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The effect of liberty to individuals is that they may do what they please: we ought to see what it will please them to do,… — Edmund Burke
The wide world is all before us - but a world without a friend. — Robert Burns
My mother didn't try to stab my father until I was six, but she must have shown signs of oddness before that. — Alan Alda
I've been nominated twice before as actor in a leading part. Now I'm nominated as actor in a supporting part. If I don't win, I'll… — Alan Alda
If God wants us to do a thing, he should make his wishes sufficiently clear. Sensible people will wait till he has done this before… — Samuel Butler
I began reading science fiction before I was 12 and started writing science fiction around the same time. — Octavia Butler
Look before you leap for as you sow, ye are like to reap. — Samuel Butler
People have a preconceived notion about who I am and it's interesting. It's like picking who you want to win for the Oscars and not… — Amanda Bynes
The assumption is that your personal life has to be a mess to create, but how much chaos can you allow in before it takes… — David Byrne
There's more good music being made now than ever before. — David Byrne
I've rarely kept my distance from kind of - I don't know if we can call it politics, but kind of, civic engagement and that… — David Byrne
I am here before you tonight to dedicate this administration to bringing a new renaissance of neighborhood life and community spirit, a renewal of confidence… — Jane Byrne
My acting technique is to look up at God just before the camera rolls and say, 'Give me a break.' — James Caan
To go to the synagogue with one's father on the Passover eve - is there in the world a greater pleasure than that? What is… — Sholom Aleichem
Cowards die many times before their actual deaths. — Julius Caesar
Most of the people who are in elective office in Washington, D.C., they have held public office before. How's that workin' for you? — Herman Cain
One of the things that I did before I ran for president is I was a professional speaker. Not a motivational speaker - an inspirational… — Herman Cain
An opera begins long before the curtain goes up and ends long after it has come down. It starts in my imagination, it becomes my… — Maria Callas
I think it true that, you know, sometimes things start to change even before a government changes and, actually, I think you can begin to… — David Cameron
Patrick Demarchelier was the one who got me my first 'Vogue' cover. It was French 'Vogue' - I think in '87 or '88. I think… — Naomi Campbell

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