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  • Horace He that has given today may, if he so please, take away tomorrow.
    Horace
    Roman poet
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  • Francis Bacon He that hath wife and children hath given hostages to fortune; for they are impediments to great enterprises, either of virtue or mischief.
    Francis Bacon
    English philosopher and statesman (1561 - 1626)
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  • Albert Einstein He who joyfully marches in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would suffice.
    Albert Einstein
    German - American physicist (1879 - 1955)
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  • Carter Burwell Hopefully each film can be given a musical voice of its own, which is not to say that the instrumentation is always unique, but that the relationship between the sound and the image is unique.
    Carter Burwell
    American composer of film scores (1954 - )
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  • Woody Allen How is it possible to find meaning in a finite world, given my waist and shirt size?
    Woody Allen
    American movie director and actor (1935 - )
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  • Mark Twain I am a democrat only on principle, not by instinct - nobody is that. Doubtless some people say they are, but this world is grievously given to lying.
    Mark Twain
    American writer (ps. of Samuel Langhorne Clemens) (1835 - 1910)
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  • Abraham Lincoln I am a firm believer in the people. If given the truth, they can be depended upon to meet any national crisis. The great point is to bring them the real facts.
    Abraham Lincoln
    American statesman (1809 - 1865)
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  • William Shakespeare I am bewitched with the rogue's company. If the rascal have not given me medicines to make me love him, I'll be hanged.
    William Shakespeare
    English playwright and poet (1564 - 1616)
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  • A. N. Wilson I am shy to admit that I have followed the advice given all those years ago by a wise archbishop to a bewildered young man: that moments of unbelief 'don't matter,' that if you return to a practice of the faith, faith will return.
    A. N. Wilson
    English writer and columnist (1950 - )
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  • Henry Miller I didn't have to think up so much as a comma or a semicolon; it was all given, straight from the celestial recording room. Weary, I would beg for a break, an intermission, time enough, let's say, to go to the toilet or take a breath of fresh air on the balcony. Nothing doing!
    Henry Miller
    American writer (1891 - 1980)
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  • Ben Hecht I discovered early in my movie work that a movie is never any better than the stupidest man connected with it. There are times when this distinction may be given to the writer or director. Most often it belongs to the producer.
    Ben Hecht
    American writer, playwright (1894 - 1964)
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  • Busy Philipps I do think moms should be given a break, all across the board. And I think that the most important thing is that you're healthy. After I had my little girl, I wanted to be healthy for her and have a healthy body image so that she hopefully grows up to see that her self worth isn't defined by how thin she is.
    Busy Philipps
    American actress and writer (1979 - )
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  • John le Carré I don't think it is given to any of us to be impertinent to great religions with impunity.
    John le Carré
    British author (1931 - 2020)
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  • Anne Tyler I don't want to say I hear voices; well, actually I do hear voices, but I don't think it's supernatural. I think it's just that when characters are given enough texture and backbone, then lo and behold, they stand on their own.
    Anne Tyler
    American novelist and short story writer (1941 - )
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  • Bryn Terfel I enjoy all aspects of singing and I'm luckily given the choice to be part of different styles of music.
    Bryn Terfel
    Welsh bass-baritone opera singer (1965 - )
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  • Lady Mary Wortley Montagu I hate the noise and hurry inseparable from great Estates and Titles, and look upon both as blessings that ought only to be given to fools, for 'Tis only to them that they are blessings.
    Lady Mary Wortley Montagu
    English writer (1689 - 1762)
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  • Abu Bakr I have been given the authority over you, and I am not the best of you. If I do well, help me; and if I do wrong, set me right. Sincere regard for truth.
    Abu Bakr
    Companion and father-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad (573 - 634)
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  • Susan B. Anthony I have given my life and all I am to it, and now I want my last act to be to give it all I have, to the last cent.
    Susan B. Anthony
    American women's rights activist (1820 - 1906)
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  • Anna Held I have given up trying to be happy. It is no use an leads to nothing.
    Anna Held
    Polish-born stage performer and singer (1872 - 1918)
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  • Bryan Greenberg I have to be honest, I don't pay as much attention to women's fashion, but being a sneaker head, I do like it when a girl can rock a nice pair of sneakers. Not every girl can do it. Every girl looks good in heels - that's a given - but not every girl can look good in fresh kicks.
    Bryan Greenberg
    American actor and singer (1978 - )
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