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I clearly understood the concept of wise use before I ever heard the actual words, for my father wouldn't allow us to waste anything. — Ted Nugent
To walk through the ruined cities of Germany is to feel an actual doubt about the continuity of civilization. — George Orwell
Because most of my career in the classroom has been at art schools (beginning at Bennington in the 1970s), I am hyper-aware of the often… — Camille Paglia
I guess a small-town mayor is sort of like a community organizer, except that you have actual responsibilities. — Sarah Palin
Unfortunately, I think a lot of people are affected more by the idea of fame than the actual work ethic involved. A lot of them… — Katy Perry
If the desire to write is not accompanied by actual writing, then the desire must be not to write. — Hugh Prather
I guess you'd call me an independent, since I've never identified myself with one party or another in politics. I always decide my vote by… — Jackie Robinson
Although not considered a martial art, boxing is really a martial art. It's a very limited martial art as long as you agree to just… — Joe Rogan
The more that learn to read the less learn how to make a living. That's one thing about a little education. It spoils you for… — Will Rogers
Mathematics takes us into the region of absolute necessity, to which not only the actual word, but every possible word, must conform. — Bertrand Russell
I think romance is friendship and attraction sort of meeting together and that does influence what I'm writing a lot. I try to establish the… — Veronica Roth
We all dream things into being; you imagine yourself having a child, and then you have a child. An inventor will think of something in… — Salman Rushdie
An artist is a dreamer consenting to dream of the actual world. — George Santayana
We learned to put discipline in the haircuts by using actual geometry, actual architectural shapes and bone structure. The cut had to be perfect and… — Vidal Sassoon
Actual gay people can make many others feel uncomfortable and paranoid because they don't know and can't articulate what makes a person gay, and they… — Dan Savage
'So You Think You Can Dance' comes on as a high-minded leap up the evolutionary ladder from other reality shows - on this one, you're… — Rob Sheffield
The experience gathered from books, though often valuable, is but the nature of learning; whereas the experience gained from actual life is one of the… — Samuel Smiles
All my books are made up of other books. They're all deeply structured on other fiction, because I was a student in fiction and I… — Zadie Smith
There is no question that liberals do an impressive job of expressing concern for blacks. But do the intentions expressed in their words match the… — Thomas Sowell
The Occupy movement needs an organizing principle, and - just as the Tea Party did - it needs some actual measures of success. Choose one… — Eliot Spitzer
One of my fantasies in my life has been that I was granted access with a camera to go back in time, and to film… — Oliver Stone
Fashion Week is surprisingly very short. At least the actual runway shows are. — Tinie Tempah
At least with me, the match starts much, much earlier than the actual match. — Sachin Tendulkar
Laughter is important, not only because it makes us happy, it also has actual health benefits. And that's because laughter completely engages the body and… — Marlo Thomas
People, not just reporters, are more interested in politics than in government, so the actual issues wouldn't be something that interested them. — Calvin Trillin

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