Purple quotes

Purple

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Pliny the Elder Naturalist, Author
Purple

"Made up of the glories of the most precious gems, to describe them is a matter of inexpressible difficulty. For there is amongst them the gentler fire of the ruby, there is the rich purple of the amethyst, there is the sea-green of the emerald, and all shining together in an indescribable union. Others, by an excessive heightening of their hues equal all the colours of the painter, others the flame of burning brimstone, or of a fire quickened by oil."

Fire Oil Purple
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Angus Young Musician
Purple

"I saw Deep Purple live once and I paid money for it and I thought, 'Geez, this is ridiculous.' You just see through all that sort of stuff. I never liked those Deep Purples or those sort of things. I always hated it. I always thought it was a poor man's Led Zeppelin."

Men Purple Zeppelins
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Angus Young Musician
Purple

"You should hear me on my own. It's horrendous.I saw Deep Purple live once and I paid money for it and I thought, Geez, this is ridiculous."

Saws Purple Zeppelins
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Seth Godin Author, Entrepreneur
Purple

"The key to success is to find a way to stand out--to be the purple cow in a field of monochrome Holsteins."

Keys Purple Cows
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Deepak Chopra Author, Speaker
Purple

"Foods that are deep blue, purple, red, green, or orange are leaders in antioxidants and contain many nutrients that boost immunity and enhance health."

Blue Orange Purple
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William Shakespeare Playwright, Poet
Purple

"I am joined with no foot land-rakers, no long-staff, sixpenny strikers, none of these mad, mustachio purple-hued maltworms, but with nobility and tranquillity."

Mad Purple Hilarious
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Purple

"I did have Skidz overalls. Remember Skidz, those baggy plaid pants that look like pajamas? So I did rock overalls, but not in purple velvet. I couldn't find those."

Rocks Purple Velvet
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Calvin Trillin Author, Humorist
Purple

"Avoid restaurants with names that are improbable descriptions, such as the Purple Goose, the Blue Kangaroo or the Quilted Orangutan."

Names Blue Purple
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Lily Cole Model, Actress
Purple

"I would like better colouration of my legs, like a little less of that English mottled purple thing that makes it necessary to wear tights all the time."

Legs Purple Tights
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William Shakespeare Playwright, Poet
Purple

"Yet mark'd I where the bolt of Cupid fell: It fell upon a little western flower, Before milk-white, now purple with love's wound, And maidens call it love-in-idleness."

White Flower Purple
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Edgar Allan Poe Poet, Writer
Purple

"And the silken sad uncertain rustling of each purple curtain Thrilled me — filled me with fantastic terrors never felt before; So that now, to still the beating of my heart, I stood repeating, Tis some visitor entreating entrance at my chamber door — Some late visitor entreating entrance at my chamber door; — This it is, and nothing more."

Heart Doors Purple
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