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  • I would like nuclear fusion to become a practical power source. It would provide an inexhaustible supply of energy, without pollution or global warming.
  • 'The Butler' has virtually nothing in common with its source material, the life of White House butler Gene Allen, except for the fact that the main character of the film and Allen were both black butlers in the White House.
  • Anti-Semitism is a horrible disease from which nobody is immune, and it has a kind of evil fascination that makes an enlightened person draw near the source of infection, supposedly in a scientific spirit, but really to sniff the vapors and dally with the possibility.
  • We all shared an admiration of Debussy both as a musician and as sort of an icon for the 20th century. It seemed like an interesting idea to go right back 100 years to find the source of some new ideas now.
  • Ideas are all around you - everything gives you ideas. But the real source is the part of your brain that dreams.
  • Fear comes from uncertainty. When we are absolutely certain, whether of our worth or worthlessness, we are almost impervious to fear. Thus a feeling of utter unworthiness can be a source of courage.
  • No stream rises higher than its source. What ever man might build could never express or reflect more than he was. He could record neither more nor less than he had learned of life when the buildings were built.
  • A cat cares for you only as a source of food, security and a place in the sun. Her high selfsufficiency is her charme.
  • A major source of objection to a free economy is precisely that group thinks they ought to want. Underlying most arguments against the free market is a lack of belief in freedom itself.
  • A grill is just a source of heat. Just like a stove, it is very user-friendly.
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  • Bertrand Russell Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom.
    Bertrand Russell
    English philosopher and mathematician (1872 - 1970)
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  • P. J. O'Rourke Anyway, no drug, not even alcohol, causes the fundamental ills of society. If we're looking for the source of our troubles, we shouldn't test people for drugs, we should test them for stupidity, ignorance, greed and love of power.
    P. J. O'Rourke
    American journalist (1947 - )
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  • Dave Barry Another possible source of guidance for teenagers is television, but television's message has always been that the need for truth, wisdom and world peace pales by comparison with the need for a toothpaste that offers whiter teeth *and* fresher breath.
    Dave Barry
    American humorist, writer
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  • Berthold Auerbach Discontent is the source of all trouble, but also of all progress in individuals and in nations.
    Berthold Auerbach
    German-Jewish writer and poet (1812 - 1882)
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  • Pauline Kael In the arts, the critic is the only independent source of information. The rest is advertising.
    Pauline Kael
    American film critic (0 - 2001)
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  • Ben Shapiro 'The Butler' has virtually nothing in common with its source material, the life of White House butler Gene Allen, except for the fact that the main character of the film and Allen were both black butlers in the White House.
    Ben Shapiro
    American conservative political commentator and attorney (1984 - )
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  • Barton Seaver 80 percent of our global fish stocks are fully exploited, overly exploited or have collapsed. Two billion people rely on the oceans for their primary source of protein.
    Barton Seaver
    American author and chef (1979 - )
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  • Charles Horton Cooley A cat cares for you only as a source of food, security and a place in the sun. Her high selfsufficiency is her charme.
    Life and the student (1927)
    Charles Horton Cooley
    American sociologist (1864 - 1929)
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  • Sydney Smith A comfortable house is a great source of happiness. It ranks immediately after health and a good conscience.
    Sydney Smith
    English writer and cleric (1856 - 1934)
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  • Bobby Flay A grill is just a source of heat. Just like a stove, it is very user-friendly.
    Bobby Flay
    American celebrity chef and restaurateur (1964 - )
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  • Milton Friedman A major source of objection to a free economy is precisely that group thinks they ought to want. Underlying most arguments against the free market is a lack of belief in freedom itself.
    Milton Friedman
    American economist (1912 - 2006)
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  • Carl Gustav Jung A particularly beautiful woman is a source of terror. As a rule, a beautiful woman is a terrible disappointment.
    Carl Gustav Jung
    Swiss psychiatrist (1875 - 1961)
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  • Arthur Baer A plumber is an adventurer who traces leaky pipes to their source.
    Arthur Baer
    American journalist and humorist (1886 - 1969)
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  • Andrea Dworkin All personal, psychological, social, and institutionalized domination on this earth can be traced back to its source: the phallic identities of men.
    Andrea Dworkin
    American radical feminist and writer (1946 - 2005)
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  • Carl von Clausewitz An intellectual instinct which extracts the essence from the phenomena of life, as a bee sucks honey from a flower. In addition to study and reflections, life itself serves as a source.
    On War (1832)
    Carl von Clausewitz
    Prussian general and military theorist (1780 - 1831)
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  • Mary McCarthy Anti-Semitism is a horrible disease from which nobody is immune, and it has a kind of evil fascination that makes an enlightened person draw near the source of infection, supposedly in a scientific spirit, but really to sniff the vapors and dally with the possibility.
    Mary McCarthy
    American author (1912 - 1989)
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  • John Philip Sousa Any composer who is gloriously conscious that he is a composer must believe that he receives his inspiration from a source higher than himself.
    John Philip Sousa
    American composer and conductor (1854 - 1932)
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  • Carlos Ghosn Any job very well done that has been carried out by a person who is fully dedicated is always a source of inspiration.
    Carlos Ghosn
    Brazilian-born businessman (1954 - )
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  • P. J. O'Rourke Anyway, no drug, not even alcohol, causes the fundamental ills of society. If we're looking for the source of our troubles, we shouldn't test people for drugs, we should test them for stupidity, ignorance, greed and love of power.
    P. J. O'Rourke
    American journalist (1947 - )
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  • Vaclav Havel As soon as man began considering himself the source of the highest meaning in the world and the measure of everything, the world began to lose its human dimension, and man began to lose control of it.
    Vaclav Havel
    Czech statesman, writer and former dissident (1936 - 2011)
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