Quotes with nine-and-a-half

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  • Brent Sexton My brother's an aerospace engineer who works for Boeing, and I started thinking, 'Well, my brother works nine hours a day at his job... What if I worked nine hours a day at being an actor?'
    Brent Sexton
    American actor (1967 - )
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  • Barry McGuire My buddies worked with me for weeks, and I went up to take my test, and started crying because I couldn't remember the words. I can remember songs. If you put it to a melody, I would have sung it to 'em in a minute.
    Barry McGuire
    American singer-songwriter (1935 - )
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  • Bernard of Clairvaux My burden is light, said the blessed Redeemer, a light burden indeed, which carries him that bears it. I have looked through all nature for a resemblance of this, and seem to find a shadow of it in the wings of a bird, which are indeed borne by the creature, and yet support her flight towards heaven.
    Bernard of Clairvaux
    Burgundian abbot (1090 - 1153)
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  • Edna St. Vincent Millay My candle burns at both ends; it will not last the night; but ah, my foes, and oh, my friends - it gives a lovely light!
    Edna St. Vincent Millay
    American poet (1892 - 1950)
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  • Bob Ehrlich My capital budget maintains my commitment to the education of children, health of the Chesapeake Bay, and safety of all Maryland citizens. We will continue to focus on the five pillars of my Administration as we build today and look forward to the projects of the future.
    Bob Ehrlich
    American lawyer and politician (1957 - )
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  • Bob Peterson My cartoon strips in college strived to have the Schulzian mix of surrealism and Charlie Brown angst. A bit of that combo shows up in 'Up.'
    Bob Peterson
    American filmmaker, animator and screenwriter
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  • Samuel Taylor Coleridge My case is a species of madness, only that it is a derangement of the Volition, and not of the intellectual faculties.
    Samuel Taylor Coleridge
    English poet and critic (1772 - 1834)
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  • J. Robert Oppenheimer My childhood did not prepare me for the fact that the world is full of cruel and bitter things.
    J. Robert Oppenheimer
    American theoretical physicist and professor of physics (1904 - 1967)
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  • Brigitte Nielsen My childhood was really comfortable and secure, but school was a nightmare. I was a lot taller than the other girls and they called me Gitte the giraffe.
    Brigitte Nielsen
    Danish actress, model and singer (1963 - )
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  • Arthur Blank My commitment to Atlanta and passion for sports and competition make this acquisition a perfect fit for me.
    Arthur Blank
    American businessman (1942 - )
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  • William Shakespeare My conscience hath a thousand several tongues, and every tongue brings in a several tale, and every tale condemns me for a villain.
    William Shakespeare
    English playwright and poet (1564 - 1616)
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  • Jesse Jackson My constituency is the desperate, the damned, the disinherited, the disrespected and the despised.
    Jesse Jackson
    American Clergyman, Civil Rights Leader (1941 - )
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  • Thomas Paine My country is the world, and my religion is to do good.
    Thomas Paine
    English-born American political activist, philosopher, political theor (1737 - 1809)
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  • Herbert Hoover My country owes me nothing. It gave me, as it gives every boy and girl, a chance. It gave me schooling, independence of action, opportunity for service and honor. In no other land could a boy from a country village, without inheritance or influential friends, look forward with unbounded hope.
    Herbert Hoover
    American engineer, businessman and politician (1874 - 1964)
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  • Abbie Hoffman My critique of democracy begins and ends with this point. Kids must be educated to disrespect authority or else democracy is a farce.
    Source: Soon to be a Major Motion Picture (1980)
    Abbie Hoffman
    American political and social activist (1936 - 1989)
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  • William Shakespeare My crown is in my heart, not on my head, Nor decked with diamonds and Indian stones, Nor to be seen: My crown is called content: A crown it is, that seldom kings enjoy.
    William Shakespeare
    English playwright and poet (1564 - 1616)
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  • James Kelman My culture and my language have the right to exist, and no one has the authority to dismiss that.
    Source:  (1994)
    James Kelman
    Scottish writer (1946 - )
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  • Casey Wilson My dad always said that 90 percent of marital problems could be solved by getting your blood sugar up, and he's right! So I would say pick a partner who's forgiving when you have low blood sugar and threaten to drive your car through your shared home.
    Casey Wilson
    American actress, comedian, and screenwriter (1980 - )
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  • B. B. King My dad died, I think, at 87. So I'll be lucky if I make 87. But in a lot of cases, the younger people live longer than their parents. And they know more. My dad used to tell me he ate the hog from his rooter to his tooter. So do I when I'm not trying to lose weight.
    B. B. King
    American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer (1925 - 2015)
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  • Tiger Woods My dad has always taught me these words: care and share. That's why we put on clinics. The only thing I can do is try to give back. If it works, it works.
    Tiger Woods
    American professional golfer (1975 - )
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