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  • Carl Sagan Every one of us is, in the cosmic perspective, precious. If a human disagrees with you, let him live. In a hundred billion galaxies, you will not find another.
    Cosmos (1980)
    Carl Sagan
    American astronomer, cosmologist, astrophysicist and author (1934 - 1996)
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  • Bertrand Russell Every philosophical problem, when it is subjected to the necessary analysis and justification, is found either to be not really philosophical at all, or else to be, in the sense in which we are using the word, logical.
    Our Knowledge of the External World as a Field for Scientific Method in Philosophy
    Bertrand Russell
    English philosopher and mathematician (1872 - 1970)
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  • Oscar Wilde Every portrait that is painted with feeling is a portrait of the artist, not of the sitter.
    Oscar Wilde
    Irish writer (1854 - 1900)
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  • Arthur C. Clarke Every revolutionary idea seems to evoke three stages of reaction. They may be summed up by the phrases: (1) It's completely impossible. (2) It's possible, but it's not worth doing. (3) I said it was a good idea all along.
    Arthur C. Clarke
    British science fiction writer, science writer and futurist (1917 - 2008)
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  • Ben Affleck Every single director-actor I talked to, from Warren Beatty to Clint Eastwood to George Clooney, said the biggest mistake they made is not shooting enough footage of themselves.
    Ben Affleck
    American actor and filmmaker. (1972 - )
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  • Amos Oz Every single pleasure I can imagine or have experienced is more delightful, more of a pleasure, if you take it in small sips, if you take your time. Reading is not an exception.
    Interview
    Amos Oz
    Israeli writer (1939 - 2018)
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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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  • 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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  • 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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