Quotes with --because

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  • Bjarne Stroustrup C++ is my favorite garbage collected language because it generates so little garbage
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    Bjarne Stroustrup
    Danish computer scientist (1950 - )
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  • Blaise Pascal Can anything be stupider than that a man has the right to kill me because he lives on the other side of a river and his ruler has a quarrel with mine, though I have not quarrelled with him?
    Blaise Pascal
    French mathematician, physicist and philosopher (1623 - 1662)
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  • Brett Hull Canadian hockey fans... They boo me every time I go anywhere. Because I play for Team USA.
    Brett Hull
    Canadian-born American former ice hockey player (1964 - )
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  • Susan Sontag Cancer patients are lied to, not just because the disease is (or is thought to be) a death sentence, but because it is felt to be obscene - in the original meaning of that word: ill-omened, abominable, repugnant to the senses.
    Susan Sontag
    American writer, filmmaker, teacher, and political activist (1933 - 2004)
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  • Adrian Grenier Celebrities become divas because they get pampered so much, babied so much - then they get used to it.
    Adrian Grenier
    American actor, producer, director and musician (1976 - )
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  • King Whitney Change has a considerable psychological impact on the human mind. To the fearful it is threatening because it means that things may get worse. To the hopeful it is encouraging because things may get better. To the confident it is inspiring because the challenge exists to make things better.
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  • Richard Marcinko Change hurts. It makes people insecure, confused, and angry. People want things to be the same as they've always been, because that makes life easier. But, if you're a leader, you can't let your people hang on to the past.
    Richard Marcinko
    American Navy officer and Vietnam War veteran (1940 - )
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  • Bill Ayers Chicago '68 was a relatively small demonstration for its time, but I've talked to millions of people who claim they were there because it felt like we were all there. Everyone from our generation was there and was at Woodstock.
    Bill Ayers
    American elementary education theorist (1944 - )
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  • Andrea Dworkin Childbearing is glorified in part because women die from it.
    Andrea Dworkin
    American radical feminist and writer (1946 - 2005)
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  • Jean de la Bruyère Children enjoy the present because they have neither a past nor a future.
    Jean de la Bruyère
    French writer (1645 - 1696)
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  • Bernard Malamud Children were strangers you loved because you could love. If they gave back love when they were grown you were ahead of the game.
    Bernard Malamud
    American novelist (1914 - 1986)
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  • Bobby Flay Chipotles to me are a one-of-a-kind pepper because they're smoked jalapenos, so they're fiery and they're smoky. It's good to use chipotles in salsas or soups or condiments - that works really well. To me, they always really pick up anything you put them in.
    Bobby Flay
    American celebrity chef and restaurateur (1964 - )
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  • James Joyce Christopher Columbus, as everyone knows, is honored by posterity because he was the last to discover America.
    James Joyce
    Irish writer (1882 - 1941)
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  • Bob Newhart Chuck Lorre and I had been talking about doing one of his shows for a while. I said I'd like to do 'The Big Bang Theory,' because I think it's the best written, most intelligent show on television.
    Bob Newhart
    American stand-up comedian and actor (1929 - )
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  • Antoine Fuqua Cinema Paradiso, because it reminds me of why I make movies, the magic of movies, the romance of movies.
    Antoine Fuqua
    American film director and producer (1966 - )
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  • Ban Ki-moon Climate change has happened because of human behaviour, therefore it’s only natural it should be us, human beings, to address this issue. It may not be too late if we take decisive actions today.
    Ban Ki-moon
    South Korean politician and diplomat (1944 - )
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  • Alan Bennett Closing a public library is child abuse, really, because it hinders child development.
    Alan Bennett
    British playwright, screenwriter, actor and author (1934 - )
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  • Benjamin Disraeli Colonies do not cease to be colonies because they are independent.
    Benjamin Disraeli
    English statesman and writer (1804 - 1881)
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  • Bob Newhart Comedians are never really on vacation because you're always at attention... that antenna is always out there.
    Bob Newhart
    American stand-up comedian and actor (1929 - )
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  • Joan Rivers Comediennes are the lucky ones, because if you're funny, you can be 125 years old and they will still accept you.
    Joan Rivers
    American stand-up comedian, actress, writer and producer (1933 - 2014)
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