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  • Cate Blanchett For me, I think the bigger something is, the more difficult it is to make it nimble and fleet afoot.
    Cate Blanchett
    Australian actress and theatre (1969 - )
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  • Barbara Kingsolver For me, writing time has always been precious, something I wait for and am eager for and make the best use of. That's probably why I get up so early and have writing time in the quiet dawn hours, when no one needs me.
    Barbara Kingsolver
    American novelist, essayist and poet (1955 - )
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  • Bethany Mota For my fragrance, I knew I wanted something sweet but with a different side to it. I have a lot of vanilla notes and bakery shop scents, but then I also have muskier notes that make it a bit edgier. It's fun but also sophisticated.
    Bethany Mota
    American video blogger (1995 - )
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  • Benjamin E. Mays For nearly a century, the South made itself believe that Negroes and white people were really communicating. So convinced of this were the white Southerners that they almost made the nation believe that they, and only they, knew the mind of the Southern Negro.
    Benjamin E. Mays
    American Baptist minister and civil rights leader (1894 - 1984)
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  • Marguerite Duras For that's what a woman, a mother wants to teach her children to take an interest in life. She knows it's safer for them to be interested in other people's happiness than to believe in their own.
    Marguerite Duras
    French author and filmmaker (1914 - 1996)
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  • George Robert Gissing For the man sound of body and serene of mind there is no such thing as bad weather; every day has its beauty, and storms which whip the blood do but make it pulse more vigorously.
    George Robert Gissing
    English writer (1857 - 1903)
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  • Albert Claude For the resolving powers of our scientific instruments decide, at a given moment, of the size and the vision of our Universe, and of the image we then make of ourselves.
    Albert Claude
    Belgian-American cell biologist and doctor (1899 - 1983)
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  • Sarah Bernhardt For the theatre one needs long arms; it is better to have them too long than too short. An artiste with short arms can never, never make a fine gesture.
    Sarah Bernhardt
    French stage actress (0 - 1923)
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  • John Dryden For they conquer who believe they can.
    John Dryden
    English poet and playwright (1631 - 1700)
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  • Jane Austen For what do we live, but to make sport for our neighbors, and laugh at them in our turn?
    Jane Austen
    English writer (1775 - 1817)
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  • Billy Joel For whatever reason, not all people are born with the particular gift of being able to express ourselves through music. And, believe me, it is a gift.
    Billy Joel
    American singer-songwriter and pianist (1949 - )
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  • Carl Lewis For years, people have looked at Beamon's record as unattainable. I don't accept that. I believe the Lord has given me a talent. I know the record is inside me and I will attain it.
    Carl Lewis
    American athlete (1961 - )
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  • Rita Mae Brown For you to be successful, sacrifices must be made. It's better that they are made by others but failing that, you'll have to make them yourself.
    Rita Mae Brown
    American writer, activist, and feminist (1944 - )
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  • Sir Thomas Browne Forcible ways make not an end of evil, but leave hatred and malice behind them.
    Sir Thomas Browne
    British author, physician and philosopher (1605 - 1682)
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  • Brooke Burke Forget all the bars and schmoozing and everybody checking out everybody else. My ideal date would be to park in a dark place, check out the stars, and have a great conversation. When all else fails, you can just make out.
    Brooke Burke
    American actress, dancer, model (1971 - )
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  • Jim Rohn Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune.
    Jim Rohn
    American entrepreneur, author and motivational speaker (1930 - 2009)
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  • Michel Eyquem De Montaigne Fortune, seeing that she could not make fools wise, has made them lucky.
    Michel Eyquem De Montaigne
    French essayist and philosopher (1533 - 1592)
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  • Barbara Cartland France is the only place where you can make love in the afternoon without people hammering on your door.
    The Guardian (Dec. 24, 1984)
    Barbara Cartland
    English author of romance novels (1901 - 2000)
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  • Herbert Hoover Freedom does not die from frontal attack. It dies because men in power no longer believe in a system based upon liberty.
    Herbert Hoover
    American engineer, businessman and politician (1874 - 1964)
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  • George Orwell Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
    George Orwell
    English writer (ps. of Eric Blair) (1903 - 1950)
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