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  • Bobby Scott Unfortunately, the elimination of incentives such as parole, good time credits and funding for college courses, means that fewer inmates participate in and excel in literacy, education, treatment and other development programs.
    Bobby Scott
    American politician (1947 - )
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  • Carl Gustav Jung Unfortunately, there can be no doubt that man is, on the whole, less good than he imagines himself or wants to be. Everyone carries a shadow, and the less it is embodied in the individual's conscious life, the blacker and darker it is. If an inferiority is conscious, one always has a chance to correct it. Furthermore, it is constantly in contact with other interests, so that it is continually subjected to modifications. But if it is repressed and isolated from consciousness, it never gets co
    Carl Gustav Jung
    Swiss psychiatrist (1875 - 1961)
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  • Thomas Alva Edison Unfortunately, there seems to be far more opportunity out there than ability. We should remember that good fortune often happens when opportunity meets with preparation.
    Thomas Alva Edison
    American inventor and founder of General Electric (1847 - 1931)
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  • Oliver Wendell Holmes Unpretending mediocrity is good, and genius is glorious; but a weak flavor of genius in an essentially common person is detestable. It spoils the grand neutrality of a commonplace character, as the rinsings of an unwashed wine-glass spoil a draught of fair water.
    Oliver Wendell Holmes
    American writer and poet (1809 - 1894)
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  • Benjamin Stockham Usually after I'm done with working, I just come home and play a little game and go to bed. After work, I have a lot time to do a lot of stuff. I think I've got a good balance of work and play.
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  • Ang Lee Usually with this genre the first thing that happens is a good fight sequence to show that you're in good hands. So we broke that rule. I think a lot of that comes from the western audience.
    Ang Lee
    Taiwanese film director, producer, and screenwriter (1954 - )
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  • Birgitte Hjort Sorensen Usually, when you get early versions of scripts, they are not very good. I found 'Borgen' amazing from the very first read-through because of how fast-paced and gripping it was. It felt more international because of the way it didn't dwell on the characters' personal lives as many Danish shows used to, but still, nobody thought it would travel.
    Birgitte Hjort Sorensen
    Danish actrice (1982 - )
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  • Gilbert Keith Chesterton Variability is one of the virtues of a woman. It avoids the crude requirement of polygamy. So long as you have one good wife you are sure to have a spiritual harem.
    Gilbert Keith Chesterton
    English writer (1874 - 1936)
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  • Fran Lebowitz Vegetables are interesting but lack a sense of purpose when unaccompanied by a good cut of meat.
    Fran Lebowitz
    American journalist (1950 - )
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  • Kahlil Gibran Verily the kindness that gazes upon itself in a mirror turns to stone, and a good deed that calls itself by tender names becomes the parent to a curse.
    Kahlil Gibran
    Libian painter and writer (1883 - 1931)
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  • Baltasar Kormakur Vikings were pretty brutal, but also very educated people. They were salesmen, businessmen who started raiding when business wasn't good. That's why they had such great boats.
    Baltasar Kormakur
    Icelandic actor, theater and film director (1966 - )
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  • Sir John Vanbrugh Virtue is its own reward. There's a pleasure in doing good which sufficiently pays itself.
    Sir John Vanbrugh
    English architect and dramatist (1664 - 1726)
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  • Bob Hope Virus is a Latin word used by doctors to mean 'your guess is as good as mine.
    Bob Hope
    American comedian, actor (1903 - 2003)
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  • Bill Hader Voices are a good way to get in and out of things. James Carville constantly calls my wife to say I'll be home late. Mandy Patinkin and Al Pacino call to get me restaurant reservations.
    Bill Hader
    American actor, comedian, writer, producer, and director (1978 - )
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  • Sir Walter Raleigh War begets quiet, quiet idleness, idleness disorder, disorder ruin; likewise ruin order, order virtue, virtue glory, and good fortune.
    Sir Walter Raleigh
    British courtier, writer (1552 - 1618)
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  • George Orwell War is war. The only good human being is a dead one.
    George Orwell
    English writer (ps. of Eric Blair) (1903 - 1950)
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  • Mark Twain Warm summer sun, shine kindly here. Warm southern wind, blow softly here. Green sod above, lie light, lie light. Good night, dear Heart, Good night, good night.
    Mark Twain
    American writer (ps. of Samuel Langhorne Clemens) (1835 - 1910)
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  • Fred A. Allen Washington is no place for a good actor. The competition from bad actors is too great.
    Fred A. Allen
    American comic (1894 - 1956)
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  • Adam Arkin We all look to have transcendent experiences that lift us out of the everyday, and fear is a good one. But, I think it's the same reason why people want to laugh their heads off.
    Adam Arkin
    American actor (1956 - )
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  • Jean de la Fontaine We always take credit for the good and attribute the bad to fortune.
    Jean de la Fontaine
    French writer (1621 - 1695)
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