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  • Andy Hertzfeld Scotty heard that I was thinking about quitting Apple because of his actions, so he called me into his office and asked what it would take for me to stay? I said, maybe if I could work on the Mac project, which Steve had just taken over from Jef Raskin.
    Andy Hertzfeld
    American software engineer and innovator (1953 - )
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  • Brendan Behan Shakespeare said pretty well everything and what he left out, James Joyce, with a judge from meself, put in.
    The wit of Brendan Behan (1968)
    Brendan Behan
    Irish poet, short story writer, novelist and playwright (1923 - 1964)
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  • A. A. Milne Shall I look too? said Pooh, who was beginning to feel a little eleven o'clockish. And he found a small tin of condensed milk, and something seemed to tell him that Tiggers didn't like this, so he took it into a corner by itself, and went with it to see that nobody interrupted it.
    The House at Pooh Corner (1928) Ch. 2
    A. A. Milne
    English author, writer of the Winnie-the-Pooh books (1882 - 1956)
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  • Bob Hope She said she was approaching forty, and I couldn't help wondering from what direction.
    Bob Hope
    American comedian, actor (1903 - 2003)
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  • Sir Max Beerbohm She was one of those people who said ''I don't know anything about music, but I know what I like.''
    Sir Max Beerbohm
    British Actor (1872 - 1956)
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  • Desmond Tutu Show me where Christ said "Love thy fellow man, except for the gay ones." Gay people, too, are made in my God's image. I would never worship a homophobic God.
    Washington Post, 12 March 2010
    Desmond Tutu
    South African cleric and human rights activist (1931 - 2021)
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  • Frank Moore Colby Sin in this country has been always said to be rather calculating than impulsive.
    Frank Moore Colby
    American Editor, Essayist (1865 - 1925)
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  • Alan Greenspan Since becoming a central banker, I have learned to mumble with great incoherence. If I seem unduly clear to you, you must have misunderstood what I said.
    Senaats committee in 1987
    Alan Greenspan
    American economist (1926 - )
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  • Stephen Hawking So Einstein was wrong when he said, "God does not play dice." Consideration of black holes suggests, not only that God does play dice, but that he sometimes confuses us by throwing them where they can't be seen.
    The Nature of Space and Time (1996)
    Stephen Hawking
    English theoretical physicist, cosmologist, author and Director (1942 - 2018)
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  • Barry McGuire So gradually, and then I had an Italian roadster that I built, it took me five years to build it, it was stolen from me and stripped. I said, well maybe we should have another where we shouldn't steal from each other.
    Barry McGuire
    American singer-songwriter (1935 - )
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  • Aaron Neville So I went in front of the judge, and I had my St. Jude prayer book in my pocket and my St. Jude medal. And I'm standing there and that judge said I was found guilty, so he sentenced me to what the law prescribed: one to 14 years.
    Aaron Neville
    American soul and country singer (1941 - )
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  • Brendan Behan So many belonging to me lay buried in Kilbarrack, the healthiest graveyard in Ireland, they said, because it was so near the sea.
    Borstal Boy pt. 3 (1958)
    Brendan Behan
    Irish poet, short story writer, novelist and playwright (1923 - 1964)
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  • Ben Gibbard Some fans get genuinely upset if I admit that a song that they held close to their heart was not based on actual events in my life. Like What Sarah Said : I was never in a waiting room in a hospital waiting for news that somebody was going to die.
    The Meaning Of Life
    Ben Gibbard
    American singer, songwriter and guitarist (1976 - )
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  • Carl I. Hagen Some have said that what is happening now is the beginning of World War III. Fundamentalists take over countries with population flows across borders. After some time riots occur, as we see now in France. There is talk about 30,000 recruited suicide bombers.
    About immigration, Islam etc. After the 2005 civil unrest in France, interviewed
    Carl I. Hagen
    Norwegian politician (1944 - )
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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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  • Billie Holiday Somebody once said we never know what is enough until we know what's more than enough.
    Billie Holiday
    American jazz musician and singer-songwriter (1915 - 1959)
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  • Paul Mccartney Somebody said to me, ''But the Beatles were anti-materialistic.'' That's a huge myth. John and I literally used to sit down and say, ''Now, let's write a swimming pool.''
    Paul Mccartney
    English singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and composer (1942 - )
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  • Plutarch Someone praising a man for his foolhardy bravery, Cato, the elder, said, ''There is a wide difference between true courage and a mere contempt of life.''
    Plutarch
    Greek biographer and essayist (46 - 120)
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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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  • Bailee Madison Something my mom and I have always said to each other is: 'We're not here for interviews. We're not here to get your picture taken. We're here to make a difference, and this is our opportunity to.'
    Bailee Madison
    American actress (1999 - )
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