindness, Children, Hate, Mistrust

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"I was deaf and dumb and blind to all but me, myself and I."

"I was deaf and dumb and blind to all but me, myself and I."

Loretta Young, American Actress

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"There's nothing better than a good, blind referee."

"There's nothing better than a good, blind referee."

Bobby Heenan, American Entertainer

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"I hooked up everybody in Sidney, including one guy who was blind."

"I hooked up everybody in Sidney, including one guy who was blind."

Dave Willis, American Actor

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