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"I am heartbroken that this movie would cause anyone pain. It should be a source of joy. The story is a metaphor about how we try to stay in our own little bubbles, we don't let life in, we don't take the journey."

"I am heartbroken that this movie would cause anyone pain. It should be a source of joy. The story is a metaphor about how we try to stay in our own little bubbles, we don't let life in, we don't take the journey."

Swoosie Kurtz, American Actress

Life, Cause, Journey, Joy

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"I'm really keen to go back and do some theatre, but I can't afford to at the moment because we're getting married in September. And then I'm hoping to direct a film at the end of this year, and that means a year of your life without pay."

"I'm really keen to go back and do some theatre, but I can't afford to at the moment because we're getting married in September. And then I'm hoping to direct a film at the end of this year, and that means a year of your life without pay."

Richard Roxburgh, Australian Actor

Life, End, Film, Theatre

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"I am known for a life spent in the struggle for freedom, and freedom includes the freedom of religion."

"I am known for a life spent in the struggle for freedom, and freedom includes the freedom of religion."

Oriana Fallaci, Italian Journalist

Life, Religion, Freedom, Struggle

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"Art and religion first; then philosophy; lastly science. That is the order of the great subjects of life, that's their order of importance."

"Art and religion first; then philosophy; lastly science. That is the order of the great subjects of life, that's their order of importance."

Muriel Spark, English Novelist

Life, Art, Religion, Science

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"Who can hide himself from death or who can embrace the wind?"

"Who can hide himself from death or who can embrace the wind?"

Sorin Cerin, Romanian Philosopher

Life, Death, Acceptance, Nature

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"Writing Part of the Scenery has been a very different experience. I have been reminded of people and events, real and imaginary which have been part of my life. This book is a celebration of the land which means so much to me."

"Writing Part of the Scenery has been a very different experience. I have been reminded of people and events, real and imaginary which have been part of my life. This book is a celebration of the land which means so much to me."

Mary Wesley, British Novelist

Life, Experience, People, Events

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"Life in itself has its own melody."

"Life in itself has its own melody."

Abdulazeez Henry Musa, Nigerian Author

Life, Existence, Meaning, Beauty

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"If it were possible to have a life absolutely free from every feeling of sin, what a terrifying vacuum it would be."

"If it were possible to have a life absolutely free from every feeling of sin, what a terrifying vacuum it would be."

Cesare Pavese, Italian Poet

Life, Feeling, Sin

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"Whether for life or death, do your own work well."

"Whether for life or death, do your own work well."

John Ruskin, English Writer

Life, Work, Death

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"I was in a very deep, dark slump, and I needed to find a way to get myself out of it. I had to force myself back out into life, back out into experiencing things."

"I was in a very deep, dark slump, and I needed to find a way to get myself out of it. I had to force myself back out into life, back out into experiencing things."

Shania Twain, Canadian Musician

Life, Deep, Force

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"Nixon regarded himself as having been cheated by life. He never got my vote."

"Nixon regarded himself as having been cheated by life. He never got my vote."

Stephen Ambrose, American Historian

Life, Nixon, Vote

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"Comics are really my life blood in a lot of respects."

"Comics are really my life blood in a lot of respects."

Bill Sienkiewicz, American Artist

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"Drugs have played no significant factor in my life."

"Drugs have played no significant factor in my life."

Dennis Brown, American Musician

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"All my life, since I was 16, I've been wondering where that next job was gonna come from."

"All my life, since I was 16, I've been wondering where that next job was gonna come from."

Jerry Orbach, American Actor

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"Western civilization, Christianity, decency are struggling for their very lives. In this worldwide civil war, race prejudice is our most dangerous enemy, for it is a disease at the very root of our democratic life."

"Western civilization, Christianity, decency are struggling for their very lives. In this worldwide civil war, race prejudice is our most dangerous enemy, for it is a disease at the very root of our democratic life."

Mordecai Wyatt Johnson, American Educator

Life, War, Civilization, Christianity

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"You only get one life so you might as well make it a happy one, and that's why I tend to just jump into things. I'm sort of a fearless idiot that way."

"You only get one life so you might as well make it a happy one, and that's why I tend to just jump into things. I'm sort of a fearless idiot that way."

Nia Vardalos, Canadian Actress

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"There is not in the world so toilsome a trade as the pursuit of fame; life concludes before you have so much as sketched your work."

"There is not in the world so toilsome a trade as the pursuit of fame; life concludes before you have so much as sketched your work."

Jean de la Bruyere, French Philosopher

Life, Work, Fame, Pursuit

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"Context and memory play powerful roles in all the truly great meals in one's life."

"Context and memory play powerful roles in all the truly great meals in one's life."

Anthony Bourdain, American Author

Life, Memory, Play

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"Sometimes it's best to trade an ideal for something more practical that you can guarantee."

"Sometimes it's best to trade an ideal for something more practical that you can guarantee."

A.J. Darkholme, American Author

Life, Realism, Decision, Motivational, Choice

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"Today, you have 100% of your life left."

"Today, you have 100% of your life left."

Tom Hopkins, American Businessman

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"Now a Protestant confronting a Catholic ghost is exactly Shakespeare's way of grappling with what was not simply a general social problem but one lived out in his own life."

"Now a Protestant confronting a Catholic ghost is exactly Shakespeare's way of grappling with what was not simply a general social problem but one lived out in his own life."

Stephen Greenblatt, American Critic

Life, Now, Shakespeare

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"The mountain music... is compelling music in its own right, harking back to a time when music was a part of everyday life and not something performed by celebrities."

"The mountain music... is compelling music in its own right, harking back to a time when music was a part of everyday life and not something performed by celebrities."

Ethan Coen, American Director

Life, Music, Time, Right

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"The old, subjective, stagnant, indolent and wretched life for woman has gone. She has as many resources as men, as many activities beckon her on. As large possibilities swell and inspire her heart."

"The old, subjective, stagnant, indolent and wretched life for woman has gone. She has as many resources as men, as many activities beckon her on. As large possibilities swell and inspire her heart."

Anna Julia Cooper, American Educator

Life, Men, Heart, Old

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"The most important part of this is to prepare the athlete for life in general and then be able to compete."

"The most important part of this is to prepare the athlete for life in general and then be able to compete."

Alberto Juantorena, Cuban Athlete

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"The United States Jewish population has made many vital contributions in all areas of our society in such ways as helping to develop the cultural, scientific, political and economic life of our country."

"The United States Jewish population has made many vital contributions in all areas of our society in such ways as helping to develop the cultural, scientific, political and economic life of our country."

Jon Porter, American Politician

Life, Society, Country, Population

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"Children and lunatics cut the Gordian knot which the poet spends his life patiently trying to untie."

"Children and lunatics cut the Gordian knot which the poet spends his life patiently trying to untie."

Jean Cocteau, French Director

Life, Children, Trying

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"Aging seems to be the only available way to live a long life."

"Aging seems to be the only available way to live a long life."

Kitty O'Neill Collins, American Stuntwoman

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"I do still get the odd fan letter about The Good Life, clearly written by somebody aged 18, who says: Will you send a photograph? And I think: Maybe it's kinder not to. I'm deeply into my 50s now."

"I do still get the odd fan letter about The Good Life, clearly written by somebody aged 18, who says: Will you send a photograph? And I think: Maybe it's kinder not to. I'm deeply into my 50s now."

Felicity Kendal, English Actress

Life, Now, Will

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"A lot of life is dealing with your curse, dealing with the cards you were given that aren't so nice. Does it make you into a monster, or can you temper it in some way, or accept it and go in some other direction?"

"A lot of life is dealing with your curse, dealing with the cards you were given that aren't so nice. Does it make you into a monster, or can you temper it in some way, or accept it and go in some other direction?"

Wes Craven, American Director

Life, Cards, Direction, Temper

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"We need do no more than repeat: only under communism does the individual become himself and lead his own life."

"We need do no more than repeat: only under communism does the individual become himself and lead his own life."

Johann Most, German Revolutionary

Life, Communism

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"Life and liberty can be as much endangered from illegal methods used to convict those thought to be criminals as from the actual criminals themselves."

"Life and liberty can be as much endangered from illegal methods used to convict those thought to be criminals as from the actual criminals themselves."

Earl Warren, American Judge

Life, Thought, Liberty

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"Which is a wonderful irony, I have property there. I go back every chance I get. One of the main reasons I actually wrote the book, agreed to write it having never wanted to do that in my life, very intimidating by the way to write a book."

"Which is a wonderful irony, I have property there. I go back every chance I get. One of the main reasons I actually wrote the book, agreed to write it having never wanted to do that in my life, very intimidating by the way to write a book."

Sela Ward, American Actress

Life, Chance, Irony, Property

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"It's too bad that one has to conceive of sports as being the only arena where risks are, for all of life is risk exercise. That's the only way to live more freely, and more interestingly."

"It's too bad that one has to conceive of sports as being the only arena where risks are, for all of life is risk exercise. That's the only way to live more freely, and more interestingly."

William Coffin, Jr., American Minister

Life, Sports, Being, Exercise

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"Destroying is a necessary function in life. Everything has its season, and all things eventually lose their effectiveness and die."

"Destroying is a necessary function in life. Everything has its season, and all things eventually lose their effectiveness and die."

Margaret J. Wheatley, American Writer

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"So if we have anything original to offer, it's to speak from our own life about the society we're in."

"So if we have anything original to offer, it's to speak from our own life about the society we're in."

Sean Penn, American Actor

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"Believe in life! Always human beings will live and progress to greater, broader, and fuller life."

"Believe in life! Always human beings will live and progress to greater, broader, and fuller life."

W. E. B. Du Bois, American Writer

Life, Progress, Will

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"The new spirituality will also base itself on a third very large spiritual understanding, which is that life is eternal. Most religious people claim to believe that, but very few people actually live as if that were true."

"The new spirituality will also base itself on a third very large spiritual understanding, which is that life is eternal. Most religious people claim to believe that, but very few people actually live as if that were true."

Neale Donald Walsch, American Author

Life, People, Religious, Spiritual

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"Life is simple, as simple as Quant."

"Life is simple, as simple as Quant."

Vikrmn, Indian Author

Life, Simplicity, Essence, Clarity

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"In our daily life, we encounter people who are angry, deceitful, intent only on satisfying their own needs. There is so much anger, distrust, greed, and pettiness that we are losing our capacity to work well together."

"In our daily life, we encounter people who are angry, deceitful, intent only on satisfying their own needs. There is so much anger, distrust, greed, and pettiness that we are losing our capacity to work well together."

Margaret J. Wheatley, American Writer

Life, Work, Anger, People

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"Bad things do happen; how I respond to them defines my character and the quality of my life. I can choose to sit in perpetual sadness, immobilized by the gravity of my loss, or I can choose to rise from the pain and treasure the most precious gift I have - life itself."

"Bad things do happen; how I respond to them defines my character and the quality of my life. I can choose to sit in perpetual sadness, immobilized by the gravity of my loss, or I can choose to rise from the pain and treasure the most precious gift I have - life itself."

Walter Anderson, German Writer

Life, Quality, Character, Gravity

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"The teachers were focused on helping these students. The students benefited from hands-on teaching and a faculty who cared about them and their success in life and soon the students began to believe in themselves and the reality that they could make something of their lives."

"The teachers were focused on helping these students. The students benefited from hands-on teaching and a faculty who cared about them and their success in life and soon the students began to believe in themselves and the reality that they could make something of their lives."

Michael N. Castle, American Politician

Life, Success, Reality, Students

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"It's the game of life. Do I win or do I lose? One day they're gonna shut the game down. I gotta have as much fun and go around the board as many times as I can before it's my turn to leave."

"It's the game of life. Do I win or do I lose? One day they're gonna shut the game down. I gotta have as much fun and go around the board as many times as I can before it's my turn to leave."

Tupac Shakur, American Musician

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"The world is wide, and I will not waste my life in friction when it could be turned into momentum."

"The world is wide, and I will not waste my life in friction when it could be turned into momentum."

Frances E. Willard, American Activist

Life, Waste, Will, World

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"Life - how curious is that habit that makes us think it is not here, but elsewhere."

"Life - how curious is that habit that makes us think it is not here, but elsewhere."

V. S. Pritchett, British Writer

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"I'll make music, whether or not anyone is listening, for the rest of my life. It's a natural form of expression for me, the same way I draw and write and sing."

"I'll make music, whether or not anyone is listening, for the rest of my life. It's a natural form of expression for me, the same way I draw and write and sing."

Brandon Boyd, American Musician

Life, Music, Expression, Listening

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"Life is to blame for everything."

"Life is to blame for everything."

Robert Musil, Austrian Writer

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"You just have to do your own thing, no matter what anyone says. It's your life."

"You just have to do your own thing, no matter what anyone says. It's your life."

Ethan Embry, American Actor

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"All my life I wanted to be a bank robber. Carry a gun and wear a mask. Now that it's happened I guess I'm just about the best bank robber they ever had. And I sure am happy."

"All my life I wanted to be a bank robber. Carry a gun and wear a mask. Now that it's happened I guess I'm just about the best bank robber they ever had. And I sure am happy."

John Dillinger, American Criminal

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"You can put anything into words, except your own life."

"You can put anything into words, except your own life."

Max Frisch, Swiss Novelist

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"Three things cannot be retrieved:The arrow once sped from the bowThe word spoken in hasteThe missed opportunity. Ali, the Lion of Islam."

"Three things cannot be retrieved:The arrow once sped from the bowThe word spoken in hasteThe missed opportunity. Ali, the Lion of Islam."

Idries Shah, Indian Author

Life, Regret, Opportunity, Word, Action

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