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I am willing to admit that if the agriculturists are oppressed by peculiar

burdens, they ought to be relieved from them, or be allowed a fair and just protection equivalent to all such peculiar burdens. Joseph Hume In order to figure out how to make atoms compute, you have to learn how to speak their language and to understand how they process information under normal circumstances. Seth Lloyd We did it Disneyland, in the knowledge that most of the people I talked to thought it would be a financial disaster - closed and forgotten within the first year. Walt Disney There are a lot of unseen elements to having a successful singing career. Lesley Garrett I was sleeping the other night, alone, thanks to the exterminator. Emo Philips Establishing lasting peace is the work of education; all politics can do is keep us out of war. Maria Montessori The true measure of your worth includes all the benefits others have gained from your success. Cullen Hightower
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I'm really keen to go back and do some theatre, but I can't afford to

at the moment because we're getting married in September. And then I'm hoping to direct a film at the end of this year, and that means a year of your life without pay. Richard Roxburgh I want to make films and write films, which will happen, I'm just taking a different route right now. I'm a bit of a chameleon with the whole entertainment industry so to speak. David Boreanaz Politics I conceive to be nothing more than the science of the ordered progress of society along the lines of greatest usefulness and convenience to itself. Woodrow Wilson The cure for admiring the House of Lords is to go and look at it. Walter Bagehot I grew up to always respect authority and respect those in charge. Charles de Gaulle I'm brave to say that I won't take this sort of risk. Alain Prost The first and most important step toward success is the feeling that we can succeed. Nelson Boswell
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By our form of government, the Christian religion is the established religion; and all sects

and denominations of Christians are placed upon the same equal footing, and are equally entitled to protection in their religious liberty. Samuel Chase I feel very sorry for the one or two North Korean defectors who were caught by Chinese police while entering South Korean or foreign embassies in Beijing, but their arrest drew the whole attention of the world. Kim Young-sam If someone said to me that you can have three wishes, my first would have been to get into racing, my second to be in Formula 1, my third to drive for Ferrari. Gilles Villeneuve I've always wanted to be Wonder Woman, of course. She had the greatest costume. Kelly Hu At his best, man is the noblest of all animals; separated from law and justice he is the worst. Aristotle Maintaining clean, safe water remains one of our greatest national and global challenges and responsibilities. Jerry Costello It's not the having, it's the getting. Elizabeth Taylor
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I went off to a school with the children of CEOs and diplomats. To be

able to be at home with that group of people and at home with the desperately poor has been good for me in preparation for my coming to Washington. James Green Somerville The Way is not a religion: Christianity is the end of religion. 'Religion' means here the division between sacred and secular concerns, other-worldliness, man's reaching toward God in a way which projects his own thoughts. David Kirk By vulgarity I mean that vice of civilization which makes man ashamed of himself and his next of kin, and pretend to be somebody else. Solomon Schechter When the rich think about the poor, they have poor ideas. Evita Peron In Hollywood, an equitable divorce settlement means each party getting fifty percent of publicity. Lauren Bacall The Internet treats censorship as a malfunction and routes around it. John Perry Barlow The struggle alone pleases us, not the victory. Blaise Pascal
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The universal principle of etymology in all languages: words are carried over from bodies and

from the properties of bodies to express the things of the mind and spirit. The order of ideas must follow the order of things. Giambattista Vico People are like stained - glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross If the career you have chosen has some unexpected inconvenience, console yourself by reflecting that no career is without them. Jane Fonda Sculpture occupies real space like we do... you walk around it and relate to it almost as another person or another object. Chuck Close Delay always breeds danger; and to protract a great design is often to ruin it. Miguel de Cervantes Villains never know they are villains in a picture so I play this like I'm the nicest guy in the world. Wayne Rogers Magna Charta is such a fellow, that he will have no sovereign. Edward Coke
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While I do not suggest that humanity will ever be able to dispense with its

martyrs, I cannot avoid the suspicion that with a little more thought and a little less belief their number may be substantially reduced. John B. S. Haldane A murderer is regarded by the conventional world as something almost monstrous, but a murderer to himself is only an ordinary man. It is only if the murderer is a good man that he can be regarded as monstrous. Graham Greene Drawing is still basically the same as it has been since prehistoric times. It brings together man and the world. It lives through magic. Keith Haring I am my own secretary; I dictate, I compose, I copy all myself. Venerable Bede If the U.N. didn't exist, we'd be inventing it right now. Sam Farr All artists are people of growth. It's like food, you take the good and leave the rest. Andrew Jack Latinos are here to stay. As citizen Raquel, I'm proud to be Latina. Raquel Welch
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Now that I'm gettin' old enough to get some money, I'd like to have some

money. I don't get much made, I need to conquer a big chunk of money. Not quit playin' but quit playin' so hard. Muddy Waters He that is thy friend indeed, he will help thee in thy need: if thou sorrow, he will weep; if you wake, he cannot sleep; thus of every grief in heart he with thee doth bear a part. Richard Barnfield Cinema, radio, television, magazines are a school of inattention: people look without seeing, listen in without hearing. Robert Bresson Women are at last becoming persons first and wives second, and that is as it should be. May Sarton I resolved to stop accumulating and begin the infinitely more serious and difficult task of wise distribution. Andrew Carnegie Do you like my suit? I think this is an amazing suit, don't you think? Tom Selleck Every picture shows a spot with which the artist has fallen in love. Alfred Sisley
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The aphorism in which I am the first master among Germans, are the forms of

'eternity'; my ambition is to say in ten sentences what everyone else says in a book - what everyone else does not say in a book. Friedrich Nietzsche I mean, we've had all these awful pictures from the prison in Iraq and these sort of memos floating around about justifying torture, all this kind of stuff. And it makes you want to take a shower, you know? Ron Reagan My aim then was to whip the rebels, to humble their pride, to follow them to their inmost recesses, and make them fear and dread us. William Tecumseh Sherman James Joyce was a synthesizer, trying to bring in as much as he could. I am an analyzer, trying to leave out as much as I can. Samuel Beckett I think FoxNews ratings are a reliable guide to the attitudes of the American electorate. Reese Schonfeld I've been watching so many movies and they all have to do with the DVDs. It's just so much more convenient. Shiri Appleby We need a type of patriotism that recognizes the virtues of those ...
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It is vital that we provide North Dakota's children with nutritionally sound diets. That means

ensuring that they are getting plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables, and are developing good eating habits for their future. Kent Conrad If you look for truth, you may find comfort in the end; if you look for comfort you will not get either comfort or truth only soft soap and wishful thinking to begin, and in the end, despair. C. S. Lewis For, after all, put it as we may to ourselves, we are all of us from birth to death guests at a table which we did not spread. Rebecca Harding Davis If you know how to spend less than you get, you have the philosopher's stone. Benjamin Franklin The internet interprets censorship as damage and routes around it. John Gilmour In the midst of the fountain of wit there arises something bitter, which stings in the very flowers. Lucretius I always believed that my silence on several topics will be an advantage in the long run. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
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Just carrying a ruler with you in your pocket should be forbidden, at least on

a moral basis. The ruler is the symbol of the new illiteracy. The ruler is the symptom of the new disease, disintegration of our civilisation. Friedensreich Hundertwasser In my view, the Christian religion is the most important and one of the first things in which all children, under a free government ought to be instructed. Noah Webster That said, let me add that Joan and I never want him to be a child actor. We both feel that it takes away their childhood and puts untold pressure on children. Dwayne Hickman Directors are never in short supply of girlfriends. Bob Fosse Well, I certainly did not think that I could do worse. D. W. Griffith To retain respect for sausages and laws, one must not watch them in the making. Otto von Bismarck Genius, like humanity, rusts for want of use. William Hazlitt
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You can never betray the people who are dead, so you go on being a

public Jew; the dead can't answer slurs, but I'm here. I would love to think that Jesus wants me for a sunbeam, but he doesn't. Anita Brookner Why would you create a movie for black people if you don't understand the history and perspective of the people you are doing it for? You need historical perspective to make sound decisions. Tim Reid Do not for a moment suppose that you must make yourself better, or prepare your heart for a worthy reception of Christ, but come at once - come as you are. Archibald Alexander For happiness one needs security, but joy can spring like a flower even from the cliffs of despair. Anne Morrow Lindbergh I was fine with everything except Maths. I was terrible at Maths. Charlie Simpson Puberty for a girl is like floating down a broadening river into an open sea. G. Stanley Hall The good things of prosperity are to be wished; but the good things that belong to adversity are to be admired. Lucius Annaeus Seneca
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There's a difference between wanting to be respected and being a strong female and being

known for being able to do things, but still very much wanting guys to open the door, wanting them to ask us out, still bringing flowers and stuff like that. Jennifer Love Hewitt By focusing once and for all on helping the Palestinians build a free society, I have no doubt that an historic compromise between Israelis and Palestinians can be reached and that peace can prevail. Natan Sharansky The only plan the Administration seems to have for winning the war is that there is no plan and no schedule for our troops to come home and get out of harm's way. Eliot Engel My father and mother - I figured if I could make them laugh, they'd stop fighting. I stole all their material. Jerry Stiller I have seen three emperors in their nakedness, and the sight was not inspiring. Otto von Bismarck Pleasure that isn't paid for is as insipid as everything else that's free. Anita Loos Value people on their potential, not on their history. Bo Bennett
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There are all sorts of reasons why I don't do much work in the theatre,

the main one being that after two performances I feel I've given all I can. I hate repetition, I really do. It's like asking a painter to paint he same picture every day of his life. Peter Cushing I try to give to the poor people for love what the rich could get for money. No, I wouldn't touch a leper for a thousand pounds; yet I willingly cure him for the love of God. Mother Teresa I wouldn't ever set out to hurt anyone deliberately unless it was, you know, important - like a league game or something. Dick Butkus I wanted to make connections between Whale's past and present. Bill Condon A grievance is most poignant when almost redressed. Eric Hoffer The important thing in life is not victory but combat; it is not to have vanquished but to have fought well. Pierre de Coubertin I like to listen to classical music... I like mainline jazz. Herb Alpert
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Under the pressure of the cares and sorrows of our mortal condition, men have at

all times, and in all countries, called in some physical aid to their moral consolations - wine, beer, opium, brandy, or tobacco. Edmund Burke Lady Limelight is a jealous lady. She wants all of your attention. You don't have any time to think of anything else but Lady Limelight, because pretty soon that light will be shinning on somebody else. So you better do it while you can. Buck Owens Some people hear their own inner voices with great clearness. And they live by what they hear. Such people become crazy... or they become legend. Jim Harrison Friendship is a sheltering tree. Samuel Taylor Coleridge The secret of being a bore... is to tell everything. Voltaire You never know when you're making a memory. Rickie Lee Jones I love Canadians because I don't see very much racism in Canada. Patti LaBelle
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A laborer no longer makes whole articles. He receives raw materials, puts his touch on

them, and passes them to another worker in the series. When the articles are quite finished they are carried out of sight by currents of commercial exchange. These currents are untraceable. John Bates Clark There is hardly a pioneer's hut which does not contain a few odd volumes of Shakespeare. I remember reading the feudal drama of Henry V for the first time in a log cabin. Alexis de Tocqueville I think it would be harder for me not to write comedy because the comic view of things is the one that comes most naturally to me. Richard Russo There is some self-interest behind every friendship. There is no friendship without self-interests. This is a bitter truth. Chanakya I'm not staid and unbiased here. I have certain biases I want to convey, and if you disagree, that's fine. Neil Cavuto The world today is changing rapidly, and we are helping to make it better for our children's future. Ginny Brown-Waite Cats are connoisseurs of comfort. James Herriot
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'The Golden Compass' became a bad experience because the studio didn't have faith in the

strength of the ideas of the novel, which is ironic because it's one of the greatest fantasy novels ever written, if not the greatest, and they took the religion out of it and tried to turn it into a popcorn movie. Chris Weitz If I feel strongly, I say it. I know I can do more good by being vocal than by staying quiet. I'd have a whole lot more money if I lied, but I wouldn't enjoy spending it. Martina Navratilova I saw Ronnie Hawkins play near my hometown, Port Dover, Ontario, and I saw him play there on New Year's Eve and the following spring I booked myself to be his opening act on maybe five shows, and he hired me after the first night. Rick Danko You sort of have to become what you're wearing. Pharrell Williams I believe in status symbols. Brooks Stevens The path that went by the little house had become a road. Almost every day Laura and Mary stopped their playing and stared in surprise at a wagon slowly creaking by on that road. Laura Ingalls W...
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I really want to move away from the old model in which you have to

rely on people giving $10 after a humanitarian crisis to a newer model where people give money but also their time and their skills, whatever they have, to the causes that are personally meaningful to them well before the crisis moment presents itself. Chris Hughes At one time, I was persuaded to want to make music, and people answered me that that was not possible. Yannick Noah Soldiers of the American Revolution fought that 18th century war with heavy muskets. In the early 20th century, we kids fought it every Fourth of July not only with exploding powder and shimmering flares, but with all of our senses. Paul Engle Strength does not have to be belligerent and loud. Russell Brand You don't have to invent the wheel, but you might want to be the company that invents the rims. MC Hammer The power which money gives is that of brute force; it is the power of the bludgeon and the bayonet. William Cobbett Men need to live and breathe women. Adam Levine I am a lover ...
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If we were to use the success of 'Need You Now' as the barometer for

every other song, then we'll probably be highly disappointed. That song will probably undoubtedly be the biggest song of our career. We can hopefully have success for 20 years, but we may not ever have the success of that one particular song again. Charles Kelley It is difficult to separate oneself from one's design moralities. David Chipperfield My grandmother, grandfather, my mom - we've always been driven by laughter. It's what held us together. Thanksgivings, any kind of family get-together, we usually end up in tears. Yelawolf Rebecca Black might sing like a robot, but that's just proof she has evolved beyond us. Her vocal is just a slightly exaggerated version of the robot glitch-twitch stutter that's been mainstream pop vocalese for the past 10 years or so. Rob Sheffield To survive, the GOP needs to invite people in, not shut them out. Eliot Spitzer 7 Mile is like an Ave. Back in the days it was poppin' in the summer time. Obie Trice ...
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'No Child Left Behind' requires states and school districts to ensure that all

students are learning and are reaching their highest potential. Special education students should not be left out of these accountability mechanisms. Dianne Feinstein You couldn't have done this without killing an Arab prince. Michael Scheuer I'm a horrible public speaker. Bill Condon Both mind and heart when given up to reveries and dreaminess, have a thousand avenues open for the entrance of evil. Charles Simmons The last suit that you wear, you don't need any pockets. Wayne Dyer It is great wealth to a soul to live frugally with a contented mind. Lucretius How can you practice dancing in an airplane? There's a law against it. George Murphy
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Westerners know the difference between a talker and the real deal. If Rick Perry wasn't

right to be governor of Texas, why should he be president? Dick Cheney I continued to study Math and Physics on my own, but one and a half years later I realized that I did want to be a composer, and after that I never changed my mind. Gyorgy Ligeti Your kids are going to do well in the workplace of the future if they can bring creativity, if they can bring some innovation, if they can bring some entrepreneurialism. Dalton McGuinty It wasn't until I got involved in 'Doctor Who' that I started doing dramas on television. John Barrowman Well, television is grueling. The hours are grueling, it's hard work, and there's a lot of pressure to get it done without a lot of rehearsal time. Evan Peters The natural gas industry has worked long and hard to smear Josh Fox, the director of 'Gasland,' and has failed. Jeff Goodell I was making comebacks every single year. That makes it difficult mentally. It causes a lot of stress. Marat Safin I try not ...
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First of all, this whole idea of this one percent versus the 99 percent, it's

a false statistic. There's nobody that is wealthy saying, let's go get the people that aren't. First of all, there's no versus. He's creating a false class warfare in a country where there is no class structure. Jon Lovitz I kind of cherish at least the idea of Midwestern candor and openness. But I couldn't live there. James Polshek There is nothing deep down inside us except what we have put there ourselves. Richard Rorty The dependence of one people upon another, even for the benefits of legislation, is the deepest source of national weakness. Thomas Francis Meagher As actors we give so much of ourselves away so I like to keep my personal life to myself. Teresa Palmer If you only ever heard Lady Gaga, she's the most boring singer in the world. Simon Cowell When I was a child, I saw my father diving to the deepest point in the ocean with the U.S. Navy. Bertrand Piccard I want to live in a place where strangers rush to help someone in di...
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The keystone of the Fascist doctrine is its conception of the State, of its essence,

its functions, and its aims. For Fascism the State is absolute, individuals and groups relative. Benito Mussolini I don't think aggression works like thirst or sleep. I think aggression is more elicited by particular situations. I think it can be mitigated. Steven Pinker I'm the son of a pediatrician, and I do believe that the most important resource we have is our kids. And I think the most important thing for America's future is to invest more in our children. Ezekiel Emanuel People love cliches. If you can give people cliches, that's very good TV, then. Michael Hirst Each generation should be made to bear the burden of its own wars, instead of carrying them on, at the expense of other generations. James Madison If you ask around, it's pretty easy to find someone who has a bank account overdraft horror story to tell. Carolyn Maloney I don't think it's possible to have a wedding without it being stressful! Debra Messing I come from a ru...
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I made a Christmas album a couple of years ago and just put it out

on my Web site. It kind of smacked of this flavor. All of the reviews said it was Western swing even when it was Christmas standards. Suzy Bogguss Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown. William Shakespeare To be a good draftsman was to me a blessing. John James Audubon As you get older three things happen. The first is your memory goes, and I can't remember the other two. Norman Wisdom Love is the great miracle cure. Loving ourselves works miracles in our lives. Louise L. Hay We have two evils to fight, capitalism and racism. We must destroy both racism and capitalism. Huey Newton Talk ought always to run obliquely, not nose to nose with no chance of mental escape. Frank Moore Colby
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It was impossible for me to believe that conditions in Europe could be worse than

they were in the Polish section of Chicago, and in many Italian and Irish tenements, or that any workshops could be worse than some of those I had seen in our foreign quarters. Alice Hamilton What is sad for women of my generation is that they weren't supposed to work if they had families. What were they going to do when the children are grown - watch the raindrops coming down the window pane? Jackie Kennedy In order for the artist to have a world to express he must first be situated in this world, oppressed or oppressing, resigned or rebellious, a man among men. Charles Baudelaire In matters of commerce the fault of the Dutch Is offering too little and asking too much. The French are with equal advantage content, So we clap on Dutch bottoms just twenty per cent. George Canning Money is only useful when you get rid of it. It is like the odd card in 'Old Maid'; the player who is finally left with it has lost. Evelyn Waugh Life is ten percent what happens to yo...
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History is merciless. History doesn't care if we pound our society down a rat hole.

It's up to us to make more intelligent choices about how we live! James Howard Kunstler I might not be a great athlete, but I think I'm a real good football player. Steve Largent When you're guest-starring on another show, it really requires you to jump through hoops in a way, because you're servicing the stories of the main characters. You have to be able to portray a lot of different elements. You show up and get on board and get on their journey; you have to be flexible as to what they need for the role. Kim Dickens Temptation's something you have to deal with even if you're not famous. It's harder when you're famous because it's a lot more in your face, and that makes it a little more difficult to walk away from sometimes. Denis Leary Few words in any language carry such a load of meaning as 'honor.' It is an old word, unchanged even in its spelling from classical Latin to modern English. Spoken or written, it does not seem to...
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