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There must be what Mr. Gladstone many years ago called a blessed act of oblivion. We must all turn our backs upon the horrors of… — Winston Churchill
I'd rather be called a N*gger than a Slave. — Roger Ebert
I also have been called that terrible "N" word straight to my face and not known what to do about it because it was just… — Halle Berry
We all operate in two contrasting modes, which might be called open and closed. The open mode is more relaxed, more receptive, more exploratory, more… — John Cleese
Most of our so-called reasoning consists in finding arguments for going on believing as we already do. — James Harvey Robinson
The fact that man produces a concept "I" besides the totality of his mental and emotional experiences or perceptions does not prove that there must… — Albert Einstein
If there wasn't something called acting, they would probably hospitalize people like me. — Whoopi Goldberg
The idea that a reporter has to be 'fair and balanced' is ridiculous. The fact is, the truth usually is not fair and it's not… — Lou Dobbs
Disagreement is a rare achievement, and most of what is called disagreement is simply confusion. — Unknown Author
The cynical, caustic, acid-tongued New York drama critic Addison De Witt introduces his protege/date of the moment, a bimbo date and so-called actress named Miss… — George Saunders
We are a nation called to defend freedom - a tradition that is not a grant of any government or document, but is an endowment… — John Ashcroft
Notions of property, value, ownership, and the nature of wealth itself are changing more fundamentally than at any time since the Sumerians first poked cuneiform… — John Perry Barlow
They called me a 'rapist' and a 'recluse.' I'm not a recluse. — Mike Tyson
We cannot say to one couple that their love is deserving of marriage and to another that their love should only be called a partnership.… — Christine Gregoire
Love is the creative refinement of sex energy. And so, when love reaches perfection, the absence of sex automatically follows. A life of love, an… — Rajneesh
When childhood dies, its corpses are called adults and they enter society, one of the politer names of hell. That is why we dread children,… — Brian Aldiss
Sex and excretion are reminders that anyone's claim to round-the-clock dignity is tenuous. The so-called rational animal has a desperate drive to pair up and… — Steven Pinker
We may say that many, if not all, of the personality traits which we have called masculine or feminine are as lightly linked to sex… — Margaret Mead
Plotting is like sex. Plotting is about desire and satisfaction, anticipation and release. You have to arouse your reader's desire to know what happens, to… — Colin Greenland
I've called on Congress to repeal the so-called Defense of Marriage Act to help end discrimination to help end discrimination against same-sex couples in this… — Barack Obama
I mean, really: He called me 33 percent lesbian, which was a gross underestimation of my lesbian-ness. — Reese Witherspoon
Believe nothing just because a so-called wise person said it. Believe nothing just because a belief is generally held. Believe nothing just because it is… — Gautama Buddha
A man is not called wise because he talks and talks again; but if he is peaceful, loving and fearless then he is in truth… — Gautama Buddha
Accepting that your imperfections and so-called negative attributes are part of what makes you unique will help you to stop continually trying to be someone… — Beverly Engel
Rid of craving and without clinging, an expert in the study of texts, and understanding the right sequence of the words, he may indeed be… — Gautama Buddha

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