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"When I talk about the assets, that was at the beginning of the talks. I was president then. I'm not president now. When I said it, this would be a sign of goodwill to begin the talks."

"When I talk about the assets, that was at the beginning of the talks. I was president then. I'm not president now. When I said it, this would be a sign of goodwill to begin the talks."

Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, Iranian Politician

Beginning, Goodwill, Now, President

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"I like to open for a band as it brings on sort of a challenge and it makes things more interesting. It reminds me of when we were just starting out because we would open for other bands in the beginning."

"I like to open for a band as it brings on sort of a challenge and it makes things more interesting. It reminds me of when we were just starting out because we would open for other bands in the beginning."

Kelly Jones, Welsh Musician

Beginning, Challenge, Open

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"I am still simple, just as if I were beginning."

"I am still simple, just as if I were beginning."

Compay Segundo, Cuban Musician

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"Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end."

"Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end."

Seneca, Roman Philosopher

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"In the beginning, there was silence. And out of the silence came the sound. The sound is not here."

"In the beginning, there was silence. And out of the silence came the sound. The sound is not here."

Daniel Barenboim, Argentinian Musician

Beginning, Silence, Sound

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"But the community knew Blade, and everybody but us was shocked at the box office, and subsequently the DVD. That was the beginning of the DVD revolution, and Blade was just like wildfire."

"But the community knew Blade, and everybody but us was shocked at the box office, and subsequently the DVD. That was the beginning of the DVD revolution, and Blade was just like wildfire."

Avi Arad, Israeli Businessman

Beginning, Community, Revolution, Office

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"In genetic epistemology, as in developmental psychology, too, there is never an absolute beginning."

"In genetic epistemology, as in developmental psychology, too, there is never an absolute beginning."

Jean Piaget, Swiss Psychologist

Beginning, Psychology

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"Right at the beginning, I didn't know if Miffy was a boy or girl."

"Right at the beginning, I didn't know if Miffy was a boy or girl."

Dick Bruna, Dutch Artist

Beginning, Right

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"The right to be let alone is indeed the beginning of all freedoms."

"The right to be let alone is indeed the beginning of all freedoms."

William O. Douglas, American Judge

Beginning, Right

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"Remember tonight... for it is the beginning of always."

"Remember tonight... for it is the beginning of always."

Dante Alighieri, Italian Poet

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"That is what I define as a novel: something that has a beginning, a middle and an end, with characters and a plot that sustain interest from the first sentence to the last. But that is not what I do at all."

"That is what I define as a novel: something that has a beginning, a middle and an end, with characters and a plot that sustain interest from the first sentence to the last. But that is not what I do at all."

Guillermo Cabrera Infante, Cuban Novelist

Beginning, End, First, Interest

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"The journey has been incredible from its beginning."

"The journey has been incredible from its beginning."

Sidney Poitier, American Actor

Beginning, Journey

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"I started radio in 1950 on the Lone Ranger radio program, a dramatic show that emanated from Detroit when I was 18 years old and just beginning college. I did that for a couple of years."

"I started radio in 1950 on the Lone Ranger radio program, a dramatic show that emanated from Detroit when I was 18 years old and just beginning college. I did that for a couple of years."

Casey Kasem, American Broadcaster

Beginning, College, Old, Years

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"In the beginning of the human race there was no genetic load which would cause undesirable traits such as appear in offspring of marriages between relatives today."

"In the beginning of the human race there was no genetic load which would cause undesirable traits such as appear in offspring of marriages between relatives today."

Walter Lang, American Director

Beginning, Cause, Race, Relatives

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"Conflict is the beginning of consciousness."

"Conflict is the beginning of consciousness."

M. Esther Harding, British Psychoanalyst

Beginning, Conflict, Consciousness

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"Since the beginning, it was just the same. The only difference, the crowds are bigger now."

"Since the beginning, it was just the same. The only difference, the crowds are bigger now."

Elvis Presley, American Musician

Beginning, Crowds, Difference, Now

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"I probably went to musique concrete concerts - though not the very first ones - at the beginning of the 50s."

"I probably went to musique concrete concerts - though not the very first ones - at the beginning of the 50s."

Luc Ferrari, French Composer

Beginning, First

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"My gay audience has been with me from the beginning."

"My gay audience has been with me from the beginning."

Kylie Minogue, Australian Musician

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"I will never forget my humble beginnings as a Laker Girl. It was probably one of the most fun jobs I ever had."

"I will never forget my humble beginnings as a Laker Girl. It was probably one of the most fun jobs I ever had."

Paula Abdul, American Musician

Beginning, Beginnings, Forget, Fun, Jobs

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"A story should have a beginning, a middle, and an end... but not necessarily in that order."

"A story should have a beginning, a middle, and an end... but not necessarily in that order."

Jean-Luc Godard, French Director

Beginning, End, Order

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"I've enjoyed being a part of something from the beginning, when we were still finding our footing."

"I've enjoyed being a part of something from the beginning, when we were still finding our footing."

Douglas Wilson, American Entertainer

Beginning, Being

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"Last year, at the beginning of the year, we couldn't get arrested, so I'll take this. Feast versus famine."

"Last year, at the beginning of the year, we couldn't get arrested, so I'll take this. Feast versus famine."

Josh Schwartz, American Producer

Beginning, Famine

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"From the beginning, each human embryo has its own unique genetic identity."

"From the beginning, each human embryo has its own unique genetic identity."

Robert Casey, American Politician

Beginning, Identity

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"Every contrivance of man, every tool, every instrument, every utensil, every article designed for use, of each and every kind, evolved from a very simple beginnings."

"Every contrivance of man, every tool, every instrument, every utensil, every article designed for use, of each and every kind, evolved from a very simple beginnings."

Robert Collier, American Publisher

Beginning, Beginnings, Man

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"I want my fights to be seen as plays that have a beginning, a middle and an end."

"I want my fights to be seen as plays that have a beginning, a middle and an end."

Sugar Ray Leonard, American Athlete

Beginning, End, Want

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"There must be a beginning of any great matter, but the continuing unto the end until it be thoroughly finished yields the true glory."

"There must be a beginning of any great matter, but the continuing unto the end until it be thoroughly finished yields the true glory."

Francis Drake, English Soldier

Beginning, End, Glory

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"Meditation is painful in the beginning but it bestows immortal Bliss and supreme joy in the end."

"Meditation is painful in the beginning but it bestows immortal Bliss and supreme joy in the end."

Swami Sivananda, Indian Philosopher

Beginning, End, Joy, Meditation

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"I'm beginning to think I have two years encountering sexism without really realising it."

"I'm beginning to think I have two years encountering sexism without really realising it."

Kristin Hersh, American Musician

Beginning, Sexism, Years

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"The future is always beginning now."

"The future is always beginning now."

Mark Strand, American Poet

Beginning, Future, Now

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"Diagnosis is not the end, but the beginning of practice."

"Diagnosis is not the end, but the beginning of practice."

Martin H. Fischer, American Physician

Beginning, End, Practice

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"To me, the 90's signaled the end of glam rock, the beginning of gangsta rap, and hopefully the beginning and end of boy bands."

"To me, the 90's signaled the end of glam rock, the beginning of gangsta rap, and hopefully the beginning and end of boy bands."

Shane West, American Actor

Beginning, End, Rap

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"The end is the beginning of all things, Suppressed and hidden, Awaiting to be released through the rhythm Of pain and pleasure."

"The end is the beginning of all things, Suppressed and hidden, Awaiting to be released through the rhythm Of pain and pleasure."

Jiddu Krishnamurti, Indian Philosopher

Beginning, End, Pain, Pleasure

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"Algeria was therefore only the beginning of something that was in development: this is why I say that it's the global capitalist system that finally reacted against us."

"Algeria was therefore only the beginning of something that was in development: this is why I say that it's the global capitalist system that finally reacted against us."

Ahmed Ben Bella, Algerian Politician

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"Fantasy is, of course, booming, and I think it's beginning to stretch its range as well."

"Fantasy is, of course, booming, and I think it's beginning to stretch its range as well."

Sarah Zettel, American Author

Beginning, Fantasy

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"Kindness is the beginning of cruelty."

"Kindness is the beginning of cruelty."

Frank Herbert, American Writer

Beginning, Cruelty, Kindness

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"The story was such that I couldn't make a graceful ending and then make a graceful new beginning. I could have, but I didn't want to. So, it isn't the most graceful way of writing a story. This new story is, I think, is pretty good stuff. I'm pleased with it anyway."

"The story was such that I couldn't make a graceful ending and then make a graceful new beginning. I could have, but I didn't want to. So, it isn't the most graceful way of writing a story. This new story is, I think, is pretty good stuff. I'm pleased with it anyway."

Jack Vance, American Author

Beginning, Ending, Pretty, Want

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"The thing is that I have a really intense, almost compulsive need to record. But it doesn't end there, because what I record is somehow transformed into a creative thing. There is a continuity. Recording is the beginning of a conceptual production. I am somehow collapsing the two - recording and producing - into a single event."

"The thing is that I have a really intense, almost compulsive need to record. But it doesn't end there, because what I record is somehow transformed into a creative thing. There is a continuity. Recording is the beginning of a conceptual production. I am somehow collapsing the two - recording and producing - into a single event."

Rem Koolhaas, Dutch Architect

Beginning, End, Production

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"They cannot make it say what they want it to say. And this is the beginning and the end of the case for retaining the old language: If the churches give it up, who will remember how to say what is said?"

"They cannot make it say what they want it to say. And this is the beginning and the end of the case for retaining the old language: If the churches give it up, who will remember how to say what is said?"

Clifford Longley, British Journalist

Beginning, Churches, End, Old

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"I'd just play 'til my hands fell off. My parents would yell at me to stop because they couldn't stand the noise any more! I was terrible! It must have been hard for them to listen to me as a beginning drummer."

"I'd just play 'til my hands fell off. My parents would yell at me to stop because they couldn't stand the noise any more! I was terrible! It must have been hard for them to listen to me as a beginning drummer."

Randy Castillo, American Musician

Beginning, Parents, Play

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"We begin to die as soon as we are born, and the end is linked to the beginning."

"We begin to die as soon as we are born, and the end is linked to the beginning."

Bret Harte, American Author

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"Hitler was good in the beginning, but he went too far."

"Hitler was good in the beginning, but he went too far."

Marge Schott, American Businessman

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"I'm carrying so much pork, I'm beginning to get trichinosis."

"I'm carrying so much pork, I'm beginning to get trichinosis."

Phil Gramm, American Politician

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"I entered into Dawson's Creek to do a couple of episodes. They weren't sure about my role in the beginning, but then the chemistry kind of worked."

"I entered into Dawson's Creek to do a couple of episodes. They weren't sure about my role in the beginning, but then the chemistry kind of worked."

Sasha Alexander, American Actress

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"The chief beginning of evil is goodness in excess."

"The chief beginning of evil is goodness in excess."

Menander, Greek Poet

Beginning, Evil, Excess, Goodness

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"Only beginning to present itself over the horizon."

"Only beginning to present itself over the horizon."

Dwight Yoakam, American Musician

Beginning, Present

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"But at the beginning, our definition of the genocide was what happened to Armenia in 1917 or 1919, it's happened to the Jew in Europe, and we were not realizing - In our point of view, they have not the tools to do a genocide."

"But at the beginning, our definition of the genocide was what happened to Armenia in 1917 or 1919, it's happened to the Jew in Europe, and we were not realizing - In our point of view, they have not the tools to do a genocide."

Boutros Boutros Ghali, Egyptian Public Servant

Beginning, Europe, Genocide, Tools

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"All the books I have written have been one book, from the beginning."

"All the books I have written have been one book, from the beginning."

Marguerite Young, American Author

Beginning, Books

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"He has half the deed done who has made a beginning."

"He has half the deed done who has made a beginning."

Oliver Wendell Holmes, American Writer

Beginning, Deed

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"He has the deed half done who has made a beginning."

"He has the deed half done who has made a beginning."

Horace, Roman Poet

Beginning, Deed

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"But the beginning of things, of a world especially, is necessarily vague, tangled, chaotic, and exceedingly disturbing. How few of us ever emerge from such beginning! How many souls perish in its tumult!"

"But the beginning of things, of a world especially, is necessarily vague, tangled, chaotic, and exceedingly disturbing. How few of us ever emerge from such beginning! How many souls perish in its tumult!"

Kate Chopin, American Author

Beginning, World

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