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The connections I draw between human nature and political systems in my new book, for example, were prefigured in the debates during the Enlightenment and… — Steven Pinker
I'm most comfortable with the Southern dialects, really. It's easy, for example, for me to do Irish because we've got Irish heritage where I come… — Brad Pitt
For Obama to save himself, he should be thinking about the example of an unlikely Republican predecessor: Richard Nixon. — John Podhoretz
Histories are more full of examples of the fidelity of dogs than of friends. — Alexander Pope
Some old men, continually praise the time of their youth. In fact, you would almost think that there were no fools in their days, but… — Alexander Pope
Team GB's success at the Beijing Olympics can, in part, be said to have been made in Manchester. For example, all the cycling medal winners… — Lucy Powell
Our scientific age demands that we provide definitions, measurements, and statistics in order to be taken seriously. Yet most of the important things in life… — Dennis Prager
Rather than dividing the world between good and evil, the Left divided the world in terms of economics. Economic classes, not moral values, explained human… — Dennis Prager
I've tried to lead a straight, clean life, not set any kind of a bad example. — Elvis Presley
I'm not saying everything out there is bad and toxic, but there are some things that are not scriptural. For example, some people don't understand… — Joseph Prince
I could not understand why Meryl Streep, for example, is allowed to work while pregnant and I'm not. — Robin Wright
Ironing boards are a classic example of something I find horrible about modern society: the excitementation, for want of a better word, of mundane things. — Daniel Radcliffe
Sport is a wonderful metaphor for life. Of all the sports that I played - skiing, baseball, fishing - there is no greater example than… — Robert Redford
Besides being responsible for myself, I'm now responsible for someone else. And I have to set the right examples. I have to really be someone… — Nicole Richie
You can eliminate, for example, a Brazil nut gene if you know that it will create an allergenic effect. — Jeremy Rifkin
I cite in my book countless examples of the foundational documents of the colonial period in America and the writings of the leaders, that this… — Pat Robertson
Good advice is something a man gives when he is too old to set a bad example. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Old people love to give good advice; it compensates them for their inability to set a bad example. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Nothing is so contagious as example; and we never do any great good or evil which does not produce its like. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
There's so many examples of just how lucky we are to be born anywhere in this world that is free. — Kid Rock

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