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Many, many steeples would have to be stacked one on top of another to reach from the bottom to the surface of the sea. — Hans Christian Andersen
To bear all naked truths, And to envisage circumstance, all calm, That is the top of sovereignty — John Keats
The testing of good and bad is in order that the gold may boil and bring the scum to the top. — Unknown Author
I am genuinely not an over-the-top kind of person about politics or anything else. — Charles Kennedy
Novels as dull as dishwater, with the grease of random sentiments floating on top. — Italo Calvino
I've always been somewhere down from the top, so I've never had to suffer being knocked off the top. — Harrison Ford
Never look for the story in the 'lede.' Reporters are required to put what's happened up top, but the practiced pundit places a nugget of… — William Safire
The world of Manhattan is small and tightly knit, and the man on top retains a certain humility. He knows how far and fast he… — Herb Caen
Have you ever noticed that Jesus is never recorded as taking a holiday? He retired for the purposes of his mission, not from it. He… — Evelyn Underhill
I bought my first electric car in 1970. Its top speed was 15 mph and it had just a 15 mile range - it was… — Ed Begley, Jr.
Certain things should be yours to have when you work your way to the top. — Redd Foxx
In the larger companies, you have this tendency to get top-down direction. — Vinton Cerf
To die quickly in one's eighth decade at the very top of one's powers is an enviable end, and not an occasion for mourning. — Brendan Gill
Since I'm known as a 'rich person', I feel I have to tip at least $5 each time I check my coat. On top of… — Aristotle Onassis
A relatively small and eternally quarrelsome country in Western Europe, fountainhead of rationalist political manias, militarily impotent, historically inglorious during the past century, democratically bankrupt,… — William F. Buckley, Jr.
I have 23 top players and they are all ready to put on the jersey and work on the pitch and that makes you happy… — Diego Maradona
Do I want someone to get more hits than me? No. Do I want someone to hit more home runs than me? No. Do I… — George Brett
I think soon after I became director of the CIA - President Obama pulled me into the Oval Office and said: 'Look, I just want… — Leon Panetta
In this ever-changing world, it's more important than ever that our top-notch military continues to receive the resources needed to serve and protect our country. — Max Baucus
The real killers in the business world aren't the ones who aim for the top, it's the ones who aim for two notches below the… — Douglas Coupland
All this piling up of one technology on top of another-railroad on steamboat, interstate highway on railroad, hydroelectric dam on watermill-had reduced the Mississippi from… — Jonathan Raban
The jokes are great but what really matters for a comedian is his performance, his whole attitude, and the laughs that he gets between the… — Jack Dee
To even get to the Olympics, I have to qualify for the 2013 World Championships and the standard is high. I know I am always… — Vanessa Mae
So the thing that's beautiful about the Rolleiflex is that I open the camera up from the top and put my face in and that… — Matthew Modine
Everything we talk about is about beating the Packers, the Bears and the Vikings. Obviously there are other teams in the league, but if you… — Steve Mariucci

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