Third Quotes

By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest.

That's what my Dad always told me, on the ballot, they should always have a third choice, like none of the above, then if enough people picked that, they'd have to get new candidates.

The third time you say a thing it sounds like a lie.

Life is a moderately good play with a badly written third act.

The third person narrator, instead of being omniscient, is like a constantly running surveillance tape.

Our team has been through the wringer. And people forget that we've got a man who's third in the world, another man who's fourth in the world and me who was fourth in the world. If we all get medals, fantastic. But we don't limit ourselves by any expectations.

I know I could have been on that podium. But I'll take it. My first Olympics, my third season ever in the sport. I'm 21 years old. I've got plenty of time.

Right now, approximately one third of the world's population is suffering from water scarcity.

I went to a rare live Van Dyke show and met him there. And then he came to a show of mine and we spoke back stage. The third time was at Brian Wilson's birthday party.

Two birds disputed about a kernel, when a third swooped down and carried it off.

There are three methods to gaining wisdom. The first is reflection, which is the highest. The second is limitation, which is the easiest. The third is experience, which is the bitterest.

When you have two alternatives, the first thing you have to do is to look for the third that you didn't think about, that doesn't exist.

All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.

If some larger-than-life personality -- let's say Colin Powell -- decided he wanted to launch a third-party candidacy for some office, I think he'd be an impact player. But he's not running.

My priorities are family first, work second and basketball third. I really care about the program and I really love the school and I will do whatever I can for the team. But I know that dedicating that many hours a day and in a week will just be impossible.

a friend first, and a boss second, entertainer third.

We've lost seven times and had problems with injuries so third place isn't that bad, although we did target promotion at the start of the season.

This procedure has the potential of increasing the number of living donor transplant operations by one third to one half.

It's my first gold at a Commonwealth Games in three attempts and I guess it's third time lucky.

It's the third week of outflows we've seen.

What is really Third World is the response. Flip the script. If New Orleans were 75 percent white and 25 percent black, I think the response would have been entirely different.

The third cut of it is so horrendous, ... I thought I couldn't ignore her any longer. I just sat there, agape. It was a song about how stupid her boyfriend is, and how she liked him because he is stupid. I couldn't believe .

We are pretty much on the same page on everything, ... She coaches third, I coach first, and we have been in the same programs since we were little and have had the same coaches. We know how important it is for the girls to have good coaches and a good experience, and we are making sure they get both.

Crazy. Shortstop, maybe I could see. But third base? I guess he's not too worried about being a father.

It was third down,for crying out loud, ... All we needed was one stop. But we missed a couple tackles, we had lots of poor technique and we couldn't stop the run. How are you gonna win if you can't tackle the running backs?