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  • Thomas Jefferson I hold it that a little rebellion, now and then, is a good thing, and as necessary in the political world as storms in the physical. It is a medicine necessary for the sound health of government.
    Thomas Jefferson
    American statesman (1743 - 1826)
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  • Agnes Smedley I joined another circle and the leader gave us a little leaflet in very small print, asking us to read it carefully and then come prepared to ask questions. It was a technical Marxist subject and I did not understand it nor did I know what questions to ask.
    Agnes Smedley
    American journalist and writer (1892 - 1950)
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  • Sir Isaac Newton I keep the subject of my inquiry constantly before me, and wait till the first dawning opens gradually, by little and little, into a full and clear light.
    Sir Isaac Newton
    British scientist, mathematician (1643 - 1727)
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  • Booker T. Washington I learned the lesson that great men cultivate love, and that only little men cherish a spirit of hatred.
    Up From Slavery (1901)
    Booker T. Washington
    American Black Leader and Educator (1856 - 1915)
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  • Bruce Willis I like a little movie I did in the early nineties called 'Mortal Thoughts.' The part was hardly written, but I learned a lot making it. No one remembers it.
    Bruce Willis
    American actor, producer, and singer (1955 - )
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  • Augustus Baldwin Longstreet I looked, and saw that Bob had entirely lost his left ear, and a large piece from his left cheek. His right eye was a little discoloured, and the blood flowed profusely from his wounds.
    Augustus Baldwin Longstreet
    American lawyer, minister, educator, and humorist (1790 - 1870)
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  • Thomas Paine I love those who can smile in trouble, who can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. 'Tis the business of little minds to shrink, but they whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves their conduct, will pursue their principles unto death.
    Thomas Paine
    English-born American political activist, philosopher, political theor (1737 - 1809)
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  • David Gemmell I make little distinction between those who commit evil and those who stand by and do nothing.
    David Gemmell
    British author of heroic fantasy (1948 - 2006)
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  • Bryan Burrough I must be the last person online to have been struck with this realization, but it's amazing how the Internet has empowered hundreds of ordinary people, turning them into little Diane Sawyers and Anderson Coopers as they snap and blog away.
    Bryan Burrough
    American author and correspondent (1961 - )
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  • David Bailey I never cared for fashion much, amusing little seams and witty little pleats: it was the girls I liked.
    David Bailey
    English fashion and portrait (1938 - )
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  • Oscar Wilde I never saw a man who looked with such a wistful eye upon that little tent of blue which prisoners call the sky.
    Oscar Wilde
    Irish writer (1854 - 1900)
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  • Jane Austen I pay very little regard to what any young person says on the subject of marriage. If they profess a disinclination for it, I only set it down that they have not yet seen the right person.
    Jane Austen
    English writer (1775 - 1817)
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  • Brooke Burke I really believe in the environmental movement right now - it only takes a little effort to make a big difference.
    Brooke Burke
    American actress, dancer, model (1971 - )
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  • Busta Rhymes I really only respect the Arab culture. I ain't really trying to pay no attention to, ya know, these little people in political positions and executive positions that ain't Arab culture oriented people because a lot of the times, what are you really showing all of this concern for?
    Busta Rhymes
    American rapper, musician, record producer and actor (1972 - )
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  • Charles Dickens I revere the memory of Mr. F. as an estimable man and most indulgent husband, only necessary to mention Asparagus and it appeared or to hint at any little delicate thing to drink and it came like magic in a pint bottle; it was not ecstasy but it was comfort.
    Charles Dickens
    English writer (1812 - 1870)
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  • Oscar Wilde I see when men love women. They give them but a little of their lives. But women when they love give everything.

    Oscar Wilde
    Irish writer (1854 - 1900)
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  • James Joyce I shall write a book some day about the appropriateness of names. Geoffrey Chaucer has a ribald ring, as is proper and correct, and Alexander Pope was inevitably Alexander Pope. Colley Cibber was a silly little man without much elegance and Shelley was very Percy and very Bysshe.
    James Joyce
    Irish writer (1882 - 1941)
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  • Annie Leibovitz I shoot a little bit, maybe two rolls, medium format, which is 20 pictures, and if it's not working, I change the position.
    Annie Leibovitz
    American portrait photographer (1949 - )
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  • Calvin Coolidge I sometimes wish that people would put a little more emphasis on the observance of the law than they do upon its enforcement.
    Calvin Coolidge
    American president (1872 - 1933)
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  • Burt Bacharach I started playing piano with a little band in high school. I was terrible. I thought I had absolutely no talent. I couldn't keep time. I only got into McGill, which was a lousy music school, because they were taking American music students.
    Burt Bacharach
    American composer, songwriter and pianist (1928 - 2023)
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