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  • Brendan Behan Critics are like eunuchs in a harem; they know how it's done, they've seen it done every day, but they're unable to do it themselves.
    Brendan Behan
    Irish poet, short story writer, novelist and playwright (1923 - 1964)
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  • Alan Paton Cry, the beloved country, for the unborn child that is the inheritor of our fear. Let him not love the earth too deeply... For fear will rob him of all if he gives too much.
    Alan Paton
    South African author and anti-apartheid activist (1903 - 1988)
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  • Charlotte Brontë Crying does not indicate that you are weak. Since birth, it has always been a sign that you are alive.
    Charlotte Brontë
    British Novelist (1816 - 1855)
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  • Mae West Cultivate your curves - they may be dangerous but they won't be avoided.
    Mae West
    American actress (1893 - 1980)
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  • Bjorn Ulvaeus Cultural variety is always worth striving for, but must never precede the declaration of human rights.
    Bjorn Ulvaeus
    Swedish songwriter, producer, member of ABBA (1945 - )
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  • Matthew Arnold Culture, then, is a study of perfection, and perfection which insists on becoming something rather than in having something, in an inward condition of the mind and spirit, not in an outward set of circumstances.
    Matthew Arnold
    British critic and poet (1822 - 1888)
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  • Steven Wright Curiosity killed the cat, but for a while I was a suspect.
    Steven Wright
    American stand-up comedian, actor, and writer (1955 - )
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  • Paul De Man Curiously enough, it seems to be only in describing a mode of language which does not mean what it says that one can actually say what one means.
    Paul De Man
    In België geboren American literair criticus (1919 - 1983)
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  • Alexander Pope Curse on all laws, but those that love has made.
    Alexander Pope
    English poet (1688 - 1744)
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  • Abu Bakr Cursed is the man who dies, but the evil done by him survives.
    Abu Bakr
    Companion and father-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad (573 - 634)
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  • Lord Chesterfield Custom has made dancing sometimes necessary for a young man; therefore mind it while you learn it, that you may learn to do it well, and not be ridiculous, though in a ridiculous act.
    Lord Chesterfield
    English statesman, diplomat and writer (Philip Dormer Stanhope) (1694 - 1773)
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  • Blaise Pascal Custom is our nature. What are our natural principles but principles of custom?
    Blaise Pascal
    French mathematician, physicist and philosopher (1623 - 1662)
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  • Karl Albrecht Customer needs have an unsettling way of not staying satisfied for very long.
    Karl Albrecht
    German entrepreneur (1920 - 2014)
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  • Robert A. Cook Cut your morning devotions into your personal grooming. You would not go out to work with a dirty face. Why start the day with the face of your soul unwashed?
    Robert A. Cook
    American Christian author, radio broadcaster, and pastor (1912 - 1991)
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  • Austan Goolsbee Cutting taxes for very high income people an average of more than $100,000 a year for people that make more than a million dollars a year is not an effective way to get the economy going.
    Austan Goolsbee
    American economist (1969 - )
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  • Barack Obama Cutting the deficit by gutting our investments in innovation and education is like lightening an overloaded airplane by removing its engine. It may make you feel like you're flying high at first, but it won't take long before you feel the impact.
    Barack Obama
    American politician (1961 - )
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  • Barrett Foa Cyndi Lauper is really good at talking to you about normal things. It's strange to be in the presence of a big celebrity like that. You want to make these connections and say things related to being a fan. It's not as interesting for them. She's amazing at making small talk without it seeming small.
    Barrett Foa
    American bari-tenor singer, dancer, and actor (1977 - )
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  • Barry Mann Cynthia's lyrics always expressed the feelings people felt but they couldn't express themselves.
    Barry Mann
    American songwriter and musician (1939 - )
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  • Bobby Rush Daley may not feel a moral responsibility to eliminate discrimination but he has a legal obligation to do so.
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  • Bonnie Langford Dance never really goes away; it just reforms and reinvents, and it's become more athletic with new connection to fitness and sport. Dance used to have this exclusivity, but not any more.
    Bonnie Langford
    English actress, dancer and singer (1964 - )
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