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Standing, standing, standing - why do I have to stand all the time? That is the main characteristic of social Washington. — Daniel J. Boorstin
The main thing about awards in movies is that they can serve as an economic surge for the film. If you're movie gets nominated for… — Morgan Freeman
The main reason for civilization is that life is more comfortable. In a way, houses are there to protect us from rain, cold, and heat;… — Pipilotti Rist
First I did animation films, when I was young, in time-lapse. And then in the '80s I went directly to video. The main reason for… — Pipilotti Rist
I mean time management is a big factor in my life. I'm a very organized person. You can only do one thing at a time,… — Elizabeth Banks
I notice fashion on other people, I always enjoy it when people try and look their best, I've always been taught to try and look… — Zac Efron
We're paid to care. That's what actors get their money for. But the main goal is not for the actors to be frustrated at the… — Sam Waterston
When one gives up the Christian faith, one pulls the right to Christian morality out from under one's feet. This morality is by no means… — Friedrich Nietzsche
No compromise with the main purpose, no peace till victory, no pact with unrepentant wrong. — Winston Churchill
So holy and so perfect is my love, And I in such a poverty of grace, That I shall think it a most plenteous crop… — William Shakespeare
There is a history in all men's lives, Figuring the nature of the times deceased, The which observed, a man may prophesy, With a near… — William Shakespeare
When watching men of power in action it must be always kept in mind that, whether they know it or not, their main purpose is… — Eric Hoffer
For the preacher's merit or demerit, It were to be wished that the flaws were fewer In the earthen vessel, holding treasure, But the main… — Robert Browning
Like a plank of driftwood Tossed on the watery main, Another plank encountered, Meets, touches, parts again; So tossed, and drifting ever, On life's unresting… — Edwin Arnold
But truths on which depends our main concern, That 'tis our shame and misery not to learn, Shine by the side of every path we… — William Cowper
The main trouble with despair is that it is self-fulfilling. — Norman Cousins
The welfare of our children is our main concern and their best interests are our first priority — Eddie Murphy
My models, my human figures, are never like extras in an interior. They are the main theme of my work. I depend absolutely on my… — Henri Matisse
What greatly attracted me - and it was the main line of advance of Cubism - was how to give material expression to this new… — Georges Braque
Writers ever since writing began have had problems, and the main problem narrows down to just one word - life. — William Styron
The car, the furniture, the wife, the children - everything has to be disposable. Because you see the main thing today is - shopping. — Arthur Miller
Canada was settled, in the main, by people with a lower middle-class outlook, and a respect, rather than an affectionate familiarity, for the things of… — Robertson Davies
To live a very long time... is supposed to be the desired object of all human life. But it is not. The main thing is… — James Dickey
I guess the main source of stress for me is the stress I put on myself. — Thomas Keller
Freedom is to be free of attachments, and the main attachment is to the 'I'-self. — Mooji

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