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Alcohol is like love. The first kiss is magic, the second is intimate, the third is routine. After that you take the girl's clothes off. — Raymond Chandler
We are living in the machine age. For the first time in history the comedian has been compelled to supply himself with jokes and comedy… — Fred Allen
Undoubtedly a man is to labor to better his condition, but first to better himself. — William Ellery Channing
The working class owes all honor and respect to the first men who planted the standard of labor solidarity on the hostile frontier of unorganized… — Ralph Chaplin
The greatest achievement was at first and for a time a dream. The oak sleeps in the acorn, the bird waits in the egg, and… — James Allen
There are many spokes on the wheel of life. First, we're here to explore new possibilities. — Ray Charles
Convinced as I am and as I am from my government that the world needs a new moral architecture over all I believe that this… — Hugo Chavez
Noam Chomsky has a book, which I read for the first time when I was in Spain, called 'Fear of Democracy'. There is your answer.… — Hugo Chavez
Oil is a very valuable resource for life - electric heaters. We must have to transition ourselves to a post-oil era. And that's what we… — Hugo Chavez
First and foremost, I consider myself a songwriter. — Kenny Chesney
He makes people pleased with him by making them first pleased with themselves. — Lord Chesterfield
Vice, in its true light, is so deformed, that it shocks us at first sight; and would hardly ever seduce us, if it did not… — Lord Chesterfield
I had my first French meal and I never got over it. It was just marvelous. We had oysters and a lovely dry white wine.… — Julia Child
I was in television drama, which is a first cousin to the movies, and I trust myself to make the right decisions. — Lee Child
I had been coming to America very frequently for many, many years, so I had plenty of exposure - and maybe the best kind of… — Lee Child
First, I was a fact checker for Zagat and then I was an editorial assistant for HarperCollins publishing house. — Anna Chlumsky
Yeah, it is, because it's a real discovery of your inner resources, you know. That's what my character is all about and what my playing… — Eric Clapton
When it comes to children, my mom doesn't believe in borders. She loves all children, and that's a good example of mothering the world. I… — Margaret Cho
We won a contest at the teen fair in Vancouver and the first prize was a recording contract and we recorded at a radio station… — Tommy Chong
I first became interested in women and religion when I was one of the few women doing graduate work in Religious Studies at Yale University… — Carol P. Christ

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