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  • Barry Humphries Sex is the most beautiful thing that can take place between a happily married man and his secretary.
    Barry Humphries
    Australian comedian, actor, artist, and author (1934 - 2023)
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  • Andrew Coyle Bradley Shakespeare also introduces the supernatural into some of his tragedies; he introduces ghosts, and witches who have supernatural knowledge.
    Andrew Coyle Bradley
    American lawyer (1844 - 1902)
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  • Andrew Coyle Bradley Shakespeare very rarely makes the least attempt to surprise by his catastrophes. They are felt to be inevitable, though the precise way in which they will be brought about is not, of course, foreseen.
    Andrew Coyle Bradley
    American lawyer (1844 - 1902)
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  • Bjornstjerne Bjornson Shakespeare's plays were a great Teutonic Valhalla with brilliant sunshine at times and violent tempests at others. The world to him was a battlefield, but his sense of poetic justice, his sublime faith in life and its infinite resources, guided the battles.
    Bjornstjerne Bjornson
    Norwegian writer (1832 - 1910)
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  • Alex Cox Shakespeare, who is probably the greatest writer and poet of the English language, lived in a time that was politically very conservative and it's reflected in his writings.
    Alex Cox
    English film director, screenwriter and actor (1954 - )
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  • Brigham Young Shall I tell you the law of God in regard to the African race? If the white man who belongs to the chosen seed mixes his blood with the seed of Cain, the penalty, under the law of God, is death on the spot. This will always be so.
    Race Journal of Discourses, vol. 10, p. 110.
    Brigham Young
    American Mormon Leader (1801 - 1877)
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  • Ralph Waldo Emerson Shallow people believe in luck and in circumstances; Strong people believe in cause and effect.
    Ralph Waldo Emerson
    American poet and philosopher (1803 - 1882)
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  • Bernard Malamud She entered his dreams sane and left mad. She began with words of love and ended with sounds that frightened him.
    Bernard Malamud
    American novelist (1914 - 1986)
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  • George Meredith She poured a little social sewage into his ears.
    George Meredith
    British Author (1828 - 1909)
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  • Marguerite Duras She represents the un-vowed aspiration of the male human being, his potential infidelity - and infidelity of a very special kind, which would lead him to the opposite of his wife, to the ''woman of wax'' whom he could model at will, make and unmake in any way he wished, even unto death.
    Marguerite Duras
    French author and filmmaker (1914 - 1996)
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  • George Eliot She was no longer wrestling with the grief, but could sit down with it as a lasting companion and make it a sharer in her thoughts.
    George Eliot
    English writer and poet (1819 - 1880)
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  • Bruce Springsteen She went away, she cut me like a knife
    Hello beautiful thing, maybe you could save my life
    In just a glance, down here on magic street
    Loves a fool's dance
    And I ain't got much sense, but I still got my feet.
    Magic (2007) Girls in Their Summer Clothes
    Bruce Springsteen
    American singer-songwriter (1949 - )
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  • Bill Kristol Shouldn't Democrats insist that Sen. Durbin step down as their whip, the number two man in their leadership?
    Bill Kristol
    American political analyst (1952 - )
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  • Joe E. Lewis Show me a man with both feet on the ground and I'll show you a man who can't get his pants on.
    Joe E. Lewis
    American writer
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  • Bobby Darin Show me any top entertainer or top business executive, and I'll show you a guy who has mapped out his life from the very start.
    Bobby Darin
    American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, impressionist, and actor (1936 - 1973)
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  • Boman Irani Shyam Benegal has found a lovely voice in this film. We've all seen the kind of cinema he's come up with over the years. His films like 'Mandi,' 'Manthan,' 'Sooraj Ka Saatvan Ghoda' all have revolutionised the face of Indian cinema. And in 'Well Done Abba,' he has once again found a relevant subject, which even youngsters can relate with.
    Boman Irani
    Indian actor (1959 - )
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  • William Hazlitt Silence is one great art of conversation. He is not a fool who knows when to hold his tongue; and a person may gain credit for sense, eloquence, wit, who merely says nothing to lessen the opinion which others have of these qualities in themselves.
    William Hazlitt
    English writer (1778 - 1830)
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  • Bill Paxton Since I was a small boy, I was always around the game. I don't play golf much myself, but I love watching it. My father has played golf all his life.
    Bill Paxton
    American actor and director (1955 - 2017)
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  • Burton Richter Since stepping down as laboratory director in 1999, I have devoted an increasing fraction of my time to international issues. I am involved with energy, environment, and sustainability issues, particularly as they involve new energy sources free of greenhouse gases.
    Burton Richter
    American physicist (1931 - 2018)
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  • Bill Gates Since when has the world of computer software design been about what people want? This is a simple question of evolution. The day is quickly coming when every knee will bow down to a silicon fist, and you will all beg your binary gods for mercy.
    Bill Gates
    American business magnate, investor, author and philanthropist (1955 - )
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