Random Quotations

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You don't have to die in order to make a living.
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Lynn Johnston (1947 - ), For Better or For Worse, 10-14-05
It's important to begin a search on a full stomach.
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Henry Bromel, Northern Exposure, The Big Kiss, 1991
A liberal is a man too broadminded to take his own side in a quarrel.
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Robert Frost (1874 - 1963)
I can remember when the air was clean and sex was dirty.
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George Burns (1896 - 1996)
When we make assumptions, we contribute to the complexity rather than the simplicity of a problem, making it more difficult to solve.
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Julie A., M.A. Ross and Judy Corcoran, Joint Custody with a Jerk: Raising a Child with an Uncooperative Ex, 2011
Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.
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Carl Jung (1875 - 1961)
Nobody will ever win the Battle of the Sexes. There's just too much fraternizing with the enemy.
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Henry Kissinger (1923 - )
I'm very pleased with each advancing year. It stems back to when I was forty. I was a bit upset about reaching that milestone, but an older friend consoled me. 'Don't complain about growing old - many, many people do not have that privilege.'
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Earl Warren (1891 - 1974), Chief Justice
We shall not fail or falter; we shall not weaken or tire...Give us the tools and we will finish the job.
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Sir Winston Churchill (1874 - 1965), BBC radio broadcast, Feb 9, 1941
It is dangerous for a national candidate to say things that people might remember.
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Eugene McCarthy (1916 - 2005)
I always keep a supply of stimulant handy in case I see a snake--which I also keep handy.
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W. C. Fields (1880 - 1946)
With or without religion, you would have good people doing good things and evil people doing evil things. But for good people to do evil things, that takes religion.
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Steven Weinberg (1933 - ), quoted in The New York Times, April 20, 1999
I want to change the pop world one sequin at a time. Artists tend to take themselves way too seriously and don't enjoy the fun of making an impact on culture. I just have a good time and sequins represent a good time.
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Lady Gaga (1986 - ), BBC Breakfast, 04-21-09
'So you think *I'm* the murderer? What do I have to do to convince you that I'm not, be the next victim?'
'Well, that would be a start.'
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Peter Stone, Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn in "Charade", 1963
I'll be more enthusiastic about encouraging thinking outside the box when there's evidence of any thinking going on inside it.
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Terry Pratchett
Oh for a book and a shady nook...
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John Wilson (1785 - 1854)
The only reason for being a professional writer is that you can't help it.
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Leo Rosten (1908 - )
It seemed like forever ago, like we’d had this brief but still infinite forever. Some infinities are bigger than other infinities.
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John Green, The Fault in Our Stars, 2012
Clergymen have much the same in their breeches as other men.
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Elizabeth Aston, The Second Mrs. Darcy, 2007
Never promise more than you can perform.
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Publilius Syrus (~100 BC)
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MM's Cynical Quotes LM's Motivational Quotes Classic Quotes
Cole's Quotables Rand Lindsly's Quotes Poor Man's College
alt.quotations Archives 20th Century Quotations Quotations by Women
The Devil's Dictionary Contributed Quotations

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