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"Opposition may become sweet to a man when he has christened it persecution."

"In the course of history, men come to see that iron necessity is neither iron nor necessary."

"A man in passion rides a horse that runs away with him."

"There is nothing so stupid as the educated man if you get him off the thing he was educated in."

"The dons of Oxford and Cambridge are too busy educating the young men to be able to teach them anything."
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"I went to Zimbabwe. I know how white people feel in America now; relaxed! Cause when I heard the police car I knew they weren't coming after me!"

"Movies are movies, and I don't think any of them are going to hurt the moral fiber of America and all that nonsense."

"Sure, I have friends, plenty of friends, and they all come around wantin' to borrow money. I've always been generous with my friends and family, with money, but selfish with the important stuff like love."

"The black groups that boycott certain films would do better to get the money together to make the films they want to see, or stay in church and leave us to our work."

"I was brought up in a whorehouse in Peoria. My mother and father lived there and worked there."

"I can't just say the words, do a lot of one-liners. I love each person I play; I have to be that person. I have to do him true."

"I believe the ability to think is blessed. If you can think about a situation, you can deal with it. The big struggle is to keep your head clear enough to think."

"I just don't want to die alone, that's all. That's not too much to ask for, is it It would be nice to have someone care about me, for who I am, not about my wallet."

"I believe in the institution of marriage, and I intend to keep trying till I get it right."
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