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"The metropolis reveals itself as one of those great historical formations in which opposing streams which enclose life unfold, as well as join one another with equal right."
Georg Simmel
"The metropolis reveals itself as one of those great historical formations in which opposing streams which enclose life unfold, as well as join one another with equal right."
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"It's only been a couple of times in my life that I've really locked horns with actors. It did not hurt the films, it just hurt the moment of the filmmaking."
Richard Donner
"It's only been a couple of times in my life that I've really locked horns with actors. It did not hurt the films, it just hurt the moment of the filmmaking."
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"I think kids should have a mentor and a role model, but that they shouldn't take one person's opinion to be what we call final assessment or judgment about how life is supposed to be."
Sean Paul
"I think kids should have a mentor and a role model, but that they shouldn't take one person's opinion to be what we call final assessment or judgment about how life is supposed to be."
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"I was concerned about filling my life up with something important to me. To me, it was just necessary."
Ed Harris
"I was concerned about filling my life up with something important to me. To me, it was just necessary."
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"The closing years of life are like the end of a masquerade party, when the masks are dropped."
Cesare Pavese
"The closing years of life are like the end of a masquerade party, when the masks are dropped."
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"Life is tough, but it's tougher when you're stupid."
John Wayne
"Life is tough, but it's tougher when you're stupid."
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"I had - all my life, everybody who knew me thought that I would probably grow up to be a reporter, a newspaper reporter because we didn't have much television in those days."
Bob Schieffer
"I had - all my life, everybody who knew me thought that I would probably grow up to be a reporter, a newspaper reporter because we didn't have much television in those days."
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"It is remarkable how many misconceptions there are here about life in the developing world and I think that that knowledge gap has done a lot to contribute to the imbalance quite frankly."
Emma Thompson
"It is remarkable how many misconceptions there are here about life in the developing world and I think that that knowledge gap has done a lot to contribute to the imbalance quite frankly."
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"All I can say about life is, 'Oh God, enjoy it!'"
Bob Newhart
"All I can say about life is, 'Oh God, enjoy it!'"
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"It is a great pity but tis certain from every day's observation of man, that he may be set on fire like a candle, at either end provided there is a sufficient wick standing out."
Laurence Sterne
"It is a great pity but tis certain from every day's observation of man, that he may be set on fire like a candle, at either end provided there is a sufficient wick standing out."
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"An atmosphere of beliefs and conceptions has been formed by the labours and struggles of our forefathers, which enables us to breathe amid the various and complex circumstances of our life."
William Kingdon Clifford
"An atmosphere of beliefs and conceptions has been formed by the labours and struggles of our forefathers, which enables us to breathe amid the various and complex circumstances of our life."
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"Deep within man dwell those slumbering powers; powers that would astonish him, that he never dreamed of possessing; forces that would revolutionize his life if aroused and put into action."
Orison Swett Marden
"Deep within man dwell those slumbering powers; powers that would astonish him, that he never dreamed of possessing; forces that would revolutionize his life if aroused and put into action."
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"My life has flourished in so many ways both personally and professionally that I can't ask for a better life."
David Cassidy
"My life has flourished in so many ways both personally and professionally that I can't ask for a better life."
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"Life turned out much better than I thought. I knew after a little while that I could act."
Peter O'Toole
"Life turned out much better than I thought. I knew after a little while that I could act."
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"At the end, the realization is that she had to get to a place in her life where she could drop her guard and make peace with the fact that whether she had a small amount of time, that she had to kind of live it completely through, instead of living by the rules."
Charlize Theron
"At the end, the realization is that she had to get to a place in her life where she could drop her guard and make peace with the fact that whether she had a small amount of time, that she had to kind of live it completely through, instead of living by the rules."
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"Throughout my life I have cared as deeply about the songs of all peoples as I have about the rights of all peoples."
Theodore Bikel
"Throughout my life I have cared as deeply about the songs of all peoples as I have about the rights of all peoples."
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"The most terrifying moment in my life was October 1962, during the Cuban Missile Crisis. I did not know all the facts - we have learned only recently how close we were to war - but I knew enough to make me tremble."
Joseph Rotblat
"The most terrifying moment in my life was October 1962, during the Cuban Missile Crisis. I did not know all the facts - we have learned only recently how close we were to war - but I knew enough to make me tremble."
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"There are two sighs of relief every night in the life of an opera manager. The first comes when the curtain goes up The second sigh of relief comes when the final curtain goes down without any disaster, and one realizes, gratefully, that the miracle has happened again."
Rudolf Bing
"There are two sighs of relief every night in the life of an opera manager. The first comes when the curtain goes up The second sigh of relief comes when the final curtain goes down without any disaster, and one realizes, gratefully, that the miracle has happened again."
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"I am not reclusive. I just have a private life."
Enya
"I am not reclusive. I just have a private life."
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"An Atheist believes that a hospital should be built instead of a church. An atheist believes that deed must be done instead of prayer said. An atheist strives for involvement in life and not escape into death. He wants disease conquered, poverty vanished, war eliminated."
Madalyn Murray O'Hair
"An Atheist believes that a hospital should be built instead of a church. An atheist believes that deed must be done instead of prayer said. An atheist strives for involvement in life and not escape into death. He wants disease conquered, poverty vanished, war eliminated."
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"Kids aren't going to understand single life in New York City."
Melissa Joan Hart
"Kids aren't going to understand single life in New York City."
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"When you sell a man a book, you don't sell him 12 ounces of paper and ink and glue - you sell him a whole new life."
Christopher Morley
"When you sell a man a book, you don't sell him 12 ounces of paper and ink and glue - you sell him a whole new life."
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"It's taken me all my life to learn what not to play."
Dizzy Gillespie
"It's taken me all my life to learn what not to play."
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"I'm attracted to pathos, because life is mostly pathos. I've had a lot of it in my life."
Hector Elizondo
"I'm attracted to pathos, because life is mostly pathos. I've had a lot of it in my life."
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"I live in sin, to kill myself I live; no longer my life my own, but sin's; my good is given to me by heaven, my evil by myself, by my free will, of which I am deprived."
Michelangelo
"I live in sin, to kill myself I live; no longer my life my own, but sin's; my good is given to me by heaven, my evil by myself, by my free will, of which I am deprived."
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"I have a certain curiosity for life that drives me and propels me forward."
Rachel McAdams
"I have a certain curiosity for life that drives me and propels me forward."
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"I think I owe thanks to the people who have listened to me over the years, who tuned in on the radio. They have given me a warmth and loyalty that I've never been able to repay. The way they have reached out to me has certainly been the highlight of my life."
Ernie Harwell
"I think I owe thanks to the people who have listened to me over the years, who tuned in on the radio. They have given me a warmth and loyalty that I've never been able to repay. The way they have reached out to me has certainly been the highlight of my life."
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"I don't feel like a dream girl, but I think it's really nice. I guess a part of me wishes I got that sort of attention in my real life. Because in my real life, I'm this weird, dorky girl who just hangs out with her dog."
Alicia Silverstone
"I don't feel like a dream girl, but I think it's really nice. I guess a part of me wishes I got that sort of attention in my real life. Because in my real life, I'm this weird, dorky girl who just hangs out with her dog."
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"Music is the soundtrack of your life."
Dick Clark
"Music is the soundtrack of your life."
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"Respect for the fragility and importance of an individual life is still the mark of an educated man."
Norman Cousins
"Respect for the fragility and importance of an individual life is still the mark of an educated man."
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"We're all given some sort of skill in life. Mine just happens to be beating up on people."
Sugar Ray Leonard
"We're all given some sort of skill in life. Mine just happens to be beating up on people."
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"If education, culture, the higher life were shining things to be worshiped from afar, he had still a means left whereby he could draw one step nearer to them."
Mary Antin
"If education, culture, the higher life were shining things to be worshiped from afar, he had still a means left whereby he could draw one step nearer to them."
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"Life is like a trumpet - if you don't put anything into it, you don't get anything out of it."
William Christopher Handy
"Life is like a trumpet - if you don't put anything into it, you don't get anything out of it."
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"In fact, the element of play has an important role in my life, and I think that should be the case in the life of every artist. Our life is occupied with playing, whether we play an instrument or a role."
Dietrich Fischer Dieskau
"In fact, the element of play has an important role in my life, and I think that should be the case in the life of every artist. Our life is occupied with playing, whether we play an instrument or a role."
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"I've been with Life now for seventeen years and I have written several articles for them and will be doing more writing and do at least two assignments a year besides my writing."
Gordon Parks
"I've been with Life now for seventeen years and I have written several articles for them and will be doing more writing and do at least two assignments a year besides my writing."
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"As far as service goes, it can take the form of a million things. To do service, you don't have to be a doctor working in the slums for free, or become a social worker. Your position in life and what you do doesn't matter as much as how you do what you do."
Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
"As far as service goes, it can take the form of a million things. To do service, you don't have to be a doctor working in the slums for free, or become a social worker. Your position in life and what you do doesn't matter as much as how you do what you do."
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"John Waters has certainly gotten to a place in his life where he doesn't do anything he doesn't want to do. He's always been that way, but at this point, he's greatly respected for it."
Alicia Witt
"John Waters has certainly gotten to a place in his life where he doesn't do anything he doesn't want to do. He's always been that way, but at this point, he's greatly respected for it."
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"She told fortunes for a living. It's a wacky book and was great fun to write. It is very much a look at what life was like for women in Australia in the 1960's."
Colleen McCullough
"She told fortunes for a living. It's a wacky book and was great fun to write. It is very much a look at what life was like for women in Australia in the 1960's."
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"Nobody in life gets exactly what they thought they were going to get, but if you work really hard and you're kind, amazing things will happen."
Conan O'Brien
"Nobody in life gets exactly what they thought they were going to get, but if you work really hard and you're kind, amazing things will happen."
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"Most of us... are simply just trying to get through the day. And wait for those times in their life that are markers, that put things into relief. That's why we like movies and books so much."
Campbell Scott
"Most of us... are simply just trying to get through the day. And wait for those times in their life that are markers, that put things into relief. That's why we like movies and books so much."
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"If you can't make ends meet, meet them in the middle instead."
Benny Bellamacina
"If you can't make ends meet, meet them in the middle instead."
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"My professional life in Hollywood has been filled with joy and laughter."
Carroll O'Connor
"My professional life in Hollywood has been filled with joy and laughter."
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"Good writing excites me, and makes life worth living."
Harold Pinter
"Good writing excites me, and makes life worth living."
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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."
Pearl Bailey
"There's a period of life when we swallow a knowledge of ourselves and it becomes either good or sour inside."
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"When she was younger, my mother was quite committed to Roman Catholicism. But she got disillusioned with it and moved closer to something like Buddhist beliefs near the end of her life."
Ralph Fiennes
"When she was younger, my mother was quite committed to Roman Catholicism. But she got disillusioned with it and moved closer to something like Buddhist beliefs near the end of her life."
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"The shelf life of the average trade book is somewhere between milk and yogurt."
Calvin Trillin
"The shelf life of the average trade book is somewhere between milk and yogurt."
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"To choose ways of not acting was ever the concern and scruple of my life."
Fernando Pessoa
"To choose ways of not acting was ever the concern and scruple of my life."
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"Of all the Beauties, it is that which attracts the most lasting Admiration, gives the greatest Charm to every thing we say or do, and renders us amiable in every Station, and thro' every Stage of Life."
Eliza Haywood
"Of all the Beauties, it is that which attracts the most lasting Admiration, gives the greatest Charm to every thing we say or do, and renders us amiable in every Station, and thro' every Stage of Life."
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"Gray hairs seem to my fancy like the soft light of the moon, silvering over the evening of life."
Jean Paul
"Gray hairs seem to my fancy like the soft light of the moon, silvering over the evening of life."
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"To die is a debt we must all of us discharge."
Euripides
"To die is a debt we must all of us discharge."
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