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"When I heard his first songs, Dylan was answering certain questions that I had all my life been asking myself."

"When I heard his first songs, Dylan was answering certain questions that I had all my life been asking myself."

Nana Mouskouri, Greek Musician

Life, First, Questions, Songs

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"What you feel spiritually. I think a lot of that has to do with it. If you have no spiritual life, chances are everything is going to aggravate you, you're going to fly off the handle at everything and that's what I did in the past. I've kind of got that under control now."

"What you feel spiritually. I think a lot of that has to do with it. If you have no spiritual life, chances are everything is going to aggravate you, you're going to fly off the handle at everything and that's what I did in the past. I've kind of got that under control now."

Mike Ditka, American Coach

Life, Control, Now, Past

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"Our moral, religious, and political traditions are united in their respect for the dignity of human life."

"Our moral, religious, and political traditions are united in their respect for the dignity of human life."

Robert Casey, American Politician

Life, Dignity, Religious, Respect

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"Your most important sale in life is to sell yourself to yourself."

"Your most important sale in life is to sell yourself to yourself."

Maxwell Maltz, American Scientist

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"In quiet moments when you think about it, you recognize what is critically important in life and what isn't. Be wise and don't let good things crowd out those that are essential."

"In quiet moments when you think about it, you recognize what is critically important in life and what isn't. Be wise and don't let good things crowd out those that are essential."

Richard G. Scott, American Clergyman

Life, Moments, Quiet

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"Real misanthropes are not found in solitude, but in the world; since it is experience of life, and not philosophy, which produces real hatred of mankind."

"Real misanthropes are not found in solitude, but in the world; since it is experience of life, and not philosophy, which produces real hatred of mankind."

Giacomo Leopardi, Italian Poet

Life, Experience, Hatred, Mankind

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"It's a luxury being a writer, because all you ever think about is life."

"It's a luxury being a writer, because all you ever think about is life."

Amy Tan, American Novelist

Life, Being, Luxury, Writer

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"You can lose people without them dying, and I have, from moving, from traveling. The emotion is real, it just doesn't actually have to do with death. I'm singing about what I know, and it's a song about longing for somebody who's disappeared in your life."

"You can lose people without them dying, and I have, from moving, from traveling. The emotion is real, it just doesn't actually have to do with death. I'm singing about what I know, and it's a song about longing for somebody who's disappeared in your life."

Jon Crosby, American Musician

Life, Death, People, Dying

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"Although you may spend your life killing, You will not exhaust all your foes. But if you quell your own anger, your real enemy will be slain."

"Although you may spend your life killing, You will not exhaust all your foes. But if you quell your own anger, your real enemy will be slain."

Nagarjuna, Indian Philosopher

Life, Anger, Enemy, Killing

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"My mother told me I was begging her to be an actor when I was four. My father and my grandfather saw at least one or two movies a week; they were film buffs, so I guess it just rubbed off on me. And now it's kind of become a way of life for me."

"My mother told me I was begging her to be an actor when I was four. My father and my grandfather saw at least one or two movies a week; they were film buffs, so I guess it just rubbed off on me. And now it's kind of become a way of life for me."

Giovanni Ribisi, American Actor

Life, Movies, Mother, Father

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"The prime goal is to alleviate suffering, and not to prolong life. And if your treatment does not alleviate suffering, but only prolongs life, that treatment should be stopped."

"The prime goal is to alleviate suffering, and not to prolong life. And if your treatment does not alleviate suffering, but only prolongs life, that treatment should be stopped."

Christiaan Barnard, South African Scientist

Life, Goal, Suffering, Treatment

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"What was most important to me at the Olympics was going out there and performing my best. When I messed up the first jump combination, which was my big move, it hit me that I messed up the program of my life."

"What was most important to me at the Olympics was going out there and performing my best. When I messed up the first jump combination, which was my big move, it hit me that I messed up the program of my life."

Debi Thomas, American Athlete

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"Here's to alcohol: the cause of, and answer to, all of life's problems."

"Here's to alcohol: the cause of, and answer to, all of life's problems."

Matt Groening, American Cartoonist

Life, Cause, Problems

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"What good will a tax break do me if I'm crippled for life?"

"What good will a tax break do me if I'm crippled for life?"

Alan Ladd, American Actor

Life, Tax, Will

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"Liberty, as well as honor, man ought to preserve at the hazard of his life, for without it life is insupportable."

"Liberty, as well as honor, man ought to preserve at the hazard of his life, for without it life is insupportable."

Miguel de Cervantes, Spanish Novelist

Life, Honor, Liberty, Man

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"Without the way, there is no going; without the truth, there is no knowing; without the life, there is no living."

"Without the way, there is no going; without the truth, there is no knowing; without the life, there is no living."

Thomas Kempis, German Writer

Life, Truth, Living

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"My life is very exciting now. Nostalgia for what? It's like climbing a staircase. I'm on the top of the staircase, I look behind and see the steps. That's where I was. We're here right now. Tomorrow, we'll be someplace else. So why nostalgia?"

"My life is very exciting now. Nostalgia for what? It's like climbing a staircase. I'm on the top of the staircase, I look behind and see the steps. That's where I was. We're here right now. Tomorrow, we'll be someplace else. So why nostalgia?"

Jeanne Moreau, French Actress

Life, Nostalgia, Now, Right

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"You don't have to fight for your life anymore. You're starting a new one."

"You don't have to fight for your life anymore. You're starting a new one."

Eric Brown, British Writer

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"Because after my first year I had a lot of success, took everybody by storm, came back the next year thought it was easy and didn't have near the season I had the previous year. It was kind of a wake-up call. And so, life goes on."

"Because after my first year I had a lot of success, took everybody by storm, came back the next year thought it was easy and didn't have near the season I had the previous year. It was kind of a wake-up call. And so, life goes on."

Brett Favre, American Athlete

Life, Success, Thought, First

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"Perhaps, as some wit remarked, the best proof that there is Intelligent Life in Outer Space is the fact it hasn't come here. Well, it can't hide forever - one day we will overhear it."

"Perhaps, as some wit remarked, the best proof that there is Intelligent Life in Outer Space is the fact it hasn't come here. Well, it can't hide forever - one day we will overhear it."

Arthur C. Clarke, English Writer

Life, Day, Fact, Proof

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"I want peace. I want to see if somewhere there isn't something left in life of charm and grace."

"I want peace. I want to see if somewhere there isn't something left in life of charm and grace."

Margaret Mitchell, American Novelist

Life, Peace, Charm, Grace

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"I think that's what makes life interesting - the evolution of getting older, and it's kinda fascinating to me, the whole process."

"I think that's what makes life interesting - the evolution of getting older, and it's kinda fascinating to me, the whole process."

Alexis Bledel, American Actress

Life, Evolution

13

"It keeps you grounded, you lead a regular life and you appreciate things more."

"It keeps you grounded, you lead a regular life and you appreciate things more."

Leah Remini, American Actress

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"If you would be a real seeker after truth, it is necessary that at least once in your life you doubt, as far as possible, all things."

"If you would be a real seeker after truth, it is necessary that at least once in your life you doubt, as far as possible, all things."

Rene Descartes, French Mathematician

Life, Truth, Doubt

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"My belief is that no movie, nothing in life, leaves people neutral. You either leave them up or you leave them down."

"My belief is that no movie, nothing in life, leaves people neutral. You either leave them up or you leave them down."

David Puttnam, British Filmmaker

Life, People, Belief, Nothing

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"The air we breathe, the water we drink, and the land we inhabit are not only critical elements in the quality of life we enjoy - they are a reflection of the majesty of our Creator."

"The air we breathe, the water we drink, and the land we inhabit are not only critical elements in the quality of life we enjoy - they are a reflection of the majesty of our Creator."

Rick Perry, American Politician

Life, Quality, Land, Reflection

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"We don't have a major problem right now in our country, and life is normal. Things like unemployment, which the youth are suffering from, and the rate of inflation - these are chronic conditions and we have to solve them."

"We don't have a major problem right now in our country, and life is normal. Things like unemployment, which the youth are suffering from, and the rate of inflation - these are chronic conditions and we have to solve them."

Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, Iranian Politician

Life, Country, Inflation, Now

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"Flops are a part of life's menu and I've never been a girl to miss out on any of the courses."

"Flops are a part of life's menu and I've never been a girl to miss out on any of the courses."

Rosalind Russell, American Actress

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"Life is something like a trumpet. If you don't put anything in, you won't get anything out."

"Life is something like a trumpet. If you don't put anything in, you won't get anything out."

William Christopher Handy, American Musician

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"Don't ask me who's influenced me. A lion is made up of the lambs he's digested, and I've been reading all my life."

"Don't ask me who's influenced me. A lion is made up of the lambs he's digested, and I've been reading all my life."

Charles de Gaulle, French Leader

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"You don't appreciate a lot of stuff in school until you get older. Little things like being spanked every day by a middle-aged woman: Stuff you pay good money for in later life."

"You don't appreciate a lot of stuff in school until you get older. Little things like being spanked every day by a middle-aged woman: Stuff you pay good money for in later life."

Emo Philips, American Comedian

Life, Money, Being, Day

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"There the union of Church and State tends strongly to paralyze some of the members of the body of Christ. Here there is no such influence to destroy spiritual life and power."

"There the union of Church and State tends strongly to paralyze some of the members of the body of Christ. Here there is no such influence to destroy spiritual life and power."

Josiah Strong, American Clergyman

Life, Power, Church, Body

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"When I was growing up, my mother would take me to plays and museums, and we'd talk about life. Those times helped shape who I became."

"When I was growing up, my mother would take me to plays and museums, and we'd talk about life. Those times helped shape who I became."

Jill Scott, American Musician

Life, Mother, Growing up, Museums

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"To me I've just really, really found a relaxed, peaceful side of my life and I'm enjoying it."

"To me I've just really, really found a relaxed, peaceful side of my life and I'm enjoying it."

Greg Norman, Australian Athlete

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"The place of my birth, and residence for nearly sixteen years, in the early part of my life, became endeared to my feelings and affections; and more especially so after I had quitted it for an unknown place, and to associate with strangers."

"The place of my birth, and residence for nearly sixteen years, in the early part of my life, became endeared to my feelings and affections; and more especially so after I had quitted it for an unknown place, and to associate with strangers."

John Britton, English Mathematician

Life, Feelings, Strangers, Years

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"They used to but not any more. You kind of get used to it - you accept it is part of your job - if you're famous and you want this life, you have got to accept this part of it as well."

"They used to but not any more. You kind of get used to it - you accept it is part of your job - if you're famous and you want this life, you have got to accept this part of it as well."

Charlotte Church, Welsh Musician

Life, Famous, Job, Want

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"I don't think you should do things in your personal life differently because you're a role model."

"I don't think you should do things in your personal life differently because you're a role model."

Shannen Doherty, American Actress

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"Before marriage, a man declares that he would lay down his life to serve you; after marriage, he won't even lay down his newspaper to talk to you."

"Before marriage, a man declares that he would lay down his life to serve you; after marriage, he won't even lay down his newspaper to talk to you."

Helen Rowland, American Writer

Life, Marriage, Man, Talk

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"There are Americans will find it difficult to believe that the Prime Minister can simply impose candidates on ridings, and can so efficiently move individuals out of private life and into the Cabinet with virtually no resort to the electorate."

"There are Americans will find it difficult to believe that the Prime Minister can simply impose candidates on ridings, and can so efficiently move individuals out of private life and into the Cabinet with virtually no resort to the electorate."

Stockwell Day, Canadian Politician

Life, Americans, Will

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"From the beginning, I imagined I would have a long work life."

"From the beginning, I imagined I would have a long work life."

Bruce Springsteen, American Musician

Life, Work, Beginning

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"And if real life was like the movies, I should have lived happily ever after."

"And if real life was like the movies, I should have lived happily ever after."

Piper Laurie, American Actress

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"Was there ever in anyone's life span a point free in time, devoid of memory, a night when choice was any more than the sum of all the choices gone before?"

"Was there ever in anyone's life span a point free in time, devoid of memory, a night when choice was any more than the sum of all the choices gone before?"

Joan Didion, American Author

Life, Time, Choice, Choices

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"I think life is sort of like a competition, whether it's in sports, or it's achieving in school, or it's achieving good relationships with people. And competition is a little bit of what it's all about."

"I think life is sort of like a competition, whether it's in sports, or it's achieving in school, or it's achieving good relationships with people. And competition is a little bit of what it's all about."

Sanford I. Weill, American Businessman

Life, Sports, People, Competition

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"Facebook is my life."

"Facebook is my life."

Hailee Steinfeld, American Actress

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"Getting older, I realize I've had a very fortunate life. I've had a budget that's allowed me to do just about any silly little thing the mind could conjure up, and I'm still alive and here."

"Getting older, I realize I've had a very fortunate life. I've had a budget that's allowed me to do just about any silly little thing the mind could conjure up, and I'm still alive and here."

Rick Danko, Canadian Musician

Life, Mind, Silly

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"For neither life nor nature cares if justice is ever done or not."

"For neither life nor nature cares if justice is ever done or not."

Patricia Highsmith, American Novelist

Life, Nature, Justice

13

"After you have wept and grieved for your physical losses, cherish the functions and the life you have left."

"After you have wept and grieved for your physical losses, cherish the functions and the life you have left."

Morrie Schwartz, American Educator

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"The sea is everything. It covers seven tenths of the terrestrial globe. Its breath is pure and healthy. It is an immense desert, where man is never lonely, for he feels life stirring on all sides."

"The sea is everything. It covers seven tenths of the terrestrial globe. Its breath is pure and healthy. It is an immense desert, where man is never lonely, for he feels life stirring on all sides."

Jules Verne, French Author

Life, Lonely, Man, Sea

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"Life is too short not to experiment."

"Life is too short not to experiment."

Jamelia, English Musician

13

"I try to choose the songs that really are basically coming from my heart. I think that through the songs that I select, people know what's going on in my life."

"I try to choose the songs that really are basically coming from my heart. I think that through the songs that I select, people know what's going on in my life."

Diana Ross, American Actress

Life, People, Heart, Songs

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