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Mankind which began in a cave and behind a windbreak will end in the disease-soaked ruins of a slum. — H.G. Wells
I have always thought that if we began for one moment to say what we thought, society would collapse. — Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve
In best understandings, sin began, Angels sinned first, then Devils, and then Man. — John Donne
Is there ever any particular spot where one can put one's finger and say, "It all began that day, at such a time and such… — Agatha Christie
Writing doesn't leave much time for hobbies, unless you consider that I began writing as a hobby and have made the hobby into a profession. — Nelson DeMille
Americans began by loving youth, and now, out of adult self-pity, they worship it. — Jacques Barzun
What we now call "finance" is, I hold, an intellectual perversion of what began as warm human love. — Robert Graves
I began my writing career in a very isolated place and time. — Lois McMaster Bujold
I began to ration my writing, for fear I would dream through life as my father had done. I was afraid I had inherited a… — Mavis Gallant
In time I began to understand that it's when you start writing that you really find out what you don't know and need to know. — David McCullough
Well, take the evolution of the Electronic Frontier Foundation. It began as hackers' rights. Then it became general civil liberties of everybody - government stay… — Esther Dyson
I only began to sing because I couldn't get a job as an actress. — Barbra Streisand
I began making pictures because I wanted to record what supports hope: the untranslatable mystery and beauty of the world. Along the way, however, the… — Robert Adams
The trouble began with Forster. After him it was considered ungentlemanly to write more than five or six novels. — Anthony Burgess
When I began to make some money, I really wanted to have a home. — Paul Theroux
The nastiness of women [in the 14th century] was generally perceived at the close of life when a man began to worry about hell, and… — Barbara Tuchman
When we began filming, these people had legs, but as we were filming, they had been injured and they were brought to the hospital to… — Mohsen Makhmalbaf
If the rise of European colonisation began in 18th century India, then the rallying cry of 'Jai Hind!' also signalled its end in 1947. — Pranab Mukherjee
About 1960, it became clear that it was best for me to bring the experimental part of my research program to a close - there… — Rudolph A. Marcus
I slowly began making a few photos with animals over the years, and I liked how people reacted to them. When I would have the… — Ryan McGinley
I majored in journalism at Arizona State University, where I began writing the columns I write now, but I cannot, in good conscience, refer to… — Laurie Notaro
I would have been about seven years old when the formative years of my competitive football education began. I was playing in the local leagues… — Gary Neville
I began after college, about 1972. I began to teach myself photography. I went to work for a local newspaper for four years as a… — James Nachtwey
I couldn't make sense of things. But then I began the process of civilising myself and trying to become a decent human being. I'm still… — Jimmy Nail
That was where my dream began to take hold, of not havin' to pick cotton and potatoes, and not havin' to be uncomfortable, too hot… — Buck Owens

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