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No living person is sunk so low as not to be imitated by somebody. — William James
There may be responsible persons, but there are no guilty ones. — Albert Camus
The most fortunate of persons is he who has the most means to satisfy his vagaries. — Marquis de Sade
Avarice often produces opposite results: there are an infinite number of persons who sacrifice their property to doubtful and distant expectations; others mistake great future… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
If I ever lose my mind I hope some honest person will find it and take it to Lost and Found. — George Carlin
Looking back, I realize that my life has been a series of incidents where one person has said to another, "Get this asshole outta here!" — George Carlin
Aristotle taught that the brain exists merely to cool the blood and is not involved in the process of thinking. This is true only of… — Will Cuppy
When good friends praise a gifted person he often appears to be delighted with them out of politeness and goodwill, but in reality he feels… — Friedrich Nietzsche
It is true, I worry about the hype. The only person more over-hyped than me is you. — Barack Obama
My father was a very unhappy person, very sarcastic, and my mother was very nervous and worried about what people thought. They weren't monsters, but… — Paula Danziger
We fall in love when our imagination projects nonexistent perfection upon another person. One day, the fantasy evaporates and with it, love dies. — Jose Ortega y Gasset
The petition of persons under eighteen, praying that I would free all slave children, and the heading of which petition it appears you wrote, was… — Abraham Lincoln
Irrevence is another person's disrespect to your god; there isn't any word that tells what your disrespect to his god is. — Mark Twain
I purpose publishing these Letters here in the world before I return to you. Two editions. One, unedited, for Bible readers and their children; the… — Mark Twain
We have abundant reason to rejoice that in this Land the light of truth and reason has triumphed over the power of bigotry and superstition,… — George Washington
That all persons living in this province, who confess and acknowledge the one Almighty and eternal God, to be the Creator, Upholder and Ruler of… — William Penn
Keep busy at something: a busy person never has time to be unhappy. — Robert Louis Stevenson
The fascinating necessarily tends to call a certain attention to itself; the interesting need not. An evening spent with a fascinating person leaves vivid memories;… — Louis Kronenberger
Is a person's public and private opinion the same? It is thought there have been instances. — Mark Twain
...The God I know is one that promotes peace and freedom. But I get great sustenance from my personal relationship. That doesn't make me think… — George W. Bush

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