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Without any extraordinary effort of genius, I have discovered that nature was the same three thousand years ago as at present; that… — Lord Chesterfield Copy Share Image
Pretty much everybody knows there are not enough organs for all of those patients who need to get transplants, and what happens… — John Roberts Copy Share Image
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When critics love your film, you love critics. When they hate your film, you hate critics. It's the same everywhere, but maybe… — Jean-Pierre Jeunet Copy Share Image
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All the interests of my reason, speculative as well as practical, combine in the three following questions: 1. What can I know?… — Immanuel Kant Copy Share Image
I had one or two steady girlfriends in high school, but then in college, it was three, four... I went crazy. At… — Robin Williams Copy Share Image
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I'm always followed by two or three cars and have police around. Even walking in the park, you see them taking photos… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
I loved statistics from a young age. And I studied very much in Sweden. I used to be in the upper quarter… — Hans Rosling Copy Share Image
I've seen Jordanian television lead its newscast with three identical, consecutive scenes, all on the same royal couch. It's hilarious, and most… — Neil Macdonald Copy Share Image
I have made myself two or three caps to wear of evenings since I came home, and they save me a world… — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
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