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It is said that history turns on small hinges. A human career, too, results from an accumulating series of decisions about large… — Norman Vincent Peale Copy Share Image
He named me. He liked the sound of it. And I said, well, all right. I felt a little odd about it.… — Lauren Bacall Copy Share Image
You once said you loved me. Do you still?" My sister is watching this exchange between us. She smiles warmly at me,… — Simone Elkeles Copy Share Image
The truth is that there are no good men, or bad men,' he said. 'It is the deeds that have goodness or… — Gregory David Roberts Copy Share Image
I don't gravitate toward any particular genre. I like to do things that interest me, regardless of genre. I've had a blast… — Seth MacFarlane Copy Share Image
I make mistakes, but I am on the side of Good," the Golux said, "by accident and happenchance. I had high hopes… — James Thurber Copy Share Image
The lack of emotional security of our American young people is due, I believe, to their isolation from the larger family unit.… — Pearl S. Buck Copy Share Image
I work with a lot of different charities, and by that I don't mean merely by giving money, but by really getting… — Janet Jackson Copy Share Image
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Morelli smiled. "It could have been Jenny Ragucci. That makes much more sense. I had good luck with sluts." I looked over… — Janet Evanovich Copy Share Image
To see him there lifeless and breathless was very emotional for me. But I held myself together because I knew he's very… — Jermaine Jackson Copy Share Image
Certainly ordinary language has no claim to be the last word, if there is such a thing. It embodies, indeed, something better… — J. L. Austin Copy Share Image
That is what has been said in the media and at the trial. To this day nobody has produced one. There is… — John Wayne Gacy Copy Share Image
It's called a sea anchor,' [Evanlyn] explained. 'It'll stop us drifting too far.' Alyss was impressed. 'And you said you were pig-ignorant… — John Flanagan Copy Share Image
What's that?" "It looks like something from Linus... It is! He sent me a little birch-bark canoe from camp! He said he… — Charles M. Schulz Copy Share Image
Jesse Jackson's wife was arrested in Puerto Rico while protesting the naval bombings there. Jesse said he was holding a meeting with… — Jay Leno Copy Share Image
So the HP guy comes up to me (at the Melbourne conference) and he says, 'If you say nasty things like that… — Theo de Raadt Copy Share Image
The first ministers were the twelve disciples. There is no evidence that Jesus chose them because they are brighter or nicer than… — Frederick Buechner Copy Share Image
I have become an adjective. There is something called a Rovian-style of campaigning and it's meant as an insult. One columnist said… — Karl Rove Copy Share Image
And this is Nymphadora-" "Don't call me Nymphadora, Remus," said the young witch with a shudder. "It's Tonks." "-Nymphadora Tonks, who prefers… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
[Hillary Clinton] was trying to encourage us to become more active in politics and she said, 'If you leave all the decision-making… — Kirsten Gillibrand Copy Share Image
You can be affected by a person because of something particular they said or did but sometimes how a person was, a… — Chang-Rae Lee Copy Share Image
When we look at these historical women and what they've gone through, it's shocking to recognize some of our own experiences in… — Anita Sarkeesian Copy Share Image
It became kind of a fad in the late '70s to try to help people wake up out of comas by hearing… — Lemmy Kilmister Copy Share Image
Blood is thicker than water, my mother had always said when I was growing up, a sentiment I’d often disputed. But it… — Cheryl Strayed Copy Share Image
A life isn't measured in hours or minutes. Its the quality not the length. All things considered I've been luckier than most.… — Gabrielle Zevin Copy Share Image
In general it may be said that the things which we take for granted without inquiry or reflection are just the things… — John Dewey Copy Share Image
It has been said that terror is the principle of despotic government. Does your government therefore resemble despotism? Yes, as the sword… — Maximilien Robespierre Copy Share Image
It’s me,” he said, and cleared his throat. “I could understand if you didn’t believe me, but I swear on the Angel,… — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
I definitely love record stores. And worked in many over the years. Having said that, it's not necessarily that I love vinyl… — Gary Calamar Copy Share Image
This won't stop her from getting elected," Shane said. "Stupider people get elected all the time. It's America. We love the sleazy.… — Rachel Caine Copy Share Image
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Everything gets horrible. Everything you see gets ugly. Lurid is the word. Doctor Garton said lurid, one time. That's the right word… — David Foster Wallace Copy Share Image
How do you know it won't be duels at dawn when you tell him you've accepted my proposal of marriage?" "Don't be… — Sabrina Jeffries Copy Share Image
[Raymond Roussel] said that after his first book he expected that the next morning there would be a kind of aura around… — Michel Foucault Copy Share Image