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I feel better in my body now than when I was 20. Why not? — Emmanuelle Beart
All the idols made by man, however terrifying they may be, are in point of fact subordinate to him, and that is why he will… — Simone de Beauvoir
It is not in giving life but in risking life that man is raised above the animal; that is why superiority has been accorded in… — Simone de Beauvoir
Why one man rather than another? It was odd. You find yourself involved with a fellow for life just because he was the one that… — Simone de Beauvoir
Instead of fretting about getting everything done, why not simply accept that being alive means having things to do? Then drop into full engagement with… — Martha Beck
All religious leaders and spiritual teachers emphasize finding a place within us that is true. People who obsessively follow these leaders instead of their own… — Martha Beck
Tennis is a psychological sport, you have to keep a clear head. That is why I stopped playing. — Boris Becker
Why in almost all societies have married women specialized in bearing and rearing children and in certain agricultural activities, whereas married men have done most… — Gary Becker
The Holocaust committed by the Nazis turned this country, where most of the European Jews used to live and where their culture used to flourish,… — Marek Belka
It's never been an issue for me - I don't want to go on a diet, I don't want to eat a Caesar salad with… — Adele
It's warts and all in my songs, and I think that's why people can relate to them. — Adele
The way I write my songs is that I have to believe what I'm writing about, and that's why they always end up being so… — Adele
Why don't you get out of that wet coat and into a dry martini? — Robert Benchley
I remember one day sitting at the pool and suddenly the tears were streaming down my cheeks. Why was I so unhappy? I had success.… — Ingrid Bergman
The company accountant is shy and retiring. He's shy a quarter of a million dollars. That's why he's retiring. — Milton Berle
Only barbarians are not curious about where they come from, how they came to be where they are, where they appear to be going, whether… — Isaiah Berlin
I have often been asked why I am so fond of playing male parts. As a matter of fact, it is not male parts, but… — Sarah Bernhardt
Love consists in giving without getting in return; in giving what is not owed, what is not due the other. That's why true love is… — Mortimer Adler
I don't know why, but I respond well to tortured characters. — Halle Berry
Why should conservationists have a positive interest in... farming? There are lots of reasons, but the plainest is: Conservationists eat. — Wendell Berry

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