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"A little credulity helps one on through life very smoothly."

"A little credulity helps one on through life very smoothly."

Elizabeth Gaskell, British Novelist

Life, Credulity

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"Love is a chain of love as nature is a chain of life."

"Love is a chain of love as nature is a chain of life."

Truman Capote, American Novelist

Life, Love, Nature

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"The function of intellect is to provide a means of modifying our reactions to the circumstances of life, so that we may secure pleasure, the symptom of welfare."

"The function of intellect is to provide a means of modifying our reactions to the circumstances of life, so that we may secure pleasure, the symptom of welfare."

Edward Thorndike, American Psychologist

Life, Circumstances, Intellect, May

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"There is only one way in which one can endure man's inhumanity to man and that is to try, in one's own life, to exemplify man's humanity to man."

"There is only one way in which one can endure man's inhumanity to man and that is to try, in one's own life, to exemplify man's humanity to man."

Alan Paton, South African Novelist

Life, Humanity, Southafrican

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"I love sleep. My life has the tendency to fall apart when I'm awake, you know?"

"I love sleep. My life has the tendency to fall apart when I'm awake, you know?"

Ernest Hemingway, American Novelist

Life, Love, Sleep

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"The main factor in any form of creativeness is the life of a human spirit, that of the actor and his part, their joint feelings and subconscious creation."

"The main factor in any form of creativeness is the life of a human spirit, that of the actor and his part, their joint feelings and subconscious creation."

Konstantin Stanislavisky, Russian Actor

Life, Feelings, Creation

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"It is a thoroughly anti-christian doctrine that the Spirit of God, and therefore the life and governing power of the Church, resides in the ministry, to the exclusion of the people."

"It is a thoroughly anti-christian doctrine that the Spirit of God, and therefore the life and governing power of the Church, resides in the ministry, to the exclusion of the people."

Charles Hodge, American Theologian

Life, Power, God, People

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"We spent most of our life almost like street rats just running around the street until we were ten years old."

"We spent most of our life almost like street rats just running around the street until we were ten years old."

Quincy Jones, American Musician

Life, Old, Running, Years

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"One of the hardest things in life is having words in your heart that you can't utter."

"One of the hardest things in life is having words in your heart that you can't utter."

James Earl Jones, American Actor

Life, Heart, Words

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"Nearly everything in life goes in threes and fours."

"Nearly everything in life goes in threes and fours."

Ninette de Valois, Irish Dancer

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"Satisfaction consists in freedom from pain, which is the positive element of life."

"Satisfaction consists in freedom from pain, which is the positive element of life."

Arthur Schopenhauer, German Philosopher

Life, Positive, Freedom, Pain

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"You know, heroes are ordinary people that have achieved extraordinary things in life."

"You know, heroes are ordinary people that have achieved extraordinary things in life."

Dave Winfield, American Athlete

Life, People, Heroes

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"A novel is balanced between a few true impressions and the multitude of false ones that make up most of what we call life."

"A novel is balanced between a few true impressions and the multitude of false ones that make up most of what we call life."

Saul Bellow, American Novelist

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"Everything happened to find the balance of Life."

"Everything happened to find the balance of Life."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Life, Everything, Balance, Find

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"They talk about those All-Star Games being exhibition affairs, and maybe they are, but I've seen very few players in my life who didn't want to win, no matter whom they were playing or what for."

"They talk about those All-Star Games being exhibition affairs, and maybe they are, but I've seen very few players in my life who didn't want to win, no matter whom they were playing or what for."

Carl Hubbell, American Athlete

Life, Being, Games, Talk

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"After graduating in the summer of 1980, I knew I wanted my life to count."

"After graduating in the summer of 1980, I knew I wanted my life to count."

Donna Rice, American Celebrity

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"So many people walk around with a meaningless life. They seem half-asleep, even when they're busy doing things they think are important. This is because they're chasing the wrong things."

"So many people walk around with a meaningless life. They seem half-asleep, even when they're busy doing things they think are important. This is because they're chasing the wrong things."

Morrie Schwartz, American Educator

Life, People, Wrong

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"I have spent the past several years working so hard to just move on, and to try and build a life for myself."

"I have spent the past several years working so hard to just move on, and to try and build a life for myself."

Monica Lewinsky, American Celebrity

Life, Past, Years

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"My parents are older, and they lead a somewhat sheltered life. It was difficult to talk with them about things that were embarrassing to me, and that I had never spoken to them about."

"My parents are older, and they lead a somewhat sheltered life. It was difficult to talk with them about things that were embarrassing to me, and that I had never spoken to them about."

Anita Hill, American Celebrity

Life, Parents, Talk

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"Unfortunately this earth is not a fairy-land, but a struggle for life, perfectly natural and therefore extremely harsh."

"Unfortunately this earth is not a fairy-land, but a struggle for life, perfectly natural and therefore extremely harsh."

Martin Bormann, German Soldier

Life, Earth, Struggle

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"The Bible does not teach that sin is completely eradicated from the Christian in this life, but it does teach that sin shall no longer reign over you."

"The Bible does not teach that sin is completely eradicated from the Christian in this life, but it does teach that sin shall no longer reign over you."

Billy Graham, American Clergyman

Life, Bible, Teach, Philosophy

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"So I've never in my whole life really been teased about my weight."

"So I've never in my whole life really been teased about my weight."

Ruben Studdard, American Musician

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"I sing about life."

"I sing about life."

Marvin Gaye, American Musician

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"There is a grace of life which is still yours, my dear Europe."

"There is a grace of life which is still yours, my dear Europe."

Charles Olson, American Poet

Life, Europe, Grace

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"The present times require the vigor and the activity of the prime of life; but I feel the increasing infirmities of age to such a degree, that I am conscious I cannot serve you to advantage."

"The present times require the vigor and the activity of the prime of life; but I feel the increasing infirmities of age to such a degree, that I am conscious I cannot serve you to advantage."

Christopher Gadsden, American Soldier

Life, Age, Present

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"The fullness of life is in the hazards of life."

"The fullness of life is in the hazards of life."

Edith Hamilton, American Writer

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"I live in the paradise of my imagination."

"I live in the paradise of my imagination."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Life, Paradise, Imagination, Mind

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"Culture relates to objects and is a phenomenon of the world; entertainment relates to people and is a phenomenon of life."

"Culture relates to objects and is a phenomenon of the world; entertainment relates to people and is a phenomenon of life."

Hannah Arendt, German Historian

Life, People, Culture, Entertainment

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"Being Elvis Presley's daughter is a whole lot of pressure. It's been a constant burden in my life."

"Being Elvis Presley's daughter is a whole lot of pressure. It's been a constant burden in my life."

Lisa Marie Presley, American Musician

Life, Daughter, Being, Burden

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"All the sculptures of today, like those of the past, will end one day in pieces... So it is important to fashion ones work carefully in its smallest recess and charge every particle of matter with life."

"All the sculptures of today, like those of the past, will end one day in pieces... So it is important to fashion ones work carefully in its smallest recess and charge every particle of matter with life."

Alberto Giacometti, Swiss Sculptor

Life, Work, Day, End

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"Maturity is achieved when a person accepts life as full of tension."

"Maturity is achieved when a person accepts life as full of tension."

Joshua L. Liebman, American Rabbi

Life, Maturity, Tension

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"I am a Senator against my wishes and feelings, which I regret more than any other of my life."

"I am a Senator against my wishes and feelings, which I regret more than any other of my life."

Andrew Jackson, American President

Life, Feelings, Regret, Wishes

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"There were influences in my life that were more important than journalism, such as comic strips and radio."

"There were influences in my life that were more important than journalism, such as comic strips and radio."

Guillermo Cabrera Infante, Cuban Novelist

Life, Journalism

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"Don't let anything stand in the way of you claiming and manifesting the life that you choose rather than the life you have by default."

"Don't let anything stand in the way of you claiming and manifesting the life that you choose rather than the life you have by default."

Joy Page, American Actress

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"Not on one strand are all life's jewels strung."

"Not on one strand are all life's jewels strung."

William Morris, English Designer

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"When I sent those scripts, that was the lowest point of my life. We'd just had our second son, and when I went to collect them from hospital, I went to the bank to try and get some money to buy some diapers, the screen showed I've got $26 left."

"When I sent those scripts, that was the lowest point of my life. We'd just had our second son, and when I went to collect them from hospital, I went to the bank to try and get some money to buy some diapers, the screen showed I've got $26 left."

Ang Lee, Chinese Director

Life, Money, Son

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"Your journey never ends. Life has a way of changing things in incredible ways."

"Your journey never ends. Life has a way of changing things in incredible ways."

Alexander Volkov, Russian Author

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"I have sung for Americans of every political persuasion, and I am proud that I never refuse to sing to an audience, no matter what religion or color of their skin, or situation in life."

"I have sung for Americans of every political persuasion, and I am proud that I never refuse to sing to an audience, no matter what religion or color of their skin, or situation in life."

Pete Seeger, American Musician

Life, Religion, Americans, Persuasion

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"In the inhalation and exhalation there is an energy and a lively divine spirit, since He, through his spirit supports the breath of life, giving courage to the people who are in the earth and spirit to those who walk on it."

"In the inhalation and exhalation there is an energy and a lively divine spirit, since He, through his spirit supports the breath of life, giving courage to the people who are in the earth and spirit to those who walk on it."

Michael Servetus, Spanish Scientist

Life, People, Courage, Earth

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"They sin who tell us Love can die: with Life all other passions fly, all others are but vanity."

"They sin who tell us Love can die: with Life all other passions fly, all others are but vanity."

Robert Southey, English Poet

Life, Love, Sin, Vanity

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"This administration affects the everyday life of the common person."

"This administration affects the everyday life of the common person."

Al Jourgensen, Cuban Musician

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"There's a period of life when we swallow a knowledge of ourselves and it becomes either good or sour inside."

"There's a period of life when we swallow a knowledge of ourselves and it becomes either good or sour inside."

Pearl Bailey, American Actress

Life, Knowledge

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"I wanted to explore the values that are at work, underpinning my life."

"I wanted to explore the values that are at work, underpinning my life."

Sidney Poitier, American Actor

Life, Work, Values

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"Life is something that everyone should try at least once."

"Life is something that everyone should try at least once."

Henry J. Tillman, American Boxer

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"There are many spokes on the wheel of life. First, we're here to explore new possibilities."

"There are many spokes on the wheel of life. First, we're here to explore new possibilities."

Ray Charles, American Musician

Life, First, Possibilities

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"Some people, when they die, leave so much life behind that we wonder how they did it."

"Some people, when they die, leave so much life behind that we wonder how they did it."

Patti Davis, American Celebrity

Life, People, Wonder

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"Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life."

"Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life."

Steve Jobs, American Businessman

Life, Time, Authenticity

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"We have always held to the hope, the belief, the conviction that there is a better life, a better world, beyond the horizon."

"We have always held to the hope, the belief, the conviction that there is a better life, a better world, beyond the horizon."

Franklin D. Roosevelt, American President

Life, Belief, Hope, Conviction

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"Man must feel the earth to know himself and recognize his values... God made life simple. It is man who complicates it."

"Man must feel the earth to know himself and recognize his values... God made life simple. It is man who complicates it."

Charles Lindbergh, American Aviator

Life, God, Values, Earth

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"No man enjoys the true taste of life, but he who is ready and willing to quit it."

"No man enjoys the true taste of life, but he who is ready and willing to quit it."

Seneca, Roman Philosopher

Life, Man, Taste

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