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  • Bryce Dallas Howard My sister can walk down the street and just know what's going on with people. She'll say, 'Oh, they're going through a divorce' or, 'Their kid just went off to college' or, 'He just got a great job.'
    Bryce Dallas Howard
    American actress and filmmaker (1981 - )
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  • Francis Bacon Nakedness is uncomely, as well in mind as body, and it addeth no small reverence to men's manners and actions if they be not altogether open. Therefore set it down: That a habit of secrecy is both politic and moral.
    Francis Bacon
    English philosopher and statesman (1561 - 1626)
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  • Dwight D. Eisenhower Neither a wise nor a brave man lies down on the tracks of history to wait for the train of the future to run over him.
    Dwight D. Eisenhower
    American president (1890 - 1969)
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  • Mark Twain Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience.
    Mark Twain
    American writer (ps. of Samuel Langhorne Clemens) (1835 - 1910)
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  • Richard Nixon Never let your head hang down. Never give up and sit down and grieve. Find another way. And don't pray when it rains if you don't pray when the sun shines.
    Richard Nixon
    American president (1913 - 1994)
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  • Satchel Paige Never let your head hang down. Never give up and sit down and grieve. Find another way. And don't pray when it rains if you don't pray when the sun shines.
    Satchel Paige
    African-American baseball player (1906 - 1982)
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  • Jesse Jackson Never look down on anybody unless you are helping them up.
    Jesse Jackson
    American Clergyman, Civil Rights Leader (1941 - )
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  • Dag Hammarskjöld Never look down to test the ground before taking your next step; only those who keep their eye fixed on the far horizon will find their right road.
    Dag Hammarskjöld
    Swedish diplomat (1905 - 1961)
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  • Charles Lamb Newspapers always excite curiosity. No one ever puts one down without the feeling of disappointment.
    Charles Lamb
    English essayist (1775 - 1834)
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  • Buddy Hackett Ninety-nine percent is in the delivery. If you have the right voice and the right delivery, you're cocky enough, and you pound down on the punch line, you can say anything and make people laugh maybe three times before they realize you're not telling jokes.
    Buddy Hackett
    American actor and comedian (1924 - 2003)
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  • George Bernard Shaw No king on earth is as safe in his job as a Trade Union official. There is only one thing that can get him sacked; and that is drink. Not even that, as long as he doesn't actually fall down.
    George Bernard Shaw
    Irish-English writer and critic (1856 - 1950)
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  • Alfred Lord Tennyson No man ever got very high by pulling other people down. The intelligent merchant does not knock his competitors. The sensible worker does not work those who work with him. Don't knock your friends. Don't knock your enemies. Don't knock yourself.
    Alfred Lord Tennyson
    English poet (1809 - 1892)
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  • Tallulah Bankhead No man worth his salt, no man of spirit and spine, no man for whom I could have any respect, could rejoice in the identification of Tallulah's husband. It's tough enough to be bogged down in a legend. It would be even tougher to marry one.
    Tallulah Bankhead
    American actress (1902 - 1968)
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  • Diana Spencer Princess of Wales No one sat me down with a piece of paper and said, “This is what is expected of you. But… I’m lucky enough in the fact that I have found my role… I love being with people.”
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  • David Jenkins No statement about God is simply, literally true. God is far more than can be measured, described, defined in ordinary language, or pinned down to any particular happening.
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  • Bessie Smith No time to marry, no time to settle down; I'm a young woman, and I ain't done runnin' around.
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  • Martin Luther King No, no, we are not satisfied, and we will not be satisfied until justice rolls down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream.
    Martin Luther King
    American preacher (1929 - 1968)
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  • Bobby Hull Nobody gives a crap about hockey down here - nobody. I coach kids' hockey down here and you can start to see the disinterest in the game here with the kids.
    Bobby Hull
    Canadian ice hockey player (1939 - )
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  • Brit Hume Nobody's profitable at this moment, because recession is on; advertising dollars are down, and expenses are way up. So that kind of belies the situation that you would expect, because the ratings are way up everywhere.
    Brit Hume
    American journalist and political commentator (1943 - )
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  • Jonathan Swift Nor do they trust their tongue alone, but speak a language of their own; can read a nod, a shrug, a look, far better than a printed book; convey a libel in a frown, and wink a reputation down.
    Jonathan Swift
    English writer (1667 - 1745)
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