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  • Al Goldstein Since fame is an illusion and death is in our future all we have is the next moment before we are swallowed into oblivion.
    Al Goldstein
    American pornographer (1936 - 2013)
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  • Caroline Rhea Sitting next to Olivia Newton-John, I was like, 'Do not sing one song from Grease.' That's all I was telling my brain at all times: 'Do not sing Hopelessly Devoted. Don't do it.
    Caroline Rhea
    Canadian–American actress (1964 - )
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  • Caroline Rhea Sitting next to Olivia Newton-John, I was like, 'Do not sing one song from Grease.' That's all I was telling my brain at all times: 'Do not sing Hopelessly Devoted. Don't do it.'
    Caroline Rhea
    Canadian–American actress (1964 - )
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  • William Arthur Ward Skillful listening is the best remedy for loneliness, loquaciousness, and laryngitis.
    William Arthur Ward
    American writer and poet (1921 - 1994)
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  • Bridget Hall Snowboarding! I love it! Some of the best places to snowboard are Telluride and Park Cities, Utah.
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  • Bono So I humbly accept the honor, keeping in mind the words of a British playwright, John Mortimer it was, No brilliance is needed in the law. Nothing but common sense and relatively clean fingernails. Well at best I've got one of the two of those.
    PENN Address (2004)
    Bono
    Irish singer, songwriter, philanthropist, activist and businessman (1960 - )
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  • Brandi Chastain So I'm still doing my best to stay in shape and hope that opportunity will come back to me.
    Brandi Chastain
    American soccer player (1968 - )
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  • Haniel Long So much of what is best in us is bound up in our love of family, that it remains the measure of our stability because it measures our sense of loyalty. All other pacts of love or fear derive from it and are modeled upon it.
    Haniel Long
    American writer, poet, journalist (1888 - 1956)
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  • Stephen Hawking So next time someone complains that you have made a mistake, tell him that may be a good thing. Because without imperfection, neither you nor I would exist.
    Into The Universe with Stephen Hawking (2010)
    Stephen Hawking
    English theoretical physicist, cosmologist, author and Director (1942 - 2018)
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  • Burton Richter So now, if we don't fund the physical sciences, where will the Next Big Thing come from?
    Burton Richter
    American physicist (1931 - 2018)
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  • Bernard Cornwell So the books have a greater appeal to a British audience, but that hasn't stopped them making best-seller lists in places like Brazil, Japan and at least a dozen other countries.
    Bernard Cornwell
    British author of historical novels (1944 - )
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  • Sir William Osler Soap and water and common sense are the best disinfectants.
    Sir William Osler
    Canadian Physician (1849 - 1919)
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  • Thomas Paine Society in every state is a blessing, but Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one.
    Thomas Paine
    English-born American political activist, philosopher, political theor (1737 - 1809)
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  • Bill Gates Software suppliers are trying to make their software packages more 'user-friendly' [...] Their best approach, so far, has been to take all the old brochures, and stamp the words, 'user-friendly' on the cover.
    Bill Gates
    American business magnate, investor, author and philanthropist (1955 - )
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  • George Carlin Some national parks have long waiting lists for camping reservations. When you have to wait a year to sleep next to a tree, something is wrong.
    George Carlin
    American stand-up comedian, actor and author (1937 - 2008)
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  • Boris Kodjoe Some of the best actors in the world are very exterior actors, Anthony Hopkins being one of them. He knows exactly how to turn his face to get a certain expression. He knows exactly what to do with eyes, and with his voice. It's very exterior.
    Boris Kodjoe
    Austrian-American actor, producer (1973 - )
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  • Billy Campbell Some of the best auditions I've ever had have been when my agent called and said, 'They want you 20 minutes ago, in an office in Century City, to see you for something.' I'm not sitting there thinking for a week and a half, before I'm supposed to go in front of a network president to do something. That just gives you time to be nervous.
    Billy Campbell
    American film and television actor (1959 - )
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  • Barbara Ehrenreich Some of us still get all weepy when we think about the Gaia Hypothesis, the idea that earth is a big furry goddess-creature who resembles everybody's mom in that she knows what's best for us. But if you look at the historical record - Krakatoa, Mt. Vesuvius, Hurricane Charley, poison ivy, and so forth down the ages - you have to ask yourself: Whose side is she on, anyway?
    Barbara Ehrenreich
    American author and political activist (1941 - 2022)
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  • Campbell Brown Some women are smarter than men, and some aren't. But to suggest to women that they deserve dominance instead of equality is at best a cheap applause line.
    Campbell Brown
    American journalist (1968 - )
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  • Brooke Shields Someone said adversity builds character, but someone else said adversity reveals character. I'm pleasantly surprised with my resilience. I persevere, and not just blindly. I take the best, get rid of the rest, and move on, realizing that you can make a choice to take the good.
    Brooke Shields
    American actress and model (1965 - )
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