"The true spirit of conversation consists in building on another man's observation, not overturning it."

Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton, British Novelist

Building, Conversation, Man, Observation

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John Bolton, American Statesman

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Ernst Zundel, German Activist

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Anthony Quinn, Mexican Actor

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"Elton wanted a garden. They were building all afternoon while we were rehearsing. And then they built a fountain for Elton. And he said, I was only joking!"

Maurice Gibb, Australian Musician

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"Eddie Fisher married to Elizabeth Taylor is like me trying to wash the Empire State Building with a bar of soap."

Don Rickles, American Comedian

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"The higher the building the lower the morals."

Noel Coward, English Playwright

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"Refuse to be ill. Never tell people you are ill; never own it to yourself. Illness is one of those things which a man should resist on principle at the onset."

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"What is past is past, there is a future left to all men, who have the virtue to repent and the energy to atone."

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"There's no such thing as the United Nations. If the U.N. secretary building in New York lost 10 stories, it wouldn't make a bit of difference."

"Bernstein grew up in my building in New York. He's a very, very fine player. When he was a kid, he came by to find out what was going on in the world of jazz."

"We're building a great company, and we're very excited about the future of the company."

"I'm not afraid of heights. I rock climb. I can repel off the side of a building."

"The unfortunate thing is, for the contents of the building I could not get any insurance anywhere in Canada."

"Oh, the Irish were building the railroads down through Mexico, through Chihuahua. They finished the railroads when they finished out in the West Coast, and they went down and put the trains into Mexico."

"Elton wanted a garden. They were building all afternoon while we were rehearsing. And then they built a fountain for Elton. And he said, I was only joking!"

"Eddie Fisher married to Elizabeth Taylor is like me trying to wash the Empire State Building with a bar of soap."

"The higher the building the lower the morals."

"So I rang up a local building firm, I said 'I want a skip outside my house.' He said 'I'm not stopping you.'"

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"A fresh mind keeps the body fresh. Take in the ideas of the day, drain off those of yesterday. As to the morrow, time enough to consider it when it becomes today."

"Refuse to be ill. Never tell people you are ill; never own it to yourself. Illness is one of those things which a man should resist on principle at the onset."

"What is past is past, there is a future left to all men, who have the virtue to repent and the energy to atone."

"We tell our triumphs to the crowds, but our own hearts are the sole confidants of our sorrows."

"In life, as in art, the beautiful moves in curves."

"When a person is down in the world, an ounce of help is better than a pound of preaching."