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  • Ben Stein Every soul deserves a shot at a Cadillac, but not everyone should be guaranteed a Cadillac.
    Ben Stein
    American professor, writer
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  • Elbert Hubbard Every spirit makes its house, but as afterwards the house confines the spirit, you had better build well.
    Elbert Hubbard
    American writer and publisher (1856 - 1915)
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  • Adam Ferguson Every step and every movement of the multitude, even in what are termed enlightened ages, are made with equal blindness to the future; and nations stumble upon establishments, which are indeed the result of human action, but not the execution of any human design.
    An Essay on the History of Civil Society
    Adam Ferguson
    Scottish philosopher and historian (1723 - 1816)
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  • Oprah Winfrey Every stumble is not a fall, and every fall does not mean failure.
    Oprah Winfrey
    American TV host, Actress (1954 - )
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  • Alfred N. Whitehead Every thing of importance has been said before by somebody who did not discover it.
    Alfred N. Whitehead
    English philosopher and mathematician (1861 - 1947)
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  • Lord Acton Every thing secret degenerates, even the administration of justice; nothing is safe that does not show how it can bear discussion and publicity.
    Lord Acton
    British historian (1834 - 1902)
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  • Vivienne Westwood Every time I hear that word, I cringe. Fun! I think it's disgusting; it's just running around. It's not my idea of pleasure.
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  • Brad Bird Every time I started going in the direction of thinking how it might turn out, I started to just turn my brain around and not go there, because I think the surest way to guarantee that you won't win is to assume that you will.
    Brad Bird
    American animator, director and screenwriter (1957 - )
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  • Carolyn Chute Every time I think I know what's right and wrong, I end up being wrong. All I want to do is explore. I want to see what people would do. I say, 'What would this person do in this situation?' and I write it down. I'm not writing manifestos of my political views.
    Carolyn Chute
    American writer and populist
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  • Brad Wenstrup Every time I would give a talk, someone would say, 'You ought to go into politics.' I prefer to call it government leadership. My life has taken me to places where I have experiences that I think I can share. A lot of times, we see people who are career politicians. I'm not the conventional candidate, nor do I want to be.
    Brad Wenstrup
    American politician, <a href="/wiki/U.S._Army_Reserve" class="mw-redirect&# (1958 - )
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  • Barbara Kingsolver Every time I write a new novel about something sombre and sobering and terrible I think, 'oh Lord, they're not going to want to go here'. But they do. Readers of fiction read, I think, for a deeper embrace of the world, of reality. And that's brave.
    Barbara Kingsolver
    American novelist, essayist and poet (1955 - )
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  • Salman Rushdie Every time you finish a book, you have a terrible feeling that there's just never going to be another one. But fortunately, so far, the next one has always shown up.
    Salman Rushdie
    Engels writer (1947 - )
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  • Carl Andre Every time you work, you have to do it all over again, to rid yourself of this dross. I suppose for a person who is not an artist or not attempting art, it is not dross, because it is the common exchange of everyday life.
    Carl Andre
    American minimalist artist (1935 - )
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  • Ralph Waldo Emerson Every violation of truth is not only a sort of suicide in the liar, but is a stab at the health of human society.
    Ralph Waldo Emerson
    American poet and philosopher (1803 - 1882)
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  • George Orwell Every war when it comes, or before it comes, is represented not as a war but as an act of self-defense against a homicidal maniac.
    George Orwell
    English writer (ps. of Eric Blair) (1903 - 1950)
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  • Caitlin Moran Every woman who chooses - joyfully, thoughtfully, calmly, of their own free will and desire - not to have a child does womankind a massive favour in the long term.
    Caitlin Moran
    English journalist, author, and broadcaster (1975 - )
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  • Leo Rosten Every writer is a narcissist. This does not mean that he is vain; it only means that he is hopelessly self-absorbed.
    Leo Rosten
    Polish-American scientist (1908 - 1997)
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  • Bonnie Somerville Every year there's five cop shows, five medical shows and five 'Law & Orders,' but when it's a show about women, they want to pit everyone against each other. I don't think they'd do that if it was a guy show. I think there's room for all of us.
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  • Brendan Dooling Every young male actor dreams of being James Bond in an action movie. And that's their first role. But the truth is, when it comes down to it, that's not relatable.
    Brendan Dooling
    American actor (1990 - )
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  • Betsy Brandt Everybody - even huge movie stars - have downs. That's just how it is. The work ebbs and flows. My manager and I were saying, 'Let's remember that in 2013 we were soooo busy.' So whenever it is that we're not, maybe it'll come back again. Maybe it won't. But you've gotta love the ride.
    Betsy Brandt
    American actress (1973 - )
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