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5201 quotes by 2976 authors
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When I asked my mother, ‘how do I tell people about you’ her answer was ‘tell the truth’. But of course, the truth is never…
— Jeannette Walls
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It means so much to be European champion again with a personal best and I couldn’t have asked for anything more.
— Tom Daley
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I had one actress who trained with me and took six Spin classes a week. And all she ate was lettuce and Swedish Fish. When…
— Gunnar Peterson
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The more I watch politicians in action, it just makes me angry. I watch certain politicians get asked questions that need answers and may just…
— Paolo Nutini
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If I had a partner who asked when I was going to the gym or commented that I was eating too much or asked if…
— Penny Lancaster
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One time. In 1965. August, for about an hour, I was both fine AND dandy at the same time. But nobody asked me how I…
— George Carlin
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And, of course, it must be asked: is it proper to transact with the Turks for the most reassured of Greek possessions when Greece is…
— Melina Mercouri
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If God gave us everything we asked for, we'd be in chaos.
— Robin Jones Gunn
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I am often asked by would-be entrepreneurs seeking escape from life within huge corporate structures, ‘How do I build a small firm for myself?’ The…
— Paul Ormerod
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The majority of the Negroes who took part in the year-long boycott of Montgomery's buses were poor and untutored; but they understood the essence of…
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
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[A woman waiting for him in the Kremlin asked Gobachev] "Was communism invented by a politician or a scientist?" [He replied] "Well, a politician." She…
— Ronald Reagan
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What about snipers?" I once asked someone. He said, "Oh, most of the snipers have automatic weapon. They arent very accurate.
— P.J. O'Rourke
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Asked if Stalin was an antisemite, Robert Conquest replied: Yes, but it hardly noticed. He was broadly and generously anti-human.
— John Derbyshire
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Every generation has its war. I have just been reminded of mine. It ended in 1989, 43 years after it began, the longest war Britain…
— Simon Jenkins
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I have a confession to make. Yesterday, I was responsible for the deaths of millions of Britons. What happened is that MI5 asked me to…
— Mark Lawson
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Dr. Leonard Shlain, chairman of laparoscopic surgery at California Pacific Medical Center, said they took some four and five year-olds and gave them video games…
— Roger Ebert
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I asked my soul: What is Delhi? She replied: The world is the body and Delhi its life!
— Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib
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Many people have asked me why there are three pedals in these grand pianos. Well the pedal in the middle is there to separate the…
— Victor Borge
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I was in the Chilli Peppers at the time and I asked myself, would I be able to wear a sock on my genitals at…
— Cliff Martinez
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Often there is a wall between the journalist and the star because there is usually not much time to get to know a person, and…
— Ruud Gullit
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