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A French politician once wrote that it was a peculiarity of the French language that in it words occur in the order in which one… — Ludwig Wittgenstein
Everyone thinks they can write a play; you just write down what happened to you. But the art of it is drawing from all the… — Neil Simon
The musical emotion springs precisely from the fact that at each moment the composer withholds or adds more or less than the listener anticipates on… — Claude Levi-Strauss
Of the modern critics, although I disagree with almost everything she says, I admire Mary McCarthy's eloquence and social observation in 'Sights and Spectacles'; she… — John Lahr
Man does not speak because he thinks; he thinks because he speaks. Or rather, speaking is no different than thinking: to speak is to think. — Octavio Paz
Jamie' is what my mother gave me, and that takes the onus off of being big. Somebody thinks, 'Oh, Jamie - how threatening can he… — James Cromwell
I think that a good Left is a party that always thinks about the future and doesn't care much about our past sins. — Richard Rorty
Philosophy is perfectly right in saying that life must be understood backward. But then one forgets the other clause - that it must be lived… — Soren Kierkegaard
A devotee who can call on God while living a householder's life is a hero indeed. God thinks: 'He is blessed indeed who prays to… — Ramakrishna
The world chooses to think what the world thinks. — John McAfee
If any man thinks to swindle God, he is wrong. — Pindar
You have to live your life according to what comforts you, not what the rest of your family thinks you ought to be doing. — Judith Guest
I never know what South Carolina thinks of a measure. I never consult her. I act to the best of my judgment, and according to… — John C. Calhoun
To be a stranger in a strange land: Whenever one feasts, one thinks of one's brother twice as much as before, There where my brother… — Wang Wei
I believe that man was created to enjoy himself, indeed, that he can claim it as his legitimate right. In fact, as long as he… — Kafu Nagai
One thing about a pig, he thinks he's warm if his nose is warm. I saw a bunch of pigs one time that had frozen… — Eugene McCarthy
The aesthetic of architecture has to be rooted in a broader idea about human activities like walking, relaxing and communicating. Architecture thinks about how these… — Thom Mayne
From what we've heard about George W., he has a lot issues that he wants to run on. They're positive. They're good. He thinks he's… — Barbara Olson
Everybody thinks if you do one thing, you can't do something else. So I like the fact that I can be versatile if I want… — Denise Van Outen
Each country thinks its school is in a specific crisis, without ever linking the school's crisis to that of the society around it. — Daniel Pennac

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