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  • George Bernard Shaw Miracles, in the sense of phenomena we cannot explain, surround us on every hand: life itself is the miracle of miracles.
    George Bernard Shaw
    Irish-English writer and critic (1856 - 1950)
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  • Benjamin Tucker Monopoly and privilege must be destroyed, opportunity afforded, and competition encouraged. This is Liberty's work, and Down with Authority her war-cry.
    Libertys Declaration of Purpose
    Benjamin Tucker
    American anarchist and socialist (1854 - 1939)
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  • Brendan I. Koerner Monorail tracks are prefabricated and can be erected relatively quickly: Simply dig a hole every 120 feet or so, plop down a column, and lift the track into place. Because the systems operate above traffic, collisions with errant motorists are never an issue. The trains are automated, saving millions in labor costs in the long run.
    Brendan I. Koerner
    American author (1974 - )
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  • Campbell Brown More and more parents and voters have rejected the teachers' union antiquated, top down, one-size-fits-all approach to education and continue to elect candidates who embrace reform that celebrates students and empowers parents.
    Campbell Brown
    American journalist (1968 - )
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  • Albert Camus More and more, revolution has found itself delivered into the hands of its bureaucrats and doctrinaires on the one hand, and to the enfeebled and bewildered masses on the other.
    Albert Camus
    French writer, essayist and Nobel Prize winner in literature (1956) (1913 - 1960)
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  • James Thomson More firm and sure the hand of courage strikes, when it obeys the watchful eye of caution.
    James Thomson
    Scottish poet (1700 - 1748)
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  • Gabriel Heatter More power than all the success slogans ever penned by human hand is the realization for every man that he has but one boss. That boss is the man - he - himself.
    Gabriel Heatter
    American radio commentator and journalist (1890 - 1972)
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  • Bill Hybels More than anything, people want the reality of the discussion at hand. If what is going on in that building is the real thing, if the transforming love and power of Jesus Christ is being experienced, you can sit on a metal folding chair or in a plush theater seat.
    Bill Hybels
    American church figure and author (1951 - )
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  • Ben Nicholas Most of life is routine - dull and grubby, but routine is the momentum that keeps a man going. If you wait for inspiration you'll be standing on the corner after the parade is a mile down the street.
    Ben Nicholas
    Australian actor
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  • Bob Geldof Music is something I must do, business is something I need to do, and Africa is something I have to do. That's the way it breaks down in my life.
    Bob Geldof
    Irish singer-songwriter, author, political activist (1951 - )
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  • Ernest Hemingway My aim is to put down on paper what I see and what I feel in the best and simplest way.
    Ernest Hemingway
    American writer (1899 - 1961)
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  • Bill Moseley My dad loved to 'arrange things' to take us kids to that scared the crap out of us on Halloween. He'd take us to the old 'Hermit's House' at the edge of town. He'd park the car 100 yards down the street and say, 'Go back there and get something off the front porch!'
    Bill Moseley
    American film actor and musician (1951 - )
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  • Bonnie Tyler My father used to tape 'Top of the Pops' for me every Sunday, and I would sit in my bedroom, write down the lyrics of all of my favourite songs, and sing along. I was always singing in my bedroom with a hairbrush.
    Bonnie Tyler
    Welsh singer (1951 - )
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  • Bre Pettis My father was a ham radio geek, and I remember the glow of the vacuum tubes from a Hammarlund receiver that became a hand-me-down to me.
    Bre Pettis
    American entrepreneur and video blogger
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  • Bobbie Ann Mason My father-in-law was a pilot. During World War II, he was shot down in a B-17 over Belgium. With the help of the French Resistance, he made his way through Occupied France and back to his base in England.
    Bobbie Ann Mason
    American novelist and short story writer
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  • Diana Spencer Princess of Wales My first thoughts are that I should not let people down, that I should support them and love them.
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  • Brendan Gleeson My grandfather played a mandolin, so I got my hands on that. Then on down to a banjo, and I found I couldn't play any kind of soft or mournful music with that so I took up the fiddle in my late 20s or early 30s - and that was far too late. But it keeps me off the streets. It has been a love of mine since I was 17 maybe.
    Brendan Gleeson
    Irish actor and film director (1955 - )
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  • Bjorn Borg My greatest point is my persistence. I never give up in a match. However down I am, I fight until the last ball. My list of matches shows that I have turned a great many so-called irretrievable defeats into victories.
    Bjorn Borg
    Swedish tennis player (1956 - )
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  • T. S. Eliot My greatest trouble is getting the curtain up and down.
    T. S. Eliot
    British essayist, publisher, playwright, literary and social critic (1888 - 1965)
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  • Barry Manilow My hair was slicked down with a part. But that was before I discovered the blow-dryer. Now I'm fabulous.
    Barry Manilow
    American singer-songwriter, producer and actor (1943 - )
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