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- We would be a lot safer if the Government would take its money out of science and put it into astrology and the reading of…
- It strikes me as gruesome and comical that in our culture we have an expectation that man can always solve his problems ... This is…
- If it weren't for the message of mercy and pity in Jesus' Sermon on the Mount, I wouldn't want to be a human being. I…
- Where's evil? It's that large part of every man that wants to hate without limit, that wants to hate with God on its side,
- Son--they say there isn't any royalty in this country, but do you want me to tell you how to be king of the United States…
- The prostitutes worked for a pimp now. He was splendid and cruel. He was a god to them. He took their free will away from…
- If you want to break the rules of grammar, first learn the rules of grammar.
- While on the subject of burning books, I want to congratulate librarians, not famous for their physical strength, who, all over this country, have staunchly…
- Much of the blame is the malarkey that artists have created to glorify war, which as we all know, is nonsense, and a good deal…
- I've got at least one tiny corner of the universe I can make just the way I want it ...
- The paintings by dead men who were poor most of their lives are the most valuable pieces in my collection. And if an artist wants…
- I paraphrase Aristotle: If you want to be comical, write about people to whom the audience can feel superior; if you want to be tragical,…
- I try to keep deep love out of my stories because, once that particular subject comes up, it is almost impossible to talk about anything…
- I want a military funeral when I die—the bugler, the flag on the casket, the ceremonial firing squad, the hallowed ground.... It will be a…
- I want to stand as close to the edge as I can without going over. Out on the edge you see all the kinds of…
- I can have oodles of charm when I want to.
- You know what truth is? [...] It's some crazy thing my neighbor believes. If I want to make friends with him, I ask him what…
- If you want to really hurt you parents, and you don't have the nerve to be gay, the least you can do is go into…
- profanity and obscenity entitle people who don't want unpleasant information to close their ears and eyes to you.
- He was talking about the sign that said 'THE COMPLICATED FUTILITY OF IGNORANCE.' 'All knew was that I didn't want my daughter or anybody's child…
- Every character should want something, even if it is only a glass of water.
- It is so short and jumbled and jangled, Sam, because there is nothing intelligent to say about a massacre. Everybody is supposed to be dead,…
- I'm a doctor of cowshit, pigshit, and chickenshit.....when you doctors figure out what you want, you'll find me out in the barn shoveling my thesis.
- There is a tragic flaw in our precious constitution, and I don't know what can be done to fix it. This is it: Only nut…
- Someday, someday, this crazy world will have to end, And our God will take things back that He to us did lend. And if, on…
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- If you want to annoy your neighbors, tell the truth about them. — Pietro Aretino
- Flattery and deceit are the darlings of great men, and so with these men spread the butter on thick, if you want… — Pietro Aretino
- I want to do what I want when I want to do it not be dictated to by audiences. — Dario Argento
- Whenever a toddler sees a pile of blocks, he wants to tear it down. — J. J. Abrams
- I know how the American people care for that democratic principle. They want to see their vote respected. As we in Haiti… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- Sometimes people who want to understand Haiti from a political perspective may be missing part of the picture. They also need to… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- I try to work on shows that I would want to watch. — J. J. Abrams
- It's our hearts and brains that we should exercise more often. You can put on all the makeup you want, but it… — Kevyn Aucoin
- Our efforts are not aimed at isolating Israel or de-legitimizing it; rather we want to gain legitimacy for the cause of the… — Mahmoud Abbas
- We want the Israelis to leave. They want to leave - so let us let them leave. — Mahmoud Abbas
- The more I want to get something done, the less I call it work. — Richard Bach
- I don't want to do business with those who don't make a profit, because they can't give the best service. — Richard Bach