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  • Jean Baudrillard Deep down, no one really believes they have a right to live. But this death sentence generally stays tucked away, hidden beneath the difficulty of living. If that difficulty is removed from time to time, death is suddenly there, unintelligibly.
    Jean Baudrillard
    French sociologist and philosopher. (1929 - 2007)
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  • Jean Baudrillard Deep down, the US, with its space, its technological refinement, its bluff good conscience, even in those spaces which it opens up for simulation, is the only remaining primitive society.
    Jean Baudrillard
    French sociologist and philosopher. (1929 - 2007)
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  • Alice Walker Deliver me from writers who say the way they live doesn't matter. I'm not sure a bad person can write a good book, If art doesn't make us better, then what on earth is it for.
    Alice Walker
    American Author, Critic (1944 - 1982)
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  • Barbara Amiel Dictatorships do cut down on rape, and pillage, not to mention sexual harassment, by the simple expedient of sending people to labour camps for life or cutting off their hands without a trial.
    Barbara Amiel
    British journalist, writer, and socialite (1940 - )
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  • Charles Caleb Colton Did universal charity prevail, earth would be a heaven, and hell a fable.
    Charles Caleb Colton
    English writer (1777 - 1832)
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  • Bill Hybels Dignity does not float down from heaven it cannot be purchased nor manufactured. It is a reward reserved for those who labor with diligence.
    Bill Hybels
    American church figure and author (1951 - )
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  • Benedict Cumberbatch Do I like being thought of as attractive? I don't know anyone on Earth who doesn't, but I do find it funny.
    Benedict Cumberbatch
    English actor (1976 - )
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  • Buddha Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumored by many. Do not believe in anything simply because it is found written in your religious books. Do not believe in anything merely on the authority of your teachers and elders. Do not believe in traditions because they have been handed down for many generations. But after observation and analysis, when you find that anything agrees with reason and is conducive to the goo
    Buddha
    Spiritual leader, born as Siddhartha Gautama (450 - 370)
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  • Abu Bakr Do not look down upon any Muslim, for even the most inferior believer is great in the eyes of God.
    Abu Bakr
    Companion and father-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad (573 - 634)
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  • Elton John Don't be afraid to let her into your heart and when your down, don't try to carry the whole world on your shoulders.
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  • Robert Frost Don't ever take a fence down until you know why it was put up.
    Robert Frost
    American poet (1874 - 1963)
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  • Calvin Coolidge Don't expect to build up the weak by pulling down the strong.
    Calvin Coolidge
    American president (1872 - 1933)
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  • Finley Peter Dunne Don't jump on a man unless he is down.
    Finley Peter Dunne
    American Journalist, Humorist (1867 - 1936)
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  • Brit Morin Don't let a lack of big company names on your resume get you down, but also, don't let it feed a Silicon Valley ego. Oftentimes, the best candidates come from startups or smaller companies. It shows they are open to risk and can keep up with the long hours and occasional harsh demands.
    Brit Morin
    American entrepreneur (1985 - )
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  • Brigham Young Don't try to tear down other people's religion about their ears, Build up your own perfect structure of truth, and invite your listeners to enter in and enjoy it's glories.
    Brigham Young
    American Mormon Leader (1801 - 1877)
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  • Brooke Shields Don't waste a minute not being happy. If one window closes, run to the next window- or break down a door.
    Brooke Shields
    American actress and model (1965 - )
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  • Howard Aiken Don't worry about people stealing your ideas. If your ideas are any good, you'll have to ram them down people's throats.
    Howard Aiken
    American physicist and a pioneer in computing (1900 - 1973)
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  • Ronald Reagan Double, no triple, our troubles and we'd still be better off than any other people on earth. It is time that we recognized that ours was, in truth, a noble cause.
    Ronald Reagan
    American politician and actor (1911 - 2004)
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  • Alanis Morissette Down the road, I'll probably have a kid or two or three. And there will probably be political events or spiritual things to comment on, and humor.
    Alanis Morissette
    Canadian-American singer, songwriter and actress (1974 - )
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  • Augustus Baldwin Longstreet During the session of the Supreme Court, in the village of -, about three weeks ago, when a number of people were collected in the principal street of the village, I observed a young man riding up and down the street, as I supposed, in a violent passion.
    Augustus Baldwin Longstreet
    American lawyer, minister, educator, and humorist (1790 - 1870)
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