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A new father quickly learns that his child invariably comes to the bathroom at precisely the times when he's in there, as if he needed… — Bill Cosby
Liberal soccer moms are precisely as likely to receive anthrax in the mail as to develop a capacity for linear thinking. — Ann Coulter
You could time a suburban story by your watch: it lasts as long as it takes a small furry animal that's lonely to find friends,… — Rachel Cusk
Ambition is a Dead Sea fruit, and the greatest peril to the soul is that one is likely to get precisely what he is seeking. — Edward Dahlberg
I think the importance of doing activist work is precisely because it allows you to give back and to consider yourself not as a single… — Angela Davis
Yes, I think it's really important to acknowledge that Dr. King, precisely at the moment of his assassination, was re-conceptualizing the civil rights movement and… — Angela Davis
The universe we observe has precisely the properties we should expect if there is, at bottom, no design, no purpose, no evil, no good, nothing… — Richard Dawkins
Laws are important precisely because in a democracy they reflect the attitudes and aspirations of those they govern. — Alan Dershowitz
They might not need me; but they might. I'll let my head be just in sight; a smile as small as mine might be precisely… — Emily Dickinson
For humans, the Arctic is a harshly inhospitable place, but the conditions there are precisely what polar bears require to survive - and thrive. 'Harsh'… — Sylvia Earle
The orchestration of press, radio and television to create a continuous, lasting and total environment renders the influence of propaganda virtually unnoticed precisely because it… — Jacques Ellul
America's vulnerability comes precisely from its strength, its wealth, its power and its modernity. It's the usual story of the dog chasing its own tail. — Oriana Fallaci
I know how gratifying it is not only to work in film but to be acknowledged by peers; producing '9 to 5' was an opportunity… — Jane Fonda
I've come to realize that most good ideas are precisely the ones you can't describe. — Mark Haddon
America's health care system is in crisis precisely because we systematically neglect wellness and prevention. — Tom Harkin
Any road followed precisely to its end leads precisely nowhere. Climb the mountain just a little bit to test it's a mountain. From the top… — Frank Herbert
Jay-Z, he knows precisely who he's going for - 14-year-old white suburban girls. — Penn Jillette
Woman, or more precisely put, perhaps, marriage, is the representative of life with which you are meant to come to terms. — Franz Kafka
The diversity of the phenomena of nature is so great, and the treasures hidden in the heavens so rich, precisely in order that the human… — Johannes Kepler
If I am capable of grasping God objectively, I do not believe, but precisely because I cannot do this I must believe. — Soren Kierkegaard

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