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I think one of my biggest lessons so far in life is that hard work really does pay off. It may not… — Amanda Schull Copy Share Image
Barack Obama's devastating. His policies and his presidency are devastating. But I have this confidence that he's not gonna succeed in total… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
'The Simpsons' from the very beginning was based on our memories of brash '60s sitcoms - you had a main title theme… — Matt Groening Copy Share Image
It's a shame about California, and particularly about L.A., where they've demolished so many landmarks. It's a bit of a disease there,… — Gary Oldman Copy Share Image
My aunt had given me these rosary beads that were glow-in-the-dark. So all of a sudden I look down and they're glowing,… — Susan Sarandon Copy Share Image
We should know why paternalism, collectivism, or unnecessary federal supervision will hold our standard of living down and reduce productivity just as… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
I wanted to die, then. I wanted to destroy the body I was trapped in, become what she was, no matter what… — Francesca Lia Block Copy Share Image
I very much love a physical book myself. I think people who have had this experience of also seeing a book come… — Edwidge Danticat Copy Share Image
Our house is burning down and we are blind to it. The earth and humankind are in danger and we are all… — Jacques Chirac Copy Share Image
Far away beyond the pine-woods,' he answered, in a low dreamy voice, 'there is a little garden. There the grass grows long… — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
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One of the dangers about net-net investing is that if you buy a net-net that begins to lose money your net-net goes… — Peter Cundill Copy Share Image
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If you want to "get in touch with your feelings," fine, talk to yourself. We all do. But if you want to… — William Safire Copy Share Image
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Nature is pretty good at networks, self-organizing systems. By contrast, social systems are top-down and hierarchical, from which we draw the basic… — Nicholas Negroponte Copy Share Image
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Every day a new picture is painted and framed, held up for half an hour, in such lights as the Great Artist… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
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I just chuck a bunch of words down and whether they find themselves into a song... I have lots of weird notes… — Thomston Copy Share Image
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By the River Piedra I sat down and wept. There is a legend that everything that falls into the waters of this… — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
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Every drama school in the country turned me down, and so I was lucky to study drama at all, even if it… — Tamsin Greig Copy Share Image
What you do during the offseason is, first, build a base. That takes about three weeks, and then you try to get… — Josh Beckett Copy Share Image
She went right down into her own personal experience for everything, reached down and pulled something out of herself that was unique… — John Huston Copy Share Image
Don’t listen to what people tell you because they’ll try to bring you down. And don’t listen to yourself, either, because yourself… — Chris Colfer Copy Share Image
There's virtually nothing to stop the cold air from off of Hudson Bay from flowing down across the midlands. So you get… — Joe Schaefer Copy Share Image