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"'God' - as revealed in his book of edicts and narratives is practically an idiot. He has nothing to say that any sensible person should want to listen to."

"'God' - as revealed in his book of edicts and narratives is practically an idiot. He has nothing to say that any sensible person should want to listen to."

Johann Most, German Revolutionary

15

"We all need to start making some changes to how our families eat. Now, everyone loves a good Sunday dinner. Me included. And there's nothing wrong with that. The problem is when we eat Sunday dinner Monday through Saturday."

"We all need to start making some changes to how our families eat. Now, everyone loves a good Sunday dinner. Me included. And there's nothing wrong with that. The problem is when we eat Sunday dinner Monday through Saturday."

Michelle Obama, American First Lady

Nothing, Now, Wrong

15

"Mammograms are really sort of a gift. You can either catch something early or count your lucky stars because nothing was discovered. Either way, you're ahead of the game."

"Mammograms are really sort of a gift. You can either catch something early or count your lucky stars because nothing was discovered. Either way, you're ahead of the game."

Charlotte Ross, American Actress

15

"I have to go 150 percent or nothing at all."

"I have to go 150 percent or nothing at all."

Patti LaBelle, American Musician

15

"The world is vast, beautiful, and fascinating, even awe-inspiring - but impersonal. It demands nothing of me, and allows me to demand nothing of it."

"The world is vast, beautiful, and fascinating, even awe-inspiring - but impersonal. It demands nothing of me, and allows me to demand nothing of it."

Herbert Simon, American Scientist

15

"What we observe as material bodies and forces are nothing but shapes and variations in the structure of space."

"What we observe as material bodies and forces are nothing but shapes and variations in the structure of space."

Erwin Schrodinger, Austrian Scientist

15

"Nothing is improbable until it moves into past tense."

"Nothing is improbable until it moves into past tense."

George Ade, American Playwright

15

"Prohibition has made nothing but trouble."

"Prohibition has made nothing but trouble."

Al Capone, American Criminal

Nothing, Prohibition, Trouble

15

"If I'm going east and west, nothing's happening."

"If I'm going east and west, nothing's happening."

Jamal Lewis, American Athlete

15

"In my nothing, you were everything, to me."

"In my nothing, you were everything, to me."

Trent Reznor, American Musician

15

"The doctor should be opaque to his patients and, like a mirror, should show them nothing but what is shown to him."

"The doctor should be opaque to his patients and, like a mirror, should show them nothing but what is shown to him."

Sigmund Freud, Austrian Psychologist

15

"We know next to nothing of what we're going to know in 20 or 50 years."

"We know next to nothing of what we're going to know in 20 or 50 years."

Leon Kass, American Educator

15

"Understanding is nothing else than conception caused by speech."

"Understanding is nothing else than conception caused by speech."

Thomas Hobbes, English Philosopher

Nothing, Speech, Understanding

15

"There's nothing you can know that isn't known."

"There's nothing you can know that isn't known."

John Lennon, English Musician

15

"We have to understand how the extremists got the way they are. Without that kind of understanding, we'd never really get to know them. I put in nothing about their childhoods. But what I have put in is stuff about the weird symbiotic relationship between us and them."

"We have to understand how the extremists got the way they are. Without that kind of understanding, we'd never really get to know them. I put in nothing about their childhoods. But what I have put in is stuff about the weird symbiotic relationship between us and them."

Jon Ronson, Welsh Journalist

Nothing, Understanding

15

"Nothing leads to good that is not natural."

"Nothing leads to good that is not natural."

Friedrich Schiller, German Dramatist

15

"There's nothing more intoxicating than doing big, bold things."

"There's nothing more intoxicating than doing big, bold things."

Jason Kilar, American Executive

15

"No More Avengers! There's nothing new to get out of it - I want to go forward, not backward."

"No More Avengers! There's nothing new to get out of it - I want to go forward, not backward."

Honor Blackman, British Actress

15

"There is nothing you can do about it but sit back and watch."

"There is nothing you can do about it but sit back and watch."

Jimmy Haynes, American Athlete

15

"I have thousands of opinions still - but that is down from millions - and, as always, I know nothing."

"I have thousands of opinions still - but that is down from millions - and, as always, I know nothing."

Harold Brodkey, American Author

Nothing, Opinions

15

"I see nothing in space as promising as the view from a Ferris wheel."

"I see nothing in space as promising as the view from a Ferris wheel."

E. B. White, American Writer

15

"LISP programmers know the value of everything and the cost of nothing."

"LISP programmers know the value of everything and the cost of nothing."

Alan Perlis, American Scientist

15

"And if you don't live, you have nothing to write about."

"And if you don't live, you have nothing to write about."

Maynard James Keenan, American Musician

15

"When you get something for nothing, you just haven't been billed for it yet."

"When you get something for nothing, you just haven't been billed for it yet."

Franklin P. Jones, American Journalist

15

"He never wants anything but what's right and fair; only when you come to settle what's right and fair, it's everything that he wants and nothing that you want."

"He never wants anything but what's right and fair; only when you come to settle what's right and fair, it's everything that he wants and nothing that you want."

Thomas Hughes, British Judge

Nothing, Right, Want

15

"In fine, nothing is said now that has not been said before."

"In fine, nothing is said now that has not been said before."

Jean Racine, French Dramatist

15

"They have nothing in their whole imperial arsenal that can break the spirit of one Irishman who doesn't want to be broken."

"They have nothing in their whole imperial arsenal that can break the spirit of one Irishman who doesn't want to be broken."

Bobby Sands, Irish Activist

Nothing, Spirit, Want

15

"A sponge sees everything? A sponge sees nothing."

"A sponge sees everything? A sponge sees nothing."

Lawrence Tierney, American Actor

15

"Nothing is as irritating as the fellow who chats pleasantly while he's overcharging you."

"Nothing is as irritating as the fellow who chats pleasantly while he's overcharging you."

Kin Hubbard, American Journalist

15

"Nothing's a break for me. Not even the breaks are breaks."

"Nothing's a break for me. Not even the breaks are breaks."

Robert Downey, Jr., American Actor

Nothing, Robert Downey, Jr.

15

"I was a nothing kid. Not particularly good. Not particularly bad."

"I was a nothing kid. Not particularly good. Not particularly bad."

Dusty Springfield, British Musician

15

"Nothing is sacred, right?"

"Nothing is sacred, right?"

Mia Kirshner, Canadian Actress

15

"They believe that nothing will happen because they have closed their doors."

"They believe that nothing will happen because they have closed their doors."

Maurice Maeterlinck, Belgian Dramatist

15

"So there's nothing more provocative than taking a genre that everybody who's cool hates - and then making it cool."

"So there's nothing more provocative than taking a genre that everybody who's cool hates - and then making it cool."

Lady Gaga, American Musician

Nothing, Provocative

15

"Saying nothing... sometimes says the most."

"Saying nothing... sometimes says the most."

Emily Dickinson, American Poet

Nothing, Saying

14

"Always behave as if nothing had happened, no matter what has happened."

"Always behave as if nothing had happened, no matter what has happened."

Arnold Bennett, English Novelist

14

"A candle loses nothing by lighting another candle."

"A candle loses nothing by lighting another candle."

James Keller, American Priest

14

"It's nothing to be ashamed of and that there are even beneficial traits associated with the condition. Most importantly, acknowledge yourself for who you are and if you're struggling with anything resembling ADD get professionally diagnosed."

"It's nothing to be ashamed of and that there are even beneficial traits associated with the condition. Most importantly, acknowledge yourself for who you are and if you're struggling with anything resembling ADD get professionally diagnosed."

Christopher Knight, American Actor

14

"At my lowest I was making nothing, of course."

"At my lowest I was making nothing, of course."

Teri Hatcher, American Actress

14

"Words are beautiful but restricted. They're very masculine, with a compact frame. But voice is over the dark, the place where there's nothing to hang on: it comes from a part of yourself that simply knows, expresses itself, and is."

"Words are beautiful but restricted. They're very masculine, with a compact frame. But voice is over the dark, the place where there's nothing to hang on: it comes from a part of yourself that simply knows, expresses itself, and is."

Jeff Buckley, American Musician

Nothing, Voice, Words

14

"I won't predict anything historic. But nothing is impossible."

"I won't predict anything historic. But nothing is impossible."

Michael Phelps, American Athlete

14

"Nothing that's forced can ever be right, if it doesn't come naturally, leave it."

"Nothing that's forced can ever be right, if it doesn't come naturally, leave it."

Al Stewart, Scottish Musician

14

"Nothing is true, everything is permitted."

"Nothing is true, everything is permitted."

William S. Burroughs, American Writer

14

"When facing symphonic orchestras which have played some works five thousands times, you have nothing to do."

"When facing symphonic orchestras which have played some works five thousands times, you have nothing to do."

Placido Domingo, Spanish Musician

Nothing, Orchestras

14

"You lose some, you win some. Nothing wrong with that at all."

"You lose some, you win some. Nothing wrong with that at all."

Stefan Edberg, Swedish Athlete

14

"It seems to me that those songs that have been any good, I have nothing much to do with the writing of them. The words have just crawled down my sleeve and come out on the page."

"It seems to me that those songs that have been any good, I have nothing much to do with the writing of them. The words have just crawled down my sleeve and come out on the page."

Joan Baez, American Musician

Nothing, Songs, Words, Writing

14

"I am tired of talk that comes to nothing."

"I am tired of talk that comes to nothing."

Chief Joseph, American Leader

14

"You pay a price when you have an objective sentencing system. That is, nothing is perfect."

"You pay a price when you have an objective sentencing system. That is, nothing is perfect."

Jeff Sessions, American Politician

14

"Remember, you can always stoop and pick up nothing."

"Remember, you can always stoop and pick up nothing."

Charlie Chaplin, English Actor

14

"You have nothing that the humblest worker has not a right to have also."

"You have nothing that the humblest worker has not a right to have also."

Rose Schneiderman, Polish Activist

14

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