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  • Lord George Byron I by no means rank poetry high in the scale of intelligence - this may look like affectation but it is my real opinion. It is the lava of the imagination whose eruption prevents an earthquake.
    Lord George Byron
    English poet (1788 - 1824)
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  • Anne Tyler I can never tell ahead of time which book will give me trouble - some balk every step of the way, others seem to write themselves - but certainly the mechanics of writing, finding the time and the psychic space, are easier now that my children are grown.
    Anne Tyler
    American novelist and short story writer (1941 - )
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  • Armistead Maupin I can't imagine a more fulfilling thing for a writer than that you've made a strong impact on the lives of other people. Just because I've heard it before does not mean I don't want to hear it one more time.
    Armistead Maupin
    American writer (1944 - )
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  • Alice Munro I can't play bridge. I don't play tennis. All those things that people learn, and I admire, there hasn't seemed time for. But what there is time for is looking out the window.
    Alice Munro
    Canadian short story writer (1931 - )
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  • Bryan Batt I can't tell you the thrill and joy of when I was cast in my first Broadway show. Granted, it was 'Starlight Express' and it was exhausting, but it was my first time on Broadway, and there was nothing like it.
    Bryan Batt
    American actor (1963 - )
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  • Jean Louis Agassiz I cannot afford to waste my time making money.
    Jean Louis Agassiz
    Swiss-American biologist and geologist (1807 - 1873)
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  • Anne Hutchinson I conceive there lies a clear rule in Titus that the elder women should instruct the younger and then I must have a time wherein I must do it.
    Anne Hutchinson
    American religious reformer and activist
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  • Buzz Osborne I conquered my stage fright a long time ago. In my line of work, it's kind of a pre-requisite that you not feel bad about looking stupid in front of a lot of people.
    Buzz Osborne
    American guitarist, vocalist and songwriter (1964 - )
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  • Henry Miller I didn't have to think up so much as a comma or a semicolon; it was all given, straight from the celestial recording room. Weary, I would beg for a break, an intermission, time enough, let's say, to go to the toilet or take a breath of fresh air on the balcony. Nothing doing!
    Henry Miller
    American writer (1891 - 1980)
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  • Anthony Robbins I discovered a long time ago that if I helped people get what they wanted, I would always get what I wanted and I would never have to worry.
    Anthony Robbins
    American author, entrepreneur, philanthropist and life coach (1960 - )
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  • Søren Kierkegaard I divide my time as follows: half the time I sleep, the other half I dream. I never dream when I sleep, for that would be a pity, for sleeping is the highest accomplishment of genius.
    Søren Kierkegaard
    Danish philosopher (1813 - 1855)
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  • Anthony Doerr I do fish. I think there is a connection between thinking and fishing mostly because you spend a lot of time up to your waist in water without a whole lot to keep your mind busy.
    Anthony Doerr
    American author (1973 - )
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  • Richard Buckminster Fuller I do know that technologically humanity now has the opportunity, for the first time in its history, to operate our planet in such a manner as to support and accommodate all humanity at a substantially more advanced standard of living than any humans have ever experienced.
    Source: Grunch of Giants (1983)
    Richard Buckminster Fuller
    American architect, systems theorist, author, designer, and inventor (1895 - 1983)
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  • Winston Churchill I do not agree that the dog in a manger has the final right to the manger even though he may have lain there for a very long time. I do not admit that right.
    Winston Churchill
    English statesman (1874 - 1965)
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  • Sir Isaac Newton I do not define time, space, place, and motion, as being well known to all.
    Source: Definitions - Scholium
    Sir Isaac Newton
    British scientist, mathematician (1643 - 1727)
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  • Ann Bancroft I do not think about being beautiful. What I devote most of my time to is being healthy.
    Ann Bancroft
    American author, teacher, adventurer (1955 - )
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  • Arundhati Roy I do what I do, and write what I write, without calculating what is worth what and so on. Fortunately, I am not a banker or an accountant. I feel that there is a time when a political statement needs to be made and I make it.
    Arundhati Roy
    Indian author (1961 - )
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  • Bryan Ferry I don't do interviews at all when I'm on tour, so this time, on a day off, I'll do that kind of thing a little bit. I don't do big promotion schedules, not when I'm touring.
    Bryan Ferry
    English singer and songwriter (1945 - )
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  • Bob Hope I don't feel old. I don't feel anything till noon. That's when it's time for my nap.
    Bob Hope
    American comedian, actor (1903 - 2003)
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  • Bob Hope I don't generally feel anything until noon, then it's time for my nap.
    Bob Hope
    American comedian, actor (1903 - 2003)
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