Quotes with common-place

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  • William James Knowledge about life is one thing; effective occupation of a place in life, with its dynamic currents passing through your being, is another.
    William James
    American philosopher (1842 - 1910)
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  • Caroline Leavitt L.A. is a place people come to for all sorts of reasons, often to reinvent themselves, and that fascinates me.
    Caroline Leavitt
    American novelist
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  • Bryan Robson Last season when things weren't working out, I thought we needed a different voice around the place.
    Bryan Robson
    English football manager and player (1957 - )
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  • Candice Millard Late-19th-century America, with all its chaotic change and immense potential, seems to have been the perfect place to become not someone else, but someone new.
    Candice Millard
    American writer and journalist (1968 - )
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  • Barbara Boxer Law enforcement officers are never 'off duty.' They are dedicated public servants who are sworn to protect public safety at any time and place that the peace is threatened. They need all the help that they can get.
    Barbara Boxer
    American politician (1940 - )
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  • Ursula K. Le Guin Legends of prediction are common throughout the whole Household of Man. Gods speak, spirits speak, computers speak. Oracular ambiguity or statistical probability provides loopholes, and discrepancies are expunged by Faith.
    Ursula K. Le Guin
    American writer of science fiction and fantasy books (1929 - 2018)
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  • John F. Kennedy Let the word go forth from this time and place, to friend and foe alike, that the torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans... tempered by war, disciplined by a hard and bitter peace, proud of our ancient heritage.
    John F. Kennedy
    American politician (1917 - 1963)
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  • Barbara Jordan Let there be no illusions about the difficulty of forming this kind of a national community. It's tough, difficult, not easy. But a spirit of harmony will survive in America only if each of us remembers that we share a common destiny.
    Barbara Jordan
    American lawyer, educator and politician (1936 - 1996)
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  • Barbara Jordan Let us heed the voice of the people and recognize their common sense. If we do not, we not only blaspheme our political heritage, we ignore the common ties that bind all Americans.
    Barbara Jordan
    American lawyer, educator and politician (1936 - 1996)
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  • Campbell Brown Let's be clear about what Common Core is. It spells out what students should know at the end of each grade. The goal is to ensure that our students are sound in math and literacy and that our schools have some basic consistency nationwide. But the standards do not dictate a national curriculum, and teachers are not told how or what to teach.
    Campbell Brown
    American journalist (1968 - )
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  • Bill Dedman Lie detectors sometimes work because people believe they work, deterring the wrong people from applying for jobs in the first place, or prompting admissions of guilt during interrogations.
    Bill Dedman
    American journalist (1960 - )
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  • Georges Bataille Life has always taken place in a tumult without apparent cohesion, but it only finds its grandeur and its reality in ecstasy and in ecstatic love.
    Georges Bataille
    French writer and critic (1897 - 1962)
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  • Carolyn Heilbrun Life has this in common with prizefighting: if you've received a belly blow, it's likely to be followed by a right to the jaw.
    Carolyn Heilbrun
    American academic and author (1926 - 2003)
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  • Marcus Aurelius Life is neither good or evil, but only a place for good and evil.
    Marcus Aurelius
    Roman emperor (121 - 180)
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  • Imelda Marcos Life is not a matter of place, things or comfort; rather, it concerns the basic human rights of family, country, justice and human dignity.
    Imelda Marcos
    Filipino politician and first lady (1929 - )
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  • John Dryden Like pilgrims to the appointed place we tend; The world's an inn, and death the journey's end.
    John Dryden
    English poet and playwright (1631 - 1700)
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  • Carol Loomis Limited partnerships are required to amend their filings whenever important changes, such as the admission of new partners, take place.
    Carol Loomis
    American financial journalist (1929 - )
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  • Sir Roger L'Estrange Live and let live is the rule of common justice.
    Sir Roger L'Estrange
    English journalist (1616 - 1702)
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  • Bjork Living in a capital in Europe but still surrounded by mountains and ocean, my relationship to music was strongest walking to school and back. I would sing to myself and very quickly started mapping out my melodies to landscapes - at the time I just thought it was very matter of fact, a common thing to do.
    Bjork
    Icelandic singer, songwriter and actress (1965 - )
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  • Carine Roitfeld London Fashion Week isn't the most organised, but I don't mind that. It's such an exciting place - it's small and cool.
    Carine Roitfeld
    French fashion editor (1954 - )
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