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"I can tell if someone is talking to me because I'm on "Friends" or cause they just think I'm neat. You know I don't think I've ever spent more than five or ten minutes with somebody who was ogling me because they recognized me from the show."

"I can tell if someone is talking to me because I'm on "Friends" or cause they just think I'm neat. You know I don't think I've ever spent more than five or ten minutes with somebody who was ogling me because they recognized me from the show."

Matthew Perry, American Actor

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"The humblest citizen of all the land, when clad in the armor of a righteous cause, is stronger than all the hosts of error."

"The humblest citizen of all the land, when clad in the armor of a righteous cause, is stronger than all the hosts of error."

William Jennings Bryan, American Lawyer

Cause, Error, Land

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"Lost causes are the only ones worth fighting for."

"Lost causes are the only ones worth fighting for."

Clarence Darrow, American Lawyer

Cause, Causes, Fighting, Worth

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"It's clear to me now that we've got to reach out to the Arab Sunni community in particular in an effort to cause some moderate political activity to take place so they join the future of Iraq."

"It's clear to me now that we've got to reach out to the Arab Sunni community in particular in an effort to cause some moderate political activity to take place so they join the future of Iraq."

John Abizaid, American Soldier

Cause, Community, Effort, Future

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"The enforcement of the law cannot depend on the justice of a cause or one man's conscience."

"The enforcement of the law cannot depend on the justice of a cause or one man's conscience."

Harold H. Greene, American Judge

Cause, Conscience, Justice, Law

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"After hearing the evidence, I will record a verdict of natural causes."

"After hearing the evidence, I will record a verdict of natural causes."

John Owen, English Theologian

Cause, Causes, Hearing, Will

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"Are we interested in treating the symptoms of poverty and economic stagnation through income redistribution and class warfare, or do we want to go at the root causes of poverty and economic stagnation by promoting pro-growth policies that promote prosperity?"

"Are we interested in treating the symptoms of poverty and economic stagnation through income redistribution and class warfare, or do we want to go at the root causes of poverty and economic stagnation by promoting pro-growth policies that promote prosperity?"

Paul Ryan, American Politician

Cause, Causes, Class, Income, Poverty

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"A mechanical encounter or other energy-exchange may cause tissue damage."

"A mechanical encounter or other energy-exchange may cause tissue damage."

James J. Gibson, American Psychologist

Cause, Energy, May

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"I think the best president - because he changed the whole mood of the country, the whole economy of the country, and stood up to Communism... that was continuing its causes around the world, and backed them off and caused them to collapse - and that was Ronald Reagan."

"I think the best president - because he changed the whole mood of the country, the whole economy of the country, and stood up to Communism... that was continuing its causes around the world, and backed them off and caused them to collapse - and that was Ronald Reagan."

Pat Boone, American Musician

Cause, Causes, Communism, Country, Economy

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"Heroism in a bad cause."

"Heroism in a bad cause."

Karel Reisz, Czechoslovakian Director

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"The kind of event on a conveyor belt that causes a fire occurs in a variety of industrial environments, not uniquely in coal environments."

"The kind of event on a conveyor belt that causes a fire occurs in a variety of industrial environments, not uniquely in coal environments."

Richard Price, American Writer

Cause, Causes, Fire, Variety

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"The present contains nothing more than the past, and what is found in the effect was already in the cause."

"The present contains nothing more than the past, and what is found in the effect was already in the cause."

Henri Bergson, French Scientist

Cause, Effect, Nothing, Past

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"Evil events from evil causes spring."

"Evil events from evil causes spring."

Aristophanes, Greek Poet

Cause, Causes, Events, Evil, Spring

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"All causes are essentially mental, and whosoever comes into daily contact with a high order of thinking must take on some of it."

"All causes are essentially mental, and whosoever comes into daily contact with a high order of thinking must take on some of it."

Charles Fillmore, American Educator

Cause, Causes, Order, Thinking

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"Let us not suffer from a national amnesia that causes us to forget who and what we are."

"Let us not suffer from a national amnesia that causes us to forget who and what we are."

Meir Kahane, American Clergyman

Cause, Causes, Forget

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"If you play the theatrics too much, you get in the way of your own cause."

"If you play the theatrics too much, you get in the way of your own cause."

Al Sharpton, American Politician

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"I noticed that there are no B batteries. I think that's to avoid confusion, cause if there were you wouldn't know if someone was stuttering. 'Yes, hello I'd like some b-batteries.' 'What kind?' 'B-batteries.' 'What kind?' 'B-batteries!' and D-batteries that's hard for foreigners. 'Yes, I would like de batteries.'"

"I noticed that there are no B batteries. I think that's to avoid confusion, cause if there were you wouldn't know if someone was stuttering. 'Yes, hello I'd like some b-batteries.' 'What kind?' 'B-batteries.' 'What kind?' 'B-batteries!' and D-batteries that's hard for foreigners. 'Yes, I would like de batteries.'"

Demetri Martin, American Comedian

Cause, Confusion, Foreigners

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"Every good cause is worth some inefficiency."

"Every good cause is worth some inefficiency."

Paul Samuelson, American Economist

Cause, Inefficiency, Worth

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"We let folks know we're interested in them and that they're vital to us. cause they are."

"We let folks know we're interested in them and that they're vital to us. cause they are."

Sam Walton, American Businessman

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"It was like an honor thing for me to meet 50 cause I respected his whole story."

"It was like an honor thing for me to meet 50 cause I respected his whole story."

Young Buck, American Musician

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"In larger things we are convivial; what causes trouble is the trivial."

"In larger things we are convivial; what causes trouble is the trivial."

Richard Armour, American Poet

Cause, Causes, Trouble

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"I wish I had the billions of dollars that George Soros has that he has used to fund Democratic causes in the past."

"I wish I had the billions of dollars that George Soros has that he has used to fund Democratic causes in the past."

Karl Rove, American Politician

Cause, Causes, Past

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"Before you beat a child, be sure yourself are not the cause of the offense."

"Before you beat a child, be sure yourself are not the cause of the offense."

Austin O'Malley, American Physicist

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"It is not the punishment but the cause that makes the martyr."

"It is not the punishment but the cause that makes the martyr."

Saint Augustine, Algerian Saint

Cause, Martyr, Punishment

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"Cause there's only one reason for doing anything that you set out to do. if you don't want to be the best, then there's no reason going out and trying to accomplish anything."

"Cause there's only one reason for doing anything that you set out to do. if you don't want to be the best, then there's no reason going out and trying to accomplish anything."

Joe Montana, American Athlete

Cause, Reason, Trying, Want

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"Smoking is one of the leading causes of all statistics."

"Smoking is one of the leading causes of all statistics."

Liza Minnelli, American Actress

Cause, Causes, Leading, Smoking, Statistics

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"This is not a contest between persons. The humblest citizen in all the land, when clad in the armor of a righteous cause, is stronger than all the hosts of error. I come to you in defense of a cause as holy as the cause of liberty - the cause of humanity."

"This is not a contest between persons. The humblest citizen in all the land, when clad in the armor of a righteous cause, is stronger than all the hosts of error. I come to you in defense of a cause as holy as the cause of liberty - the cause of humanity."

William Jennings Bryan, American Lawyer

Cause, Defense, Error, Humanity

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"Grief causes suffering and disease."

"Grief causes suffering and disease."

Daniel D. Palmer, Canadian Celebrity

Cause, Causes, Disease, Grief, Suffering

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"Reality is the leading cause of stress for those in touch with it."

"Reality is the leading cause of stress for those in touch with it."

Jack Wagner, American Actor

Cause, Leading, Reality, Stress

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"May Heaven be propitious, and smile on the cause of my country."

"May Heaven be propitious, and smile on the cause of my country."

Zebulon Pike, American Soldier

Cause, Country, Heaven, May

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"Every cause produces more than one effect."

"Every cause produces more than one effect."

Herbert Spencer, English Philosopher

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"To live by one man's will becomes the cause of all misery."

"To live by one man's will becomes the cause of all misery."

Richard Hooker, British Theologian

Cause, Man, Misery, Will

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"I've always written about things that cause me to feel something."

"I've always written about things that cause me to feel something."

Iris DeMent, American Musician

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"It's a hard line to walk, man. Cause you know you want to make this movie, you want to make it dark and real, you want to show all this stuff but unfortunately you can't always do that."

"It's a hard line to walk, man. Cause you know you want to make this movie, you want to make it dark and real, you want to show all this stuff but unfortunately you can't always do that."

Antoine Fuqua, American Director

Cause, Man, Want

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"Roughly speaking, this hypothesis asks whether drug use causes some of the diseases officially associated with AIDS, such as immunodeficiency and Kaposi's sarcoma."

"Roughly speaking, this hypothesis asks whether drug use causes some of the diseases officially associated with AIDS, such as immunodeficiency and Kaposi's sarcoma."

Serge Lang, American Mathematician

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"One of the things that has always motivated me to write is the desire to get it out and look at it in an objective way, so that it doesn't cause me any serious pain by staying inside."

"One of the things that has always motivated me to write is the desire to get it out and look at it in an objective way, so that it doesn't cause me any serious pain by staying inside."

Carly Simon, American Musician

Cause, Desire, Pain

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"We have indeed at the moment little cause for pride: as a profession we have made a mess of things."

"We have indeed at the moment little cause for pride: as a profession we have made a mess of things."

Friedrich August von Hayek, Austrian Economist

Cause, Profession

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"Girls Incorporated of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey continues to advance their cause and to strengthen their community by aspiring to open a Girl's Center for Philadelphia."

"Girls Incorporated of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey continues to advance their cause and to strengthen their community by aspiring to open a Girl's Center for Philadelphia."

Robert Brady, American Politician

Cause, Community, Girls, Open

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"He just kind of talks them through, and then I get the fun part cause I get to make up the stories."

"He just kind of talks them through, and then I get the fun part cause I get to make up the stories."

Jerry B. Jenkins, American Novelist

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"The working classes were becoming more and more sharply aware of the complex causes of international malaise."

"The working classes were becoming more and more sharply aware of the complex causes of international malaise."

Leon Jouhaux, French Leader

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"At no period of our political existence had we so much cause to felicitate ourselves at the prosperous and happy condition of our country."

"At no period of our political existence had we so much cause to felicitate ourselves at the prosperous and happy condition of our country."

James Monroe, American President

Cause, Country, Existence

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"The safest and most suitable form of penance seems to be that which causes pain in the flesh but does not penetrate to the bones, that is, which causes suffering but not sickness."

"The safest and most suitable form of penance seems to be that which causes pain in the flesh but does not penetrate to the bones, that is, which causes suffering but not sickness."

Saint Ignatius, Spanish Saint

Cause, Causes, Pain, Sickness, Suffering

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"Look at the forces against me. They don't want me out. They're afraid I'll cause trouble if I get out."

"Look at the forces against me. They don't want me out. They're afraid I'll cause trouble if I get out."

Jack Kevorkian, American Activist

Cause, Trouble, Want

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"To allow all U.S. workers to put part of their earnings into private investment accounts would definitely erode the Social Security system and cause uncertainty for new investors."

"To allow all U.S. workers to put part of their earnings into private investment accounts would definitely erode the Social Security system and cause uncertainty for new investors."

Grace Napolitano, American Politician

Cause, Investment, Security, Uncertainty

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"In reality there is no cause or effect, there is only the indifference of the universe."

"In reality there is no cause or effect, there is only the indifference of the universe."

Al Goldstein, American Publisher

Cause, Effect, Indifference, Reality

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"Some of the immediate causes of Jack Abramoff's troubles were some Indian elections that went bad for him."

"Some of the immediate causes of Jack Abramoff's troubles were some Indian elections that went bad for him."

Joshua Micah Marshall, American Politician

Cause, Causes, Elections

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"Bipartisanship helps to avoid extremes and imbalances. It causes compromises and accommodations. So let's cooperate."

"Bipartisanship helps to avoid extremes and imbalances. It causes compromises and accommodations. So let's cooperate."

Zbigniew Brzezinski, American Politician

Cause, Causes, Extremes

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"The Communists were interested in getting into key positions as union officers, statisticians, economists, etc., in order to utilize the apparatus of the unions to promote the cause of revolution."

"The Communists were interested in getting into key positions as union officers, statisticians, economists, etc., in order to utilize the apparatus of the unions to promote the cause of revolution."

John T. Flynn, American Critic

Cause, Revolution, Key, Order

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"If you're not accurate, you'll cause untold trouble."

"If you're not accurate, you'll cause untold trouble."

David O. Selznick, American Producer

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"You have to not listen to the nay sayers because there will be many and often they'll be much more qualified than you and cause you to sort of doubt yourself."

"You have to not listen to the nay sayers because there will be many and often they'll be much more qualified than you and cause you to sort of doubt yourself."

James Cameron, American Director

Cause, Doubt, Will

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