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When I was a kid, among the other embarrassing things I would do, and there's a list of stupid things, but I would make these… — J. J. Abrams
Music is the social act of communication among people, a gesture of friendship, the strongest there is. — Malcolm Arnold
These people were well dressed in skins, had some guns, but armed generally with bows and arrows and such other instruments of war as are… — William Henry Ashley
Cameramen are among the most extraordinarily able and competent people I know. They have to have an insight into natural history that gives them a… — David Attenborough
I have a big following among the biogeeks of this world. Nobody ever puts them in books. — Margaret Atwood
Among those whom I like or admire, I can find no common denominator, but among those whom I love, I can: all of them make… — Wystan Hugh Auden
Murder is commoner among cooks than among members of any other profession. — Wystan Hugh Auden
The spiritual virtue of a sacrament is like light; although it passes among the impure, it is not polluted. — Saint Augustine
The same thing which is now called Christian religion existed among the ancients. They have begun to call 'Christian' the true religion which existed before. — Saint Augustine
Adapt yourself to the things among which your lot has been cast and love sincerely the fellow creatures with whom destiny has ordained that you… — Marcus Aurelius
India is the meeting place of the religions and among these Hinduism alone is by itself a vast and complex thing, not so much a… — Sri Aurobindo
I am inclined to attach some importance to the new system of manufacturing; and venture to throw it out with the hope of its receiving… — Charles Babbage
Among the great glories of the MGM lot were the vast outdoor sets that had been constructed over the years. — Joseph Barbera
There is no error so monstrous that it fails to find defenders among the ablest men. — Lord Acton
When sudden death takes a president, opportunities for new beginnings flourish among the ambitious and the tensions among such people can be dramatic, as they… — Russell Baker
It would be curious to know what leads a man to become a stationer rather than a baker, when he is no longer compelled, as… — Honore de Balzac
The effect of prizes on one's career - if that is what to call it - is considerable, since they give one more clout with… — John Banville
Among Muslims, I think there are some who are very good and some hoodlums, like everywhere. — Brigitte Bardot
For myself I hold no preferences among flowers, so long as they are wild, free, spontaneous. Bricks to all greenhouses! Black thumb and cutworm to… — Edward Abbey
The leading cause of death among fashion models is falling through street grates. — Dave Barry

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