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  • Gerald Early I think there are only three things America will be known for 2, 000 years from now when they study this civilization: the Constitution, jazz music and baseball.
    Gerald Early
    American essayist and American (1952 - )
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  • W. Clement Stone I think there is something, more important than believing: Action! The world is full of dreamers, there aren't enough who will move ahead and begin to take concrete steps to actualize their vision.
    W. Clement Stone
    American businessman and author (1902 - 2002)
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  • Avi Arad I think well-read people - the world is open to them.
    Avi Arad
    Israeli-American businessman (1948 - )
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  • Joseph Addison I value my garden more for being full of blackbirds than of cherries, and very frankly give them fruit for their songs.
    Joseph Addison
    English politician, writer and poet (1672 - 1719)
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  • Henry Wadsworth Longfellow I venerate old age; and I love not the man who can look without emotion upon the sunset of life, when the dusk of evening begins to gather over the watery eye, and the shadows of twilight grow broader and deeper upon the understanding.
    Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
    American poet (1807 - 1882)
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  • Robert Burns I want someone to laugh with me, someone to be grave with me, someone to please me and help my discrimination with his or her own remark, and at times, no doubt, to admire my acuteness and penetration.
    Robert Burns
    Scottish Poet (1759 - 1796)
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  • Brendan Behan I was court-martial in my absence, and sentenced to death in my absence, so I said they could shoot me in my absence.
    Brendan Behan
    Irish poet, short story writer, novelist and playwright (1923 - 1964)
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  • Oprah Winfrey I was raised to believe that excellence is the best deterrent to racism and sexism.
    Oprah Winfrey
    American TV host, Actress (1954 - )
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  • Socrates I was really too honest a man to be a politician and live.
    Socrates
    Greek philosopher (469 - 399)
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  • Joseph Addison I will indulge my sorrows, and give way to all the pangs and fury of despair.
    Joseph Addison
    English politician, writer and poet (1672 - 1719)
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  • Thomas Traherne I will not by the noise of bloody wars and the dethroning of kings advance you to glory: but by the gentle ways of peace and love.
    Thomas Traherne
    British Clergyman, Poet, Mystic (1636 - 1674)
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  • Sir Walter Raleigh I wish I loved the Human Race; I wish I loved its silly face; I wish I liked the way it walks; I wish I liked the way it talks; And when I'm introduced to one I wish I thought What Jolly Fun!
    Sir Walter Raleigh
    British courtier, writer (1552 - 1618)
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  • E. B. White I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority.
    E. B. White
    American writer (1899 - 1985)
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  • Joel Rosenberg I'm a simple man. All I want is enough sleep for two normal men, enough whiskey for three, and enough women for four.
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  • Ben Elton I'm lucky because the strongest emotion I have ever felt is being in love, and that definitely informs my writing.
    Ben Elton
    British-Australian comedian, author, playwright, actor and director (1959 - )
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  • Betty Field I'm not an outstanding personality, and I'm certainly no beauty. Acting ability is all I've got to trade on.
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  • Berenice Bejo I'm okay. Nobody's bothering me. Everyone's very kind, and very polite. I don't feel like my whole life changed.
    Berenice Bejo
    French-Argentine actress (1976 - )
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  • Barack Obama I've got two daughters. 9 years old and 6 years old. I am going to teach them first of all about values and morals. But if they make a mistake, I don't want them punished with a baby.
    Town Hall Meeting in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, 29 March 2008
    Barack Obama
    American politician (1961 - )
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  • Lawana Blackwell I've grown to realize the joy that comes from little victories is preferable to the fun that comes from ease and the pursuit of pleasure.
    Lawana Blackwell
    English writer
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  • Maya Angelou I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.

    Maya Angelou
    African-American poet and writer (1928 - 2014)
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