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"My recipe for life is not being afraid of myself, afraid of what I think or of my opinions."
Eartha Kitt
"My recipe for life is not being afraid of myself, afraid of what I think or of my opinions."
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"After all, the universe required ten billion years of evolution before life was even possible; the evolution of the stars and the evolving of new chemical elements in the nuclear furnaces of the stars were indispensable prerequisites for the generation of life."
John Polkinghorne
"After all, the universe required ten billion years of evolution before life was even possible; the evolution of the stars and the evolving of new chemical elements in the nuclear furnaces of the stars were indispensable prerequisites for the generation of life."
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"One life is all we have and we live it as we believe in living it. But to sacrifice what you are and to live without belief, that is a fate more terrible than dying."
Joan of Arc
"One life is all we have and we live it as we believe in living it. But to sacrifice what you are and to live without belief, that is a fate more terrible than dying."
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"Life's an awfully lonesome affair. You come into the world alone and you go out of the world alone yet it seems to me you are more alone while living than even going and coming."
Emily Carr
"Life's an awfully lonesome affair. You come into the world alone and you go out of the world alone yet it seems to me you are more alone while living than even going and coming."
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"It's important to hold something back, though, because quite frankly my personal life is pretty dull and I don't want to bore people with it."
Matt Lucas
"It's important to hold something back, though, because quite frankly my personal life is pretty dull and I don't want to bore people with it."
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"The Clinton tax increase - which was an increase in taxes primarily on upper-income people - not only made the tax code more nearly progressive, it preceded one of the most productive economic periods in American life."
Barney Frank
"The Clinton tax increase - which was an increase in taxes primarily on upper-income people - not only made the tax code more nearly progressive, it preceded one of the most productive economic periods in American life."
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"The association promotes a way of life, not causes; a harmony in living, not political faiths; a bilateral loyalty, not commercial or social projects. Yet it is an association for as noble a purpose as any involved in any prior decisions."
William O. Douglas
"The association promotes a way of life, not causes; a harmony in living, not political faiths; a bilateral loyalty, not commercial or social projects. Yet it is an association for as noble a purpose as any involved in any prior decisions."
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"As poverty has been reduced in terms of mere survival, it has become more profound in terms of our way of life."
Raoul Vaneigem
"As poverty has been reduced in terms of mere survival, it has become more profound in terms of our way of life."
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"Tennis has had a very positive impact on my life."
Gabriela Sabatini
"Tennis has had a very positive impact on my life."
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"Life can be pulled by goals just as surely as it can be pushed by drives."
Viktor E. Frankl
"Life can be pulled by goals just as surely as it can be pushed by drives."
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"I've studied all my musical life, but learning is only good if you do something constructive with it."
Tony Williams
"I've studied all my musical life, but learning is only good if you do something constructive with it."
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"The idea that seeing life means going from place to place and doing a great variety of obvious things is an illusion natural to dull minds."
Charles Horton Cooley
"The idea that seeing life means going from place to place and doing a great variety of obvious things is an illusion natural to dull minds."
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"Is life so dear or peace so sweet as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death!"
Patrick Henry
"Is life so dear or peace so sweet as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death!"
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"To be a Bond villain, you only get to do that once in your life. You never get to come back."
Vincent Schiavelli
"To be a Bond villain, you only get to do that once in your life. You never get to come back."
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"One of the greatest objections which families have to New South Wales, is their apprehension of the moral effects that are likely to overwhelm them by bad example, and for which no success in life could compensate."
Charles Sturt
"One of the greatest objections which families have to New South Wales, is their apprehension of the moral effects that are likely to overwhelm them by bad example, and for which no success in life could compensate."
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"Challenging the meaning of life is the truest expression of the state of being human."
Viktor E. Frankl
"Challenging the meaning of life is the truest expression of the state of being human."
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"Each man is questioned by life; and he can only answer to life by answering for his own life; to life he can only respond by being responsible."
Viktor E. Frankl
"Each man is questioned by life; and he can only answer to life by answering for his own life; to life he can only respond by being responsible."
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"But seriously, I think overall in the scheme of things winning an Emmy is not important. Let's get our priorities straight. I think we all know what's really important in life - winning an Oscar."
Ellen DeGeneres
"But seriously, I think overall in the scheme of things winning an Emmy is not important. Let's get our priorities straight. I think we all know what's really important in life - winning an Oscar."
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"Life comes from the earth and life returns to the earth."
Zhuang Zi
"Life comes from the earth and life returns to the earth."
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"I'm making the statement that we should all live life and have a laugh. Nakedness is a thing where people take notice. If you do it in the right way, people laugh."
Mark Roberts
"I'm making the statement that we should all live life and have a laugh. Nakedness is a thing where people take notice. If you do it in the right way, people laugh."
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"In any case, in so far as our knowledge of the universe carries us, the advent of civilization for the first time on our globe represents the highest ascent of the life processes to which evolution had anywhere attained."
James H. Breasted
"In any case, in so far as our knowledge of the universe carries us, the advent of civilization for the first time on our globe represents the highest ascent of the life processes to which evolution had anywhere attained."
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"Another turn in my life happened when I took on the Canada Council."
Maureen Forrester
"Another turn in my life happened when I took on the Canada Council."
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"When you wake up from a dream you have only a few precious moments before the details of the dream begin to dissipate and the memory fades.Not all dreams are significant or worth remembering.But the ones that are . . . happen again.So, wait for the dream to return. And never be afraid. Instead, consider it an opportunity to learn something profound and possibly wondrous about yourself."
Vera Nazarian
"When you wake up from a dream you have only a few precious moments before the details of the dream begin to dissipate and the memory fades.Not all dreams are significant or worth remembering.But the ones that are . . . happen again.So, wait for the dream to return. And never be afraid. Instead, consider it an opportunity to learn something profound and possibly wondrous about yourself."
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"Maybe it will be a great thing when the Baby Boomers finally die out. In real life, it's not a matter of the good guys or the bad guys. Rather, it's big numbers and small numbers that do the counting."
Jack Bowman
"Maybe it will be a great thing when the Baby Boomers finally die out. In real life, it's not a matter of the good guys or the bad guys. Rather, it's big numbers and small numbers that do the counting."
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"I saw the Nutcracker to be a dummy as I thought of its mouth moving like a nutcracker - and also find them pretty scary as they almost have a life of their own."
Matthew Bourne
"I saw the Nutcracker to be a dummy as I thought of its mouth moving like a nutcracker - and also find them pretty scary as they almost have a life of their own."
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"A mortal lives not through that breath that flows in and that flows out. The source of his life is another and this causes the breath to flow."
Philipus Paracelsus
"A mortal lives not through that breath that flows in and that flows out. The source of his life is another and this causes the breath to flow."
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"I'm having the time of my life and I'm glad people are enjoy it."
Douglas Wilson
"I'm having the time of my life and I'm glad people are enjoy it."
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"Investigations during the last few decades have brought hydrogen instead of carbon, and instead of CO2 water, the mother of all life, into the foreground."
Albert Szent Gyorgyi
"Investigations during the last few decades have brought hydrogen instead of carbon, and instead of CO2 water, the mother of all life, into the foreground."
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"Olympism is a philosophy which, by blending sport with culture, seeks to create a way of life based on the joy found in effort, the educational value of good example and respect for universal ethical principles."
Juan Antonio Samaranch
"Olympism is a philosophy which, by blending sport with culture, seeks to create a way of life based on the joy found in effort, the educational value of good example and respect for universal ethical principles."
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"There is more stupidity than hydrogen in the universe, and it has a longer shelf life."
Frank Zappa
"There is more stupidity than hydrogen in the universe, and it has a longer shelf life."
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"We must have a theme, a goal, a purpose in our lives. If you don't know where you're aiming, you don't have a goal. My goal is to live my life in such a way that when I die, someone can say, she cared."
Mary Kay Ash
"We must have a theme, a goal, a purpose in our lives. If you don't know where you're aiming, you don't have a goal. My goal is to live my life in such a way that when I die, someone can say, she cared."
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"There's always got to be a struggle. What else is there? That's what life is made of. I don't know anything else. If there is, tell me about it."
Van Morrison
"There's always got to be a struggle. What else is there? That's what life is made of. I don't know anything else. If there is, tell me about it."
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"As I absorbed life here and understood it better, I just completely fell in love with England."
Gwyneth Paltrow
"As I absorbed life here and understood it better, I just completely fell in love with England."
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"I think that those are the things that you can uniquely do with film that are difficult to do anywhere else: they can bring a picture to life, give it a natural and historical context and make you feel that everything else is suddenly credible."
Robert Towne
"I think that those are the things that you can uniquely do with film that are difficult to do anywhere else: they can bring a picture to life, give it a natural and historical context and make you feel that everything else is suddenly credible."
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"I don't have traceable literary models because I haven't had great literary influences in my life."
Manuel Puig
"I don't have traceable literary models because I haven't had great literary influences in my life."
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"There is the greatest practical benefit in making a few failures early in life."
Thomas Huxley
"There is the greatest practical benefit in making a few failures early in life."
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"Life was given to me as a favor, so I may abandon it when it is one no longer."
Charles de Secondat
"Life was given to me as a favor, so I may abandon it when it is one no longer."
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"I never felt comfortable in real life very well. It's always been an awkward kind of thing for me and so when I hit the stage I just sensed freedom. I sensed here's a place that I can have all the experiences of life and not feel uncomfortable about it."
Nick Nolte
"I never felt comfortable in real life very well. It's always been an awkward kind of thing for me and so when I hit the stage I just sensed freedom. I sensed here's a place that I can have all the experiences of life and not feel uncomfortable about it."
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"Each person must live their life as a model for others."
Rosa Parks
"Each person must live their life as a model for others."
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"I knew nothing of the real life of a musician, but I seemed to see myself standing in front of great crowds of people, playing my accordion."
Lawrence Welk
"I knew nothing of the real life of a musician, but I seemed to see myself standing in front of great crowds of people, playing my accordion."
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"On the show, we are not trying to get people to eat their vegetables; we are not trying to get people to become Democrats. We are basically trying to encourage people to get involved with public life so that politics isn't left to the wealthy and privileged."
Martin Sheen
"On the show, we are not trying to get people to eat their vegetables; we are not trying to get people to become Democrats. We are basically trying to encourage people to get involved with public life so that politics isn't left to the wealthy and privileged."
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"Be in the habit of experimenting with your clothing so that you don't get stuck for life with a self-image developed over the course of high school."
Marilyn vos Savant
"Be in the habit of experimenting with your clothing so that you don't get stuck for life with a self-image developed over the course of high school."
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"My life before children I don't really remember. I've heard references to it, but I really don't remember."
John Malkovich
"My life before children I don't really remember. I've heard references to it, but I really don't remember."
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"To have dominion by religion, is to have dominion over men's souls, thus over their very spiritual life, and to use the Divine things, which are in their religion, as the means."
Emanuel Swedenborg
"To have dominion by religion, is to have dominion over men's souls, thus over their very spiritual life, and to use the Divine things, which are in their religion, as the means."
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"If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you."
Louis D. Brandeis
"If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you."
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"Class is the sure-footedness that comes with having proved you can meet life."
Ann Landers
"Class is the sure-footedness that comes with having proved you can meet life."
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"They sin who tell us Love can die: with Life all other passions fly, all others are but vanity."
Robert Southey
"They sin who tell us Love can die: with Life all other passions fly, all others are but vanity."
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"I have the LIFE magazine of the men walking on the moon."
Christa McAuliffe
"I have the LIFE magazine of the men walking on the moon."
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"You need to make a commitment, and once you make it, then life will give you some answers."
Les Brown
"You need to make a commitment, and once you make it, then life will give you some answers."
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"My kids idea of a hard life is to live in a house with only one phone."
George Foreman
"My kids idea of a hard life is to live in a house with only one phone."
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