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We may take it to be the accepted idea that the Mosaic books were

not handed down to us for our instruction in scientific knowledge, and that it is our duty to ground our scientific beliefs upon observation and inference, unmixed with considerations of a different order. Asa Gray Dealing with poetry is a daunting task, simply because the reason one does it as an editor at all is because one is constantly coming to terms with one's own understanding of how to understand the world. Peter Davison The one great principle of English law is to make business for itself. Charles Dickens Adversity is the trial of principle. Without it a man hardly knows whether he is honest or not. Henry Fielding I hold any writer sufficiently justified who is himself in love with his theme. Henry James Therefore, having obtained the opportunity from these sources, I too began to consider the mobility of the earth. Nicolaus Copernicus Scales played in the correct musical way are very exciting and rewarding. James Galway)
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Every true prayer is a prayer of the Church; by means of that prayer the

Church prays, since it is the Holy Spirit living in the Church, Who in every single soul 'prays in us with unspeakable groanings'. Edith Stein The stopping of the Judicial courts, had been blended, in the minds of some people, with the redress of grievances considered only as a mode of awakening the attention of the legislature. George Richards Minot You have to have a strong title. It's got to say something. Jim Capaldi The F.B.I. is about nuts and bolts. It's all about witnesses and procedure and walking the streets. Aaron Eckhart Even though you were radiated doesn't mean you get to have that sort of power. Eric San Ideas are great arrows, but there has to be a bow. And politics is the bow of idealism. Bill Moyers I think the most un-American thing you can say is, 'You can't say that.' Garrison Keillor
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The difference between a contemporary liberal and a socialist is that to a liberal the

most beautiful word in the English language is 'forbidden', whereas to a socialist the most beautiful word is 'compulsory'. John McCarthy It's time to stop the raid on the Social Security trust fund and start allowing Americans to invest their Social Security taxes in personal savings accounts. Mike Pence The jury has the right to determine both the law and the facts. Samuel Chase We get paid for bringing value to the market place. Jim Rohn We need women leaders. But we need them to have a vision for something. Charlotte Bunch Indolence is the sleep of the mind. Luc de Clapiers I think if one wants to be in a continual state of insanity one should stay married to that writing partner. Barry Mann
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A poet ought not to pick nature's pocket. Let him borrow, and so borrow as

to repay by the very act of borrowing. Examine nature accurately, but write from recollection, and trust more to the imagination than the memory. Samuel Taylor Coleridge As the times change, people change, and so do their tastes, so I try to understand what the public wants, what they require. I have tried to make the music a bit easier for them to understand. Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan He who believes is strong; he who doubts is weak. Strong convictions precede great actions. Louisa May Alcott After thirty, a body has a mind of its own. Bette Midler Those who wish to appear wise among fools, among the wise seem foolish. Quintilian I am in support of the NRA position on gun control. William J. Clinton You've got to be very careful if you don't know where you are going, because you might not get there. Yogi Berra
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By continually pushing the message that we have the right to gratification now, consumerism at

its most expansive encouraged a demand for fulfillment that could not so easily be contained by products. Ellen Willis It's kind of like trying to make straight lines from curves, but involving shapes that sort of dictate what the curves are, if you like, and the difference between two separate pieces creates a third transitional piece if you like. Sean Booth A few honest men are better than numbers. Oliver Cromwell He who sells what isn't his'n, Must buy it back or go to prison. Daniel Drew You must understand that seeing is believing, but also know that believing is seeing. Denis Waitley From first to last the civilization of America has been bound up with its physical environment. Ellsworth Huntington It is the direction and not the magnitude which is to be taken into consideration. Thomas Paine
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Later in that administration, I was asked to take a job which I had to

turn down as Assistant Secretary of State for Economic Affairs because we were just then putting together the merger of two small law firms that became this law firm. I couldn't leave them at that point. Lloyd Cutler So when you are listening to somebody, completely, attentively, then you are listening not only to the words, but also to the feeling of what is being conveyed, to the whole of it, not part of it. Jiddu Krishnamurti OK, magic boy, let's see who you really are. Edgar Bergen Nothing exists if a store doesn't buy it and you're not able to get it. Carrie Donovan A tear dries quickly when it is shed for troubles of others. Marcus Tullius Cicero You need a certain amount of nerve to be a writer. Margaret Atwood The art of statesmanship is to foresee the inevitable and to expedite its occurrence. Charles Maurice de Talleyrand
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My father was a progressive farmer, and was always ready to lay aside an old

plough if he could replace it with one better constructed for its work. All through life, I have ever been ready to buy a better plough. Andrew Taylor Still Human nature is so well disposed towards those who are in interesting situations, that a young person, who either marries or dies, is sure of being kindly spoken of. Jane Austen People who have what they want are fond of telling people who haven't what they want that they really don't want it. Ogden Nash We would all like a reputation for generosity and we'd all like to buy it cheap. Mignon McLaughlin If you're lucky as you get older, you respect the craft and it becomes a skill. Frank Langella People still look at Michael Jackson as being a Motown artist. Smokey Robinson I simply write with an intelligent reader in mind. I don't think about how old they are. Robert Cormier
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For my part, I confess I seldom listen to the players: one has so much

to do, in looking about and finding out one's acquaintance, that, really, one has no time to mind the stage. One merely comes to meet one's friends, and show that one's alive. Fanny Burney Last tour my bass rig was breaking down every other night. That was a pain. We would get on stage and Trey would count off the song, and I'd play the first note and nothing would be there. Those guys would just roll their eyes. Mike Gordon Like 84% of Canadians, I believe in God. Stockwell Day I know a man who gave up smoking, drinking, sex, and rich food. He was healthy right up to the day he killed himself. Johnny Carson If, at the limit, you can rule without crime, you cannot do so without injustices. Emile M. Cioran There is only one thing a philosopher can be relied upon to do, and that is to contradict other philosophers. William James Sure, I have advice for people starting to write. Don't. I don't need the competition. Robert B. Parker
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Rather than squander the surplus on tax breaks for the rich, we should add a

prescription drug benefit to the Medicare program, shore up Social Security, fortify our defense, provide a quality public education and offer economic assistance to rural areas. Bennie Thompson With photography a new language has been created. Now for the first time it is possible to express reality by reality. We can look at an impression as long as we wish, we can delve into it and, so to speak, renew past experiences at will. Ernst Haas Bankruptcy is a serious decision that people have to make. Herb Kohl I don't know how this guy knew how much money I was making. I didn't know how much money I was making. Bill Murray Congratulations, you have a sense of humor. And to those who didn't: Go stick your head in the mud. Jesse Ventura You may kill me here; but you cannot make me go back. Morning Star If you want to be an orator, first get your great cause. Wendell Phillips
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We feel unsatisfied until we know ourselves akin even with that greatness which made the

spots on which it rested hallowed; and until, by our own lives, and by converse with the thoughts they have bequeathed us, we feel that union and relationship of the spirit which we seek. Jones Very Original sin is the only rational solution of the undeniable fact of the deep, universal and early manifested sinfulness of men in all ages, of every class, and in every part of the world. Charles Hodge Objects are what matter. Only they carry the evidence that throughout the centuries something really happened among human beings. Levi Strauss The trees in Siberia are miles apart, that is why the dogs are so fast. Bob Hope Fame is only good for one thing - they will cash your check in a small town. Truman Capote United we stand, divided we fall. Aesop I did have a lucky thing going on there in my throat. Art Garfunkel
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I would never withhold information about the murder of my man Biggie, or anybody else.

It's just silly and ridiculous. The accusations are just flying out. All I've been trying to do all my life is to make great music. Sean Combs There was a period which I refer to as the 'Golden Age of Jazz,' which sort of encompasses the middle Thirties through the Sixties, we had a lot of great innovators, all creating things which will last the world for a long, long time. Sonny Rollins Those who can command themselves command others. William Hazlitt We're playing strip billiards. Roger Vadim Life every man holds dear; but the dear man holds honor far more precious dear than life. William Shakespeare A man begins cutting his wisdom teeth the first time he bites off more than he can chew. Herb Caen And love is love in beggars and in kings. Edward Dyer
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A bad book is the worse that it cannot repent. It has not been the

devil's policy to keep the masses of mankind in ignorance; but finding that they will read, he is doing all in his power to poison their books. John Kenneth Galbraith I'm not sure what I want to do when I grow up, or if I'm sure I ever want to grow up. I'm sure there are people that wish I would, but you know, my mom will get over it. Jerry Doyle The importance of money flows from it being a link between the present and the future. John Maynard Keynes The wish to pray is a prayer in itself. God can ask no more than that of us. Georges Bernanos I think my face and voice suit me better as I get older. Lusia Strus I just think that some version of the past in our culture is going to rise up and become dominant. Peter Davison A character is a completely fashioned will. Novalis
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It is necessary to expose the false propaganda of the imperialists and thoroughly dispel the

illusion that the imperialists will give up their positions in the colonies and dependent countries with good will. Kim Il-sung The Dick, Jane, and Spot primers have gone to that bookshelf in the sky. I have, in some ways, a tender feeling toward them, so I think it's for the best. Chris Van Allsburg It is wonderful to feel the grandness of Canada in the raw. Emily Carr I think fish is nice, but then I think that rain is wet, so who am I to judge? Douglas Adams I believe education is the great equalizer. Dave Heineman I think travel is probably the downside of playing professional golf, but you've got to do it. Karrie Webb I believe that the end of things man-made cannot be very far away - must be near at hand. John Harvey Kellogg
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Although all the good arts serve to draw man's mind away from vices and lead

it toward better things, this function can be more fully performed by this art, which also provides extraordinary intellectual pleasure. Nicolaus Copernicus We are going to sign a treaty with Mexico. We are competing internationally. We need another international airport for international cargo, international travel, international businesses. Richard M. Daley There is a danger of changing too much in the search for perfection. Agnetha Faltskog In 1980 I finished three or four times in seventh place. Alain Prost The most dangerous people are the ignorant. Henry Ward Beecher To love abundantly is to live abundantly, and to love forever is to live forever. Henry Drummond If society will not admit of woman's free development, then society must be remodeled. Elizabeth Blackwell
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The American people are sheep. They're comfortable, rich, working. It's like the Romans, they're happy

with bread and their spectator sports. The Super Bowl means more to them than any right. Jack Kevorkian Follow the path of the unsafe, independent thinker. Expose your ideas to the danger of controversy. Speak your mind and fear less the label of 'crackpot' than the stigma of conformity. Thomas J. Watson When American presidents prepare for foreign wars, they lie. Robert Higgs The World Development Movement, to take just one example, is doing good work. Some political parties are, too. Susan George The chief value of money lies in the fact that one lives in a world in which it is overestimated. H. L. Mencken There are a few Chinese smuggled in over the borders of British Columbia on the north and Mexico on the south. Denis Kearney Philosophies change by the day while God never changes, simply because, being perfect, He does not have to change! Jimmy Swaggart
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I would love to be in musical theater and be on Broadway. If someone were

to offer me a position to do something like that, I wouldnt pass it down. Im a huge fan of musicals and I really want to do that. Michelle Branch Most of the managers are lifetime .220 hitters. For years pitchers have been getting these managers out 75% of the time and that's why they don't like us. Bill Lee Death is caused by swallowing small amounts of saliva over a long period of time. George Carlin He is not poor that hath not much, but he that craves much. Thomas Fuller I never understood why the metal heads in my school hated the punks. Trevor Dunn The way I outline has changed quite a bit from when I first started writing. George Stephen Tyranny is always better organized than freedom. Charles Peguy
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A person who has sympathy for mankind in the lump, faith in its future progress,

and desire to serve the great cause of this progress, should be called not a humanist, but a humanitarian, and his creed may be designated as humanitarianism. Irving Babbitt I was looking for the people who were making the music inside the cabinet. I would look in there and see if I could find somebody who was making all this wonderful music. Abbey Lincoln Is being an idiot like being high all the time? Janeane Garofalo New York now leads the world's great cities in the number of people around whom you shouldn't make a sudden move. David Letterman The time to stop a revolution is at the beginning, not the end. Adlai E. Stevenson Sorrow can be alleviated by good sleep, a bath and a glass of wine. Thomas Aquinas People care and are willing to help me out my desperate circumstances. Sam Worthington
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I have not made any suggestions about climate change. This is more about blending or

shifting the conversation about the environment versus the economy. It's just such an old, outdated conversation. Jennifer Granholm Sometimes shooting on a smaller scale, as long as things don't blow out of proportion, is very liberating. Daniel Craig Because I'm so known as a meat-chef, when I talk about Meatless Monday some people look at me like I've lost my mind. I'm like, look, I'm not saying beef and pork is bad, I love it and I eat it six days a week. Michael Symon I think character is permanent, and issues are transient. James Stockdale It is true that I was born in Iowa, but I can't speak for my twin sister. Pauline Phillips I came from a town of maybe 30,000 people. Jim Caviezel The rights of homosexual people are human rights, and human rights are for everyone. Ricky Martin I'm pretty much honest to a fault. It's my best and my worst quality. Jennifer Westfeldt I loved Australia. I was very successful there. Todd B...
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When 'The Dark Side of the Moon' was a new album in 1973, a friend

of mine walked into my room where I was working with a copy in his hand and said, 'You really have to do a play about this album.' Tom Stoppard I realised success as an actor alone wouldn't make me happy. I needed to explore my spiritual side in more depth. Linus Roache I think 'lunch' is one of the funniest words in the world. Stephen Sondheim Because there's no structural barrier to joining 4chan, the community is really dynamic; for every five people that leave, five new people join, bringing their perspective and culture. A lot of other communities get set in their ways. Christopher Poole Money has never been my drive. I have never seen the shortage of money in my life, so for me, I don't want to buy a silk pillow or a private jet... My drive is to achieve more than what my grandfather achieved; my drive is to make a name for myself, get rid of this 'star son' tag that has been attached to me. Ranbir Kapoor I used to work as a volu...
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Native Americans' families experience living surrounded, living in increasingly small reservations surrounded by the society

that destroyed their civilization, and are still stigmatized. For decades and decades, for hundreds of years except in Indian schools, they weren't allowed to speak their language. That stigma takes a terrible toll. Joshua Oppenheimer Someone once accused me of slumming. I don't know what that means. I play basketball. And through that, I get to see a world that is not smart-kid world. Nick McDonell My father had a piano that was a nickelodeon - put a nickel, and the roller would play. Frank Sinatra As a child, I spent a lot of time at the library. Tracy Chapman It's such a cliche thing to say. I want to choreograph, I want to direct, I want to act, I want to write music, I want to play music, I want to sing. For me, it's never-ending. I want to do it all, really. Derek Hough Before someone can change his ideas, he has to open his heart. Maajid Nawaz In the IPL, you are often single-handedly responsible for the fortunes of your team. It makes you more ...
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I've gone through that with my mother and father and here I was in a

similar situation. I've wronged her and I've wronged the family. Because when these things happen, it doesn't just happen to you, it happens to the people around you and the family. John Prescott Before I was an actor I was a break dancer, one of those street performers you see. I guess my introduction into the professional world of performing was a stint as back up dancer for Lionel Richie and I performed at the closing ceremony at the '84 Olympics. Cuba Gooding, Jr. Frank Morley, who had worked in London at Faber and Faber, was the new head of Harcourt Brace, and he hired me to start in 1940. The early years at Harcourt were wonderful. Almost my first assignment was Virginia Woolf's novel 'Between the Acts.' Robert Giroux I suspect that many corporations have begun to understand that they have an important role to play in the lives of their communities, and that allocating funds to support local groups helps them discharge that function and also b...
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I feel my work is made for one being, one individual. You could say that's

me, but that's not really true. It's for an idealized viewer. James Turrell The only thing we know for sure about superiority in sports in the United States of America in the 20th century is that Bill Russell and the Boston Celtics teams he led stand alone as the ultimate winners. Frank Deford I love yoga. There's a lot of stretching involved, which helps with my flexibility and injury prevention. Vinyasa is my favorite as a recovery tool and for me to continue having my legs feel good. Alex Morgan When you get on the back side of your 60s, most people aren't working. Tom Petty God doesn't give you more than you can handle. Leanne Caret For as long as I can remember, I've just loved Chanel. Lily-Rose Depp I always dreamed of going to the Olympics. To be going to the Games in your own country is another thing; to do it as a potential medallist is another thing again. Hannah Mills To me, Berlin is as much a conceit as a reality. Why? Because t...
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The New Testament is of full authority and open to the understanding of simple men

as to the points most needful to salvation. John Wycliffe It's funny, because there are so many stereotypes out there about actors and movie stars in general, but I've had a great opportunity to meet a lot of them, and maybe it's just because they don't behave that way around me, but I rarely see that kind of abuse of power. Ryan Reynolds At the suggestion of Professor Itaru Watanabe, and with his help, I left Japan at the age of twenty-three to pursue graduate study at the University of California at San Diego. Susumu Tonegawa Not everybody is a great rapper; not everybody lives for the art of lyricism. Wale From my perspective, I absolutely believe in a greater spiritual power, far greater than I am, from which I have derived strength in moments of sadness or fear. That's what I believe, and it was very, very strong in the forest. Jane Goodall You must make some decisions Wall Street dislikes. Nelson Peltz Debt, we've learned, is the match th...
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The fact that I'm shouting that I have Gangnam style makes people crack up. Imagine

if Brad Pitt was singing the song - would it be funny? A twist is important when it comes to writing lyrics. Psy It was so weird that I would end up directing 'The Greatest Game Ever Played,' because, y'know, I'm not a big golfer myself. But I grew up around the game. My mom and dad kind of built their dream house off the 11th fairway of Shady Oaks Country Club in Fort Worth. Bill Paxton Every time I was driving on the L.A. freeway in a small car, it was very unnerving for me. One time I rented an SUV, and it just changed my whole perspective of driving, and I was converted to SUVs from that day on. Lauren Lee Smith One of the toughest guys in the world is Randy Couture - he is the true epitome of what a tough guy is. Jason Statham There are millions and billions of atoms of memory of all kinds of musical themes in me. Erykah Badu Even something as stupid as Vine videos makes you feel like you're making things on your own. Gillian Jacobs I am oppos...
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Adele shattered the image of how the stereotypical singer is supposed to look. She has

that whole 'Screw you, I'm awesome for what I do' attitude, which I really look up to and want to be a part of. Mary Lambert In the late 1990s, I wrote a book from the point of view of a young black woman who has barricaded herself in her college dorm room, pursued by a man, either real or imagined, who finally materializes as the father she has never known. Susan Shreve I don't party. I'm a total homebody. I like hanging out with my cat, and I've actually been known to stay home and knit. Bethany Joy Lenz I'm loving 'We Are Young,' by Fun. Really gets the morning rockin' to a great start. Katy Mixon In 1983, all of us had U.S. passports, but because there was so much tension between America and the U.S.S.R., we were announced as a Canadian group. Paul Horn I always like an environment where there's lots of women and everyone's different. Megalyn Echikunwoke If people make a lot of introductions, should they get recogniz...
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My songs have always been frustrating themes, relationships that I've had. And now that I'm

in love, I expect it to be really happy, or at least there won't be half as much anger as there was. Kurt Cobain My house is solar powered. I tell Republicans, 'You can hate the subsidies - I hate the subsidies, too - but you can't hate solar panels.' Thomas Massie Fortunately, I grew up in a family that was grounded. My mother and father knew how to guide my career and look out for my best interests. Larenz Tate Perhaps the greatest Maya mystery of all is the cause of the civilization's abrupt decline. The last dated stela erected at Tikal was put up in A.D. 869; the last anywhere in the Maya world, in 909. David Roberts In the end, punk inevitably burned itself out and acted as a bridge across which the New Romantics could sashay in their chiffon and glossy hair. Jo Brand I want to be the player who hits home runs, drives in runs. Mark Teixeira Humorists are using Twitter to tell jokes in an interesting way. It doesn't have to be profound, an...
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I was not good at team sports, I have to say. I'm quite good at

individual sports, but I was not good at team sports, so I wasn't good at baseball and football. Tom Ford I think sports are a wonderful diversion. People can relate to sports very easily. It's a quick study. William Clay Ford, Sr. The fight against child slavery is the fight against traditional mindset, policy deficit, and lack of accountability and urgency for children across the globe. Kailash Satyarthi I worship God. Religion and worship are two different things to me. Religion is by the book. I think too many people rely on the textbook: 'OK, it says to do this and it says to do that, so if I do this, this, and that, then I still can go out and do wrong because I did this, this, and that.' Eve I find it fascinating that sport has such a strong connection to success in business. Arguably, C-suite women are some of the most successful women, and more than half of them played at a more advanced level than just the general population of women in business th...
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