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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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My first joke was about a company called Five Star Parking that was all over

Philadelphia: 'Who's reviewing parking lots?' Adam McKay I don't have to try to be perfect because I know that my fans like me for who I am. They like me because I am weird and kind of funky, but still really calm. Bella Thorne It's a funny feeling to work with people who you consider your colleagues and to realize that they actually are young enough to be your children. Alan Alda There was a time when cowboys respected their horses instead of riding them to death just to show off for a crowd. Tommy Lee My friends and family are amazed I've done so well. I was not a model student. No one expected that I'd build a Fortune 500 company at Symantec. John W. Thompson Before 'Moonrise,' I never thought I would be in a movie where I would be struck by lightning. Jared Gilman The theme of sisters - of missing sisters, of needing sisters, the special love that sisters share or the antagonism sisters share - is something that is very close to...
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Photographic memory is often confused with another bizarre - but real - perceptual phenomenon called

eidetic memory, which occurs in between 2 and 15 percent of children and very rarely in adults. An eidetic image is essentially a vivid afterimage that lingers in the mind's eye for up to a few minutes before fading away. Joshua Foer One of my favorite films is 'Dumb and Dumber.' I'd love to do some really silly comedy someday. Paul Dano In my family, as in most middle-class Indian families I knew when I was growing up, science and mathematics were held in awe. Aravind Adiga I give the spectator the possibility of participating. The audience completes the film by thinking about it; those who watch must not be just consumers ingesting spoon-fed images. Michael Haneke Even The Impostors, as silly as it is, is a very intimate film, in a way. Stanley Tucci There's no doubt I'm emotional. Sidney Crosby Knowledge is ancient error reflecting on its youth. Francis Picabia I can only be who I am. Enya The South African government, unlike a lot of ...
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I remember at 16 years old, growing up in Queens, we were punks, but hey,

when we went to the theater, we wore a shirt and tie! Similarly, I believe that to keep movie theaters in existence, they're gonna have to make 'em an event, have a couch, a table and drinks or something. Otherwise, there's no reason to get out of your bed! James Caan The only reason I went to college was to play basketball. I injured my knee and couldn't play. Jeffrey Dean Morgan Going out and playing football or baseball with the boys, when I was a tomboy, was a great way to learn about winning and losing, and most girls didn't have that experience. Hillary Clinton If I wasn't performing, I wasn't alive. That's the truth. My parents had absolutely no interest in the business, but they knew it made me happy, so they said 'Go for it, girl!' Samantha Barks When approved, the SAFE Port Act will make progress toward protecting the physical infrastructure of our seaports as well as our national economy which is so clearly dependent on the com...
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I haven't done as many films as I would have liked. A lot of my

contemporaries have done more. I don't have 'I will be a movie star' emblazoned on anything, but I'd like do a bit more screen stuff and then when the time is right come back to theatre. When it is good, theatre takes a lot of beating both to watch and perform. Dan Stevens You can't stop what comes into a country, you can be influenced, but you can't stop it, you shouldn't, because it makes all the others interesting, we all get muddled up together, and produce something that belongs to everyone. Ninette de Valois Yes, peace can and must be won, to save the world from the terrible destruction of World War III. Paul Robeson Fools act on imagination without knowledge, pedants act on knowledge without imagination. Alfred North Whitehead I'm very outgoing and social. Emma Roberts Misery's fine - as long as you know you can get out of it when you want to. Arthur Adamov My comedy isn't going to solve problems; I'm not that deep. ...
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I remember when I got my first (and only) iPad - excitement filled the air

as I opened the box and stared at what was essentially a big iPhone but without the phone part. I knew I really wanted it, and at the same time, I knew I didn't need it. Rhys Darby When I was 28 years old, I thought it would be great to have a movie about my life. I was egotistical and self-centered. Frank Abagnale The pitch that works best in tough economic times is, 'I can do that for less.' Greg Gianforte I think using anti-aging products really helps; the sooner the better, you know? Song Hye-kyo Being in Jamaica, I feel comfortable there. Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce I think that, anybody with a strong will to tell a story, then that is fantastic. I think it's fantastic. I think sometimes people have what I'll call an ulterior motive with a story. John Lee Hancock If you really think about the fabric of the United States, or the finance of any economy, finance is a true underpinning of what makes the economy great - if it can be done successfully, ...
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Early on in my life, I had a broken soul. I was abused by my

father, abandoned by my mother and ended up in a destructive first marriage. By the time I was 23, I was broken in my soul. I didn't know how to think right. I felt wrong about everything. But God stepped into my life, and I came out on the other side and didn't even smell like smoke. Joyce Meyer Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are ridiculous-looking - especially her. They're so strange and charismatic and weird. It's pretty hard to take your eyes off them. Chelsea Handler The fiction writer in me likes gaps in stories because I can jump into that gap and try to suggest something. Marlon James I'm allergic to chocolate. I never tried it, and I can't try it, ever. Tony Revolori I think that, by comparison with $2,000 bottles of grand cru Burgundies, first-rate barolos, which sell for under $100, are undervalued ten-fold. Joe Bastianich Not every artist is a role model. Iggy Azalea I drink a lot of juice and eat a lot of vegetables. Jean-Georges Vo...
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Whenever you're dealing with something that's difficult to describe, that you can't get across to

someone in a sound bite, it sounds like the normal default is to pick what's easiest, and in the case of fiction written by women, fiction involving women, fiction involving any sort of relationship, the word that comes to mind is 'romance.' Diana Gabaldon If we want to be the banker to every Indian as we want to be, then we will have to use technology. Arundhati Bhattacharya I remember pretending to be the characters in the movies when I was a little kid. Alden Ehrenreich Music is everywhere - you consume it every day, everywhere you go. The content creator should be compensated. It's only fair. Jay-Z The thing about places like Trinidad and Jamaica is that they can be very musically insular. There isn't much space for kids making hip-hop, electronic music, or hybrid genres. Jillionaire I'm just trying to work out a way to be a singer and to create cool content. I'm willing to do that as an entertainer. But I'm not willing to give up my a...
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Volvo has one weakness, and that is in the interior design. They have

not adapted to the Chinese people's perception of luxury when it comes to the interior design, and this has to be addressed. Li Shufu I do think from time to time that conceptual questions arise: What do we mean by equilibrium? What do we mean by this concept and that concept? Edmund Phelps Presidential biography is, by its nature, out of scale; no character is bigger, no action greater, than the person and the doings of the American president. Jill Lepore I like Kelela. I like Twigs. I love the more old school; I hate to say old school, but I love Peaches; I love Peaches, I love Cat Power. And there's constantly new things coming up. But there's something so beautifully powerful - for me being a woman, when there's a woman doing something, it really strikes a chord. Neneh Cherry America has been hit by Allah at its most vulnerable point, destroying, thank God, its most prestigious buildings. Osama bin Laden I live on my phone: I have a bunch of news and ...
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After Nigeria, we are the second biggest black African nation. We are the headquarters of

the African Union. We are the only African country that has never been colonized. This is perhaps the last surviving African civilization. Meles Zenawi I don't do very well with extremes of any kind - extreme diets, extreme fitness - so moderation makes a lot of sense, and Hershey's has really great portion-friendly desserts to help people incorporate treats into their lifestyles so they don't feel like they're depriving themselves and are still living a balanced life. Kimberly Williams-Paisley I plan to work my utmost for Singaporeans, whatever be their political affiliation. The presidency is above politics. Tony Tan People like Art Blakey and Buddy Rich, you look at them playing music, and it's just like looking at a heavy metal drummer. I mean, they're playing with the same amount of ferocity. It's not to say all jazz is like that. Damien Chazelle I have fame on the level of a Marilyn Monroe or an Elvis Presley, but part of the reason I didn...
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You have to look for story. That's obvious. If that's not on the page, you

can forget it. But I also read whatever character I'm being offered. And if you can cut them out without it affecting the story, then I say no straight away. Liam Cunningham Partner dancing is a cultured act. Eve Babitz If the Planning Commission said those who live above Rs 5,000 a month are not at poverty line, obviously there is something wrong with the definition of poverty in this country. How can anybody live at Rs 5,000? Kapil Sibal The few times in my life where I had four or five movies in a row, it was a nightmare. I felt trapped. I felt like my life was planned for a year and a half or two years, and it was terrible. Most of the time, everything collapsed. Vincent Cassel It was on a trip to Africa with my family - I was eight - and an angry baboon jumped through the window of our parked car. As my siblings escaped, my foot got stuck in the seat. I froze and watched it steal the whole contents of our car around me. Cressida Bonas It's always the case th...
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