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  • C. S. Lewis But how can the characters in a play guess the plot? We are not the playwright, we are not the producer, we are not even the audience. We are on the stage. To play well the scenes in which we are on concerns us much more than to guess about the scenes that follow it.
    Source: The Worlds Last Night (1952)
    C. S. Lewis
    Irish novelist and poet (1898 - 1963)
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  • Antonin Artaud But how is one to make a scientist understand that there is something unalterably deranged about differential calculus, quantum theory, or the obscene and so inanely liturgical ordeals of the precession of the equinoxes.
    Antonin Artaud
    French producer and actor (1896 - 1948)
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  • Archibald Alexander But however long you may have continued in rebellion, and how ever black and long the catalog of your sins, yet if you will now turn to God by a sincere repentance, and believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, you shall not be cast out.
    Archibald Alexander
    American Presbyterian theologian and professor (1772 - 1851)
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  • Bernice Weissbourd But however the forms of family life have changed and the number expanded, the role of the family has remained constant and it continues to be the major institution through which children pass en route to adulthood.
    Bernice Weissbourd
    American psychologist
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  • George Eliot But human experience is usually paradoxical, that means incongruous with the phrases of current talk or even current philosophy.
    George Eliot
    English writer and poet (1819 - 1880)
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  • Aristide Briand But I am sure also that from a political point of view, and from a social point of view the federal link, without infringing the sovereignty of any of the nations which might take part in such as association, could be beneficial.
    Aristide Briand
    French statesman (1862 - 1932)
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  • Gerald Ford But I assume the Presidency under extraordinary circumstances never before experienced by Americans. This is an hour of history that troubles our minds and hurts our hearts.
    Source: Inauguratie 09-08-1974
    Gerald Ford
    president of the United States from 1974 to 1977 (1913 - 2006)
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  • Anselm Kiefer But I believe above all that I wanted to build the palace of my memory, because my memory is my only homeland.
    Anselm Kiefer
    German painter and sculptor (1945 - )
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  • Boutros Boutros-Ghali But I believe that the DPKO at this time was very much involved with American administration and was acting, taking on consideration the demand or the recommendation of the American administration. American administration was very powerful.
    Boutros Boutros-Ghali
    Egyptian politician and diplomat (1922 - 2016)
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  • Brad Garrett But I believe that there are marriages where you can have your pool table and she can have her scrapbooking room or garden or whatever it is. But when everyone has what they want, it's not funny. There's no conflict.
    Brad Garrett
    American stand-up comedian, actor, voice actor, and professional (1960 - )
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  • Augusten Burroughs But I can also write in crappy motel rooms, while standing in line, or sitting in the dentist's chair.
    Augusten Burroughs
    American writer (1965 - )
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  • Bob Dylan But I can't think for you
    You'll have to decide
    Whether Judas Iscariot
    Had God on his side
    Source: The Times They Are A-Changin (1964)
    Bob Dylan
    American musician (1941 - )
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  • Carol Burnett But I didn't ask to have somebody nose around in my private life. I didn't even ask to be famous. All I asked was to be able to earn a living making people laugh.
    Carol Burnett
    American actress, comedian, singer, and writer (1933 - )
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  • John Donne But I do nothing upon myself, and yet I am my own executioner.
    John Donne
    English poet (1572 - 1631)
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  • Carol Burnett But I don't begrudge anybody, because I know how hard it is to have that dream and to make it happen, whether or not it's just to put a roof over your head and food on the table.
    Carol Burnett
    American actress, comedian, singer, and writer (1933 - )
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  • Brad Bird But I don't just see the movie when I see the movie, I see all the great people who worked on it and all their hard work, because they could not have worked any harder.
    Brad Bird
    American animator, director and screenwriter (1957 - )
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  • Calista Flockhart But I don't like to, tell people how old I am. I like that to be a mystery.
    Calista Flockhart
    American actress (1964 - )
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  • Antonio Tabucchi But I don't think I have any particular talent for prediction, because when you have three or four elements in hand, you don't have to be a genius to reach certain conclusions.
    Antonio Tabucchi
    Italian writer and academic (1943 - )
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  • Anthony Caro But I don't think that sculpture belongs in everyday life like a table does, or like a chair.
    Anthony Caro
    English sculptor (1924 - 2013)
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  • Anne Boyd But I fear, my lot being cast in Scotland, that beauty would not be content.
    Anne Boyd
    Australian composer
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