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Men should not try to overstrain their goodness more than any other faculty, bodily or mental. — Samuel Butler
When we try to push the envelope, there are certain sectors of society that say this is a Zionist plot to sort of destabilize our… — Abdallah II
We can continue to try and clean up the gutters all over the world and spend all of our resources looking at just the dirty… — Buzz Aldrin
I think the virtue I prize above all others is curiosity. If you look really hard at almost anybody, and try to see why they're… — A. S. Byatt
I have a dreadful fear that the more you try to prevent revealing the self, the more you do. — A. S. Byatt
There is a certain aesthetic pleasure in trying to imagine the unimaginable and failing, if you are a reader. — A. S. Byatt
Cyclists. I really hate them. I wish they would not be so self-righteous and realise they are a danger to pedestrians. I wish cyclists would… — A. S. Byatt
Somebody would think I was trying to get favored treatment because my ancestors had the name Moon. And that's a joke. — Buzz Aldrin
The true face of smoking is disease, death and horror - not the glamour and sophistication the pushers in the tobacco industry try to portray. — David Byrne
Globalisation means many other countries are asserting themselves and trying to take over leadership. Please don't ask Americans to let others assume the leadership of… — Buzz Aldrin
Society is now one polished horde, formed of two mighty tries, the Bores and Bored. — Lord Byron
I have managed to infuriate the bank bosses; acquire a fatwa from the revolutionary guards of the trades union movement; frighten the 'Daily Telegraph' with… — Vince Cable
Investment banking has, in recent years, resembled a casino, and the massive scale of gambling losses has dragged down traditional business and retail lending activities… — Vince Cable
Cease trying to work everything out with your minds. It will get you nowhere. Live by intuition and inspiration and let your whole life be… — Eileen Caddy
If something is boring after two minutes, try it for four. If still boring, then eight. Then sixteen. Then thirty-two. Eventually one discovers that it… — John Cage
There is no such thing as an empty space or an empty time. There is always something to see, something to hear. In fact, try… — John Cage
I try to do as many stunts as they'll let me do. I think it's important for an audience to feel that the actor's really… — Nicolas Cage
I try not to be proud. I try to actively attack pride. — Nicolas Cage
I've gotten pretty good at leaving characters on the set. I go home and try to relax and regroup and be ready for the next… — Nicolas Cage
I do tend to apply myself to projects that make me uncomfortable because usually when that happens I try to find a way of existing… — Nicolas Cage

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