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May Quotes

"Access to the Vedas is the greatest privilege this century may claim over all previous centuries."

"Access to the Vedas is the greatest privilege this century may claim over all previous centuries."

J. Robert Oppenheimer, American Physicist

87

"Say what you know, do what you must, come what may."

"Say what you know, do what you must, come what may."

Sofia Kovalevskaya, Russian Mathematician

80

"No matter how difficult your situation may be you have to follow the Lord of the Second Advent completely."

"No matter how difficult your situation may be you have to follow the Lord of the Second Advent completely."

Sun Myung Moon, Korean Clergyman

77

"Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow may be for us and it may not."

"Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow may be for us and it may not."

Della Reese, American Musician

May, Tomorrow, Yesterday

74

"We don't know what may yet happen to us, what military and political defeats we may yet have to face."

"We don't know what may yet happen to us, what military and political defeats we may yet have to face."

Moshe Sharett, Israeli Statesman

59

"Let me into your lives, your world. Live on me, so that you may become truly alive."

"Let me into your lives, your world. Live on me, so that you may become truly alive."

Jesus Christ, Jewish Clergyman

42

"I may climb perhaps to no great heights, but I will climb alone."

"I may climb perhaps to no great heights, but I will climb alone."

Cyrano de Bergerac, French Playwright

41

"It is not enough to receive support, no matter, how needed it may be. It is fundamental to know how to receive this support and ensure that its result is exponential."

"It is not enough to receive support, no matter, how needed it may be. It is fundamental to know how to receive this support and ensure that its result is exponential."

Kay Rala Xanana Gusmao, East Timorese Politician

May, Result, Support

40

"What we face may look insurmountable. But I learned something from all those years of training and competing. I learned something from all those sets and reps when I didn't think I could lift another ounce of weight. What I learned is that we are always stronger than we know."

"What we face may look insurmountable. But I learned something from all those years of training and competing. I learned something from all those sets and reps when I didn't think I could lift another ounce of weight. What I learned is that we are always stronger than we know."

Arnold Schwarzenegger, Austrian Actor

May, Training, Weight, Years

36

"We're entering a new world in which data may be more important than software."

"We're entering a new world in which data may be more important than software."

Tim O'Reilly, American Publisher

May, Software, World

35

"Whatever labels may be attached to the fifteen charges brought against me, they all arise from my having been a member of the Communist Party and from my activities as a member."

"Whatever labels may be attached to the fifteen charges brought against me, they all arise from my having been a member of the Communist Party and from my activities as a member."

Bram Fischer, South African Lawyer

35

"This may be done by grafting, by confining the roots, withholding water, bending the branches, or in a hundred other ways which all proceed upon the same principle."

"This may be done by grafting, by confining the roots, withholding water, bending the branches, or in a hundred other ways which all proceed upon the same principle."

Robert Fortune, Scottish Scientist

34

"To lose one parent may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose both looks like carelessness."

"To lose one parent may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose both looks like carelessness."

Oscar Wilde, Irish Dramatist

May, Misfortune

34

"For I am not so enamoured of my own opinions that I disregard what others may think of them."

"For I am not so enamoured of my own opinions that I disregard what others may think of them."

Nicolaus Copernicus, Polish Scientist

32

"To call in the statistician after the experiment is done may be no more than asking him to perform a post-mortem examination: he may be able to say what the experiment died of."

"To call in the statistician after the experiment is done may be no more than asking him to perform a post-mortem examination: he may be able to say what the experiment died of."

Ronald Fisher, English Mathematician

32

"One may miss the mark by aiming too high as too low."

"One may miss the mark by aiming too high as too low."

Thomas Fuller, English Clergyman

32

"Cultivate your curves - they may be dangerous but they won't be avoided."

"Cultivate your curves - they may be dangerous but they won't be avoided."

Mae West, American Actress

31

"I believe that my choosing my present course I do no dishonor to them, or to those who may come after me."

"I believe that my choosing my present course I do no dishonor to them, or to those who may come after me."

Pete Seeger, American Musician

31

"You may have a fresh start any moment you choose, for this thing that we call "failure" is not the falling down, but the staying down."

"You may have a fresh start any moment you choose, for this thing that we call "failure" is not the falling down, but the staying down."

Mary Pickford, Canadian Actress

31

"Every once in awhile we may fall on our face, but we insist on doing what we wanna do."

"Every once in awhile we may fall on our face, but we insist on doing what we wanna do."

Cliff Burton, American Musician

31

"I may be the most recognizable name in the cast, but I can guarantee that I am not the most talented."

"I may be the most recognizable name in the cast, but I can guarantee that I am not the most talented."

Huey Lewis, American Musician

30

"Here's to our wives and sweethearts - may they never meet."

"Here's to our wives and sweethearts - may they never meet."

John Bunny, American Actor

30

"You will seek not a near but a distant objective, and you will not be satisfied with what you may have done."

"You will seek not a near but a distant objective, and you will not be satisfied with what you may have done."

Abbott L. Lowell, American President

30

"There may be some so very Ignorant, that they know not how to Pray."

"There may be some so very Ignorant, that they know not how to Pray."

Cotton Mather, American Theologian

29

"I may not be perfect, but I'm trying."

"I may not be perfect, but I'm trying."

Kristin Davis, American Actress

28

"When they discover I have a green card there may be some problems."

"When they discover I have a green card there may be some problems."

Bruce Greenwood, Canadian Actor

28

"We may have forgotten how to feel. Nobody is teaching us how to live happily ever after, as we've heard in fairy tales."

"We may have forgotten how to feel. Nobody is teaching us how to live happily ever after, as we've heard in fairy tales."

Yakov Smirnoff, Russian Comedian

28

"Supposing you have tried and failed again and again. You may have a fresh start any moment you choose, for this thing we call "failure" is not the falling down, but the staying down."

"Supposing you have tried and failed again and again. You may have a fresh start any moment you choose, for this thing we call "failure" is not the falling down, but the staying down."

Mary Pickford, Canadian Actress

28

"My table is now brightly, now dimly lighted. Its temperature varies. It may receive an ink stain. One of its legs may be broken. It may be repaired, polished, and replaced part by part. But, for me, it remains the table at which I daily write."

"My table is now brightly, now dimly lighted. Its temperature varies. It may receive an ink stain. One of its legs may be broken. It may be repaired, polished, and replaced part by part. But, for me, it remains the table at which I daily write."

Ernst Mach, Austrian Physicist

28

$"A Rook is of the value of five Pawns and a fraction, and may be exchanged for a minor Piece and two Pawns. Two Rooks may be exchanged for three minor Pieces."$

"A Rook is of the value of five Pawns and a fraction, and may be exchanged for a minor Piece and two Pawns. Two Rooks may be exchanged for three minor Pieces."

Howard Staunton, English Celebrity

May, Rooks, Value

28

"Ah, you may leave here, for four days in space, but when you return, it's the same old place."

"Ah, you may leave here, for four days in space, but when you return, it's the same old place."

Barry McGuire, American Musician

May, Old, Space

27

"Probably the simplest hypothesis... is that there may be a slow process of annihilation of matter."

"Probably the simplest hypothesis... is that there may be a slow process of annihilation of matter."

Arthur Eddington, British Scientist

27

"Those who agree with us may not be right, but we admire their astuteness."

"Those who agree with us may not be right, but we admire their astuteness."

John Heywood, English Dramatist

27

"Rough diamonds may sometimes be mistaken for worthless pebbles."

"Rough diamonds may sometimes be mistaken for worthless pebbles."

Thomas Browne, British Scientist

27

"Prior to any questioning, the person must be warned that he has a right to remain silent, that any statement he does make may be used as evidence against him and that he has a right to the presence of an attorney, either retained or appointed."

"Prior to any questioning, the person must be warned that he has a right to remain silent, that any statement he does make may be used as evidence against him and that he has a right to the presence of an attorney, either retained or appointed."

Earl Warren, American Judge

May, Questioning, Right

27

"Space Mountain may be the oldest ride in the park, but it has the longest line."

"Space Mountain may be the oldest ride in the park, but it has the longest line."

Ric Flair, American Celebrity

27

"I kicked down doors to show that Hiphop has matured. And it may be a little controversial."

"I kicked down doors to show that Hiphop has matured. And it may be a little controversial."

Slick Rick, American Musician

27

"Someday I suspect, when Jesus has definitely got me for a sunbeam, my works may be adequately assessed."

"Someday I suspect, when Jesus has definitely got me for a sunbeam, my works may be adequately assessed."

Noel Coward, English Playwright

27

"The Capitol was an occasion where you arrive at a sign in the road that says you have arrived at a place you may not have expected to be, but you know how you got here: Next!"

"The Capitol was an occasion where you arrive at a sign in the road that says you have arrived at a place you may not have expected to be, but you know how you got here: Next!"

Peter Garrett, Australian Musician

26

"You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don't try."

"You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don't try."

Beverly Sills, American Musician

26

"We may not know the whole story in our lifetime."

"We may not know the whole story in our lifetime."

Earl Warren, American Judge

26

"The familiar material objects may not be all that is real, but they are admirable examples."

"The familiar material objects may not be all that is real, but they are admirable examples."

Willard Van Orman Quine, American Philosopher

26

"A page of my journal is like a cake of portable soup. A little may be diffused into a considerable portion."

"A page of my journal is like a cake of portable soup. A little may be diffused into a considerable portion."

James Boswell, Scottish Lawyer

26

"We're not saying that you don't need coal, but when you do mine the coal there are responsibilities to it. It may cost a little more, but it is the right thing to do."

"We're not saying that you don't need coal, but when you do mine the coal there are responsibilities to it. It may cost a little more, but it is the right thing to do."

Kevin Richardson, American Musician

May, Right, Saying

26

"Every painting I do is related to the last one: it may be a continuation of a previous painting or it may be a reaction against it."

"Every painting I do is related to the last one: it may be a continuation of a previous painting or it may be a reaction against it."

William Scott, American Painter

26

"The sorrow which has no vent in tears may make other organs weep."

"The sorrow which has no vent in tears may make other organs weep."

Francis J. Braceland, American Psychiatrist

May, Sorrow, Tears

26

"We need to suffer, that we may learn to pity."

"We need to suffer, that we may learn to pity."

Letitia Landon, British Poet

26

"Understanding can overcome any situation, however mysterious or insurmountable it may appear to be."

"Understanding can overcome any situation, however mysterious or insurmountable it may appear to be."

Norman Vincent Peale, American Clergyman

May, Understanding

26

"I object to teaching of slogans intended to befog the mind, of whatever kind they may be."

"I object to teaching of slogans intended to befog the mind, of whatever kind they may be."

Franz Boas, American Scientist

May, Mind, Teaching

25

"I had a philosophy, which may have been proven right, that directing isn't as hard as everyone says it is."

"I had a philosophy, which may have been proven right, that directing isn't as hard as everyone says it is."

Matthew Vaughn, American Producer

May, Philosophy, Right

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