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I doubt very much if a man whose main literary interests were in works by Mr. Zane Grey, admirable as they may be, is particularly… — Dean Acheson
The main purpose of Social Security is to redistribute wealth, to make an increasingly large number of Americans dependent on government for their basic needs… — Neal Boortz
In Romanticism, the main determinant is the mood, the atmosphere. And in that regard, you could also describe Schubert as a Romantic. — Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
More generally, I made an effort to leave out things that weren't relevant to the main narrative themes of the book, namely that there were… — Walter Isaacson
The main thing is to have a gutsy approach and use your head. — Julia Child
The main duty of the historian of mathematics, as well as his fondest privilege, is to explain the humanity of mathematics, to illustrate its greatness,… — George Sarton
I served with General Washington in die Legislature of Virginia...and...with Doctor Franklin in Congress. I never heard neither of them speak ten minutes at a… — Thomas Jefferson
Soccer and cricket were my main sports growing up. I had trials as a soccer player with a few clubs interested, Crystal Palace being one,… — Ian Botham
One main problem with raising awareness of LGBT abuse is the denial. The term "domestic violence" is perceived as something akin to alcoholism, ("I don't… — Kim Kardashian
Society as we know it is almost a conspiracy against human health. One of the main forces working to counteract that is the trailsman. — Stewart Udall
In a film score, the last thing you want to do is take people out of the movie. The music is secondary. In opera, the… — Stewart Copeland
I don't really have a life philosophy; my thing is just rebelling against pretty much organized religion. That is my main thing, because personally I… — Kerry King
Advertising, an art, is constantly besieged and compromised by logicians and technocrats, the scientists of our profession who wildly miss the main point about everything… — George Lois
I am actually weary of telling people that I do not pretend to adduce [direct] evidence of one species changing into another, but I believe… — Charles Darwin
Over all, I think the main thing a musician would like to do is give a picture to the listener of the many wonderful things… — John Coltrane
I was in the main draw from the start, my opening match was on Court One against Jan Eric Lundquist of Sweden who was about… — John Newcombe
I feel a little more tired than usual, ... Ive had to recover from everything, my illnesses and things this summer. Its not perfect circumstances,… — Venus Williams
Main thing is to publish. Blog, tweet, write, photograph, tweet, video, code, play around with data - or a combination of all of the above.… — Alan Rusbridger
The world is populated in the main by people who should not exist — George Bernard Shaw
That's the music that I play at home all the time, Joni Mitchell. Court and Spark I love because I'd always hoped that she'd work… — Jimmy Page

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