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The sad truth is that most evil is done by people who never make up their minds to be good or evil. — Hannah Arendt
Revolutionaries do not make revolutions. The revolutionaries are those who know when power is lying in the street and then they can pick it up. — Hannah Arendt
I try to push ideas away, and the ones that will not leave me alone are the ones that ultimately end up happening. — J. J. Abrams
All virtue is summed up in dealing justly. — Aristotle
Growing up, my ideals were Barbra Streisand, Cher, and my mom. — Kevyn Aucoin
When I was growing up, the men in my life were abusive; women were the ones I ran to for comfort. — Kevyn Aucoin
Stories surge up out of nowhere, and if they feel compelling, you follow them. You let them unfold inside you and see where they are… — Paul Auster
Films and television and even comic books are churning out vast quantities of fictional narratives, and the public continues to swallow them up with great… — Paul Auster
Nothing is more memorable than a smell. One scent can be unexpected, momentary and fleeting, yet conjure up a childhood summer beside a lake in… — Diane Ackerman
I write the paragraph, then I'm crossing out, changing words, trying to improve it. When it seems more or less OK, then I type it… — Paul Auster
Get this in mind early: We never grow up. — Richard Bach
People are so damned afraid that one day they might wake up and discover that they've grown old. — Billie Joe Armstrong
My brother David was a great athlete and I knew there was no way I could live up to that. — Billie Joe Armstrong
Set lists are tough because you come up with this structure of how the songs are going to go from one to the next, but… — Billie Joe Armstrong
If journalists ask you again and again about the same bands, you'll end up saying you hate them just because you're so fed up with… — Billie Joe Armstrong
Making movies was more a reaction to not being chosen for sports. Other kids were out there playing at whatever; I was off making something… — J. J. Abrams
Religious people often prefer to be right rather than compassionate. Often, they don't want to give up their egotism. They want their religion to endorse… — Karen Armstrong
It's nice to win. I'll never win again. I may have to take up golf - take on Tiger. — Lance Armstrong
It suddenly struck me that that tiny pea, pretty and blue, was the Earth. I put up my thumb and shut one eye, and my… — Neil Armstrong
Well, I think we tried very hard not to be overconfident, because when you get overconfident, that's when something snaps up and bites you. — Neil Armstrong

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