"The nearest figure to myself would be Shakespeare." — Michael Tippett

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• We must no more ask whether the soul and body are one than ask whether the wax and the figure… — Aristotle
• I figure the faster I pedal, the faster I can retire. — Lance Armstrong
• It is vital that there is a narrator figure whom people believe. That's why I never do commercials. If I… — David Attenborough
• I figure if I have my health, can pay the rent and I have my friends, I call it 'content.' — Lauren Bacall
• Sarah Palin is a compelling political figure. — Michele Bachmann
• I really believe that all of us have a lot of darkness in our souls. Anger, rage, fear, sadness. I… — Kevin Bacon
• I'm a woman who has gone through many heartaches, enough to dedicate my whole life to trying to figure them… — Erykah Badu
• No one can figure out your worth but you. — Pearl Bailey
• I always figure hey, look, I'm not a rock star, I'm an actor. I'm somebody who's meant to be other… — Christian Bale
• But reason always cuts a poor figure beside sentiment; the one being essentially restricted, like everything that is positive, while… — Honore de Balzac
• It's a character that I always found really likable. I'm fond of Zorro because he was a popular figure who… — Antonio Banderas
• We believe that electricity exists, because the electric company keeps sending us bills for it, but we cannot figure out… — Dave Barry

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