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The main source of our wealth is goodness. The affections and the generous qualities that God admires in a world full of greed. — Alfred Armand Montapert
Others are my main concern. When I notice something of mine, I steal it and give it to others. — Shantideva
The detour is always rougher than the main road — Vance Havner
My advice to aspiring writers of fantasy trilogies or series is that each book needs two main plots. There's the 'big story', the over-arching grand… — Juliet Marillier
But times changed, and I changed, and I didn't feel that way anymore. The Beatles were happening. I think that was probably the main thing.… — Barry McGuire
Survival is the main objective. There are going to be some awful days, I know that from my background in the sport. — David Millar
My main motivation for staying in the spotlight at all is, I don't want to just be known for being involved in 'Playboy,' or having… — Holly Madison
I'm not very good at relaxing. Reading's the main thing. On the bus, on the tube, on the loo. Literally all the time. I mean,… — Samuel West
Observe this, that tho a woman swear, forswear, lie, dissemble, back-bite, be proud, vain, malicious, anything, if she secures the main chance, she's still virtuous;… — George Farquhar
The main problem with being president is the constant sense that you are inside a glass bowl for everyone to see, or in a kind… — Boris Yeltsin
The main objective in any song, the songs that I write, has always been that it reflect the way I feel, that it touch me… — Neil Diamond
Religious people split into three main groups when faced with science. I shall label them the "know-nothings", the "know-alls", and the "no-contests." — Richard Dawkins
The main difference between me and other people who have amassed this kind of money is that I am primarily interested in ideas, and I… — George Soros
Don't drink on an empty stomach: the main point of the refreshment is the enhancement of food. Don't drink if you have the blues: it's… — Christopher Hitchens
Not getting bored of my own story and/or character is one of the main struggles I have had with novel writing, and I have put… — Aimee Bender
... We must remember that there's more than one story and plot in every novel. There are at least as many stories as there are… — Walter Mosley
I never know how to give advice to a writer because there's so much you could say, and it's hard to translate your own experience.… — Sue Monk Kidd
I am sure that the two main forms of English, American English and British English, separated geographically from the beginning and severed politically since 1776,… — Robert Burchfield
My main memories of my father are of his illness. — Daniel Day-Lewis
The AIDS epidemic has rolled back a big rotting log and revealed all the squirming life underneath it, since it involves, all at once, the… — Edmund White
It's the main reason why I continue to push myself and my career to do more and more as the amount that you're able to… — Rosie O'Donnell
Our main reasons for fearing males having sex with males is that you really had to construct a more powerful social role to keep men… — Warren Farrell
For me, the main principle for broadcasters has to be that if people stand to benefit from an interview, they should be prepared to face… — Evan Davis
Alan Moore does have a sheen of class. He's a smart guy, and I'm sure there was a metaphoric level, I'm not denying that, but… — Chester Brown
We couldn't be making as much money, if we had to deal with stranger behaviour. And right now, anybody who slows down our economic productivity,… — Chester Brown

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