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"Idleness is an inlet to disorder, and makes way for licentiousness. People who have nothing to do are quickly tired of their own company."
Jeremy Collier
"Idleness is an inlet to disorder, and makes way for licentiousness. People who have nothing to do are quickly tired of their own company."
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"Even more than this, however, the sick - like lepers - were often reviled because people believed that they had brought their torments upon themselves."
Peter Lewis Allen
"Even more than this, however, the sick - like lepers - were often reviled because people believed that they had brought their torments upon themselves."
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"Some scientists use TeX or LatEX but for most people Word is the thing that writers use these days."
Miguel de Icaza
"Some scientists use TeX or LatEX but for most people Word is the thing that writers use these days."
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"If people only knew as much about painting as I do, they would never buy my pictures."
Edwin Landseer
"If people only knew as much about painting as I do, they would never buy my pictures."
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"Lennon was very helpful. What he taught me seems completely obvious: he expected people to treat each other well."
Annie Leibovitz
"Lennon was very helpful. What he taught me seems completely obvious: he expected people to treat each other well."
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"People's behavior makes sense if you think about it in terms of their goals, needs, and motives."
Thomas Mann
"People's behavior makes sense if you think about it in terms of their goals, needs, and motives."
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"When people are laughing, they're generally not killing one another."
Alan Alda
"When people are laughing, they're generally not killing one another."
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"I definitely enjoy being in front of people which gives me that exciting immediate rush."
Marilu Henner
"I definitely enjoy being in front of people which gives me that exciting immediate rush."
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"I know people look at me and try to make conclusions about me immediately, based on the obvious, let's say."
John Lone
"I know people look at me and try to make conclusions about me immediately, based on the obvious, let's say."
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"I think another problem people have is they are always searching for that high, and they don't realize they can get that same high with that same person again."
Christina Applegate
"I think another problem people have is they are always searching for that high, and they don't realize they can get that same high with that same person again."
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"Also, if you want to reach people, theatre is not always the best way to do it."
Harvey Fierstein
"Also, if you want to reach people, theatre is not always the best way to do it."
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"We know that if we're going to remain economically competitive in the world, and viable as a civic democracy, that we're going to have to get more people educated to higher levels."
Margaret Spellings
"We know that if we're going to remain economically competitive in the world, and viable as a civic democracy, that we're going to have to get more people educated to higher levels."
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"We must focus on people as people, regardless of race, creed, color or gender."
Judge Mills Lane
"We must focus on people as people, regardless of race, creed, color or gender."
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"Some people are so afraid do die that they never begin to live."
Henry Van Dyke
"Some people are so afraid do die that they never begin to live."
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"Several tons of dynamite are set off in this picture - none of it under the right people."
James Agee
"Several tons of dynamite are set off in this picture - none of it under the right people."
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"Every decision is liberating, even if it leads to disaster. Otherwise, why do so many people walk upright and with open eyes into their misfortune?"
Elias Canetti
"Every decision is liberating, even if it leads to disaster. Otherwise, why do so many people walk upright and with open eyes into their misfortune?"
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"There are no desperate situations, there are only desperate people."
Heinz Guderian
"There are no desperate situations, there are only desperate people."
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"I know I'm not going to sing like Aretha Franklin or Elvis Presley or any of those people."
George Thorogood
"I know I'm not going to sing like Aretha Franklin or Elvis Presley or any of those people."
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"I buy when other people are selling."
J. Paul Getty
"I buy when other people are selling."
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"I like the idea of capturing people who aren't there to save the world."
Illeana Douglas
"I like the idea of capturing people who aren't there to save the world."
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"One in six people suffer depression or a chronic anxiety disorder. These are not the worried well but those in severe mental pain with conditions crippling enough to prevent them living normal lives."
Polly Toynbee
"One in six people suffer depression or a chronic anxiety disorder. These are not the worried well but those in severe mental pain with conditions crippling enough to prevent them living normal lives."
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"I don't like people to feel completely described by the clothes they wear of mine. I want them to feel that they're describing themselves."
Isaac Mizrahi
"I don't like people to feel completely described by the clothes they wear of mine. I want them to feel that they're describing themselves."
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"Genocide is an attempt to exterminate a people, not to alter their behavior."
Jack Schwartz
"Genocide is an attempt to exterminate a people, not to alter their behavior."
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"People do not want words - they want the sound of battle - the battle of destiny."
Gamal Abdel Nasser
"People do not want words - they want the sound of battle - the battle of destiny."
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"We probably wouldn't worry about what people think of us if we could know how seldom they do."
Olin Miller
"We probably wouldn't worry about what people think of us if we could know how seldom they do."
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"A person who cares deeply about what people need in their lives is someone I'll never forget."
Kent McCord
"A person who cares deeply about what people need in their lives is someone I'll never forget."
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"I remember right after Carter got elected, I was sitting in my apartment in Albany, CA, on a Saturday listening to people call Carter and ask stupid questions while I designed the screen editor."
Bill Joy
"I remember right after Carter got elected, I was sitting in my apartment in Albany, CA, on a Saturday listening to people call Carter and ask stupid questions while I designed the screen editor."
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"We are not saints, but we have kept our appointment. How many people can boast as much?"
Samuel Beckett
"We are not saints, but we have kept our appointment. How many people can boast as much?"
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"For many people my software is something that you install and forget. I like to keep it that way."
Wietse Venema
"For many people my software is something that you install and forget. I like to keep it that way."
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"I didn't get into acting to have a moment, I got into it because of people who've inspired me, like Judi Dench, Holly Hunter, and Jodie Foster."
Amy Adams
"I didn't get into acting to have a moment, I got into it because of people who've inspired me, like Judi Dench, Holly Hunter, and Jodie Foster."
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"A team championship doesn't happen because three people score 10s, it happens because all the guys score well. In my opinion, everyone deserved 10s, we're all 10s on this team."
Mitch Gaylord
"A team championship doesn't happen because three people score 10s, it happens because all the guys score well. In my opinion, everyone deserved 10s, we're all 10s on this team."
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"I'm sure that people must say about me, on the screen, 'Good gracious, is Jeanette MacDonald going to take off her clothes - again?"
Jeanette MacDonald
"I'm sure that people must say about me, on the screen, 'Good gracious, is Jeanette MacDonald going to take off her clothes - again?"
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"Most people think an artist tries to be original, but originality is the last thing that develops in the artist."
Lukas Foss
"Most people think an artist tries to be original, but originality is the last thing that develops in the artist."
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"Rhetoric does not get you anywhere, because Hitler and Mussolini are just as good at rhetoric. But if you can bring these people down with comedy, they stand no chance."
Mel Brooks
"Rhetoric does not get you anywhere, because Hitler and Mussolini are just as good at rhetoric. But if you can bring these people down with comedy, they stand no chance."
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"There were a number of people who helped me get there, and the one I always mention is Michael Byrne, the great master swordsman and brilliant stunt double."
Ian McDiarmid
"There were a number of people who helped me get there, and the one I always mention is Michael Byrne, the great master swordsman and brilliant stunt double."
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"It evolved out of the idea to make a kids TV show. And it actually turned out to be a bit dull and a bit regulated and too many people looking over your shoulder and it wasn't really."
Dave Rowntree
"It evolved out of the idea to make a kids TV show. And it actually turned out to be a bit dull and a bit regulated and too many people looking over your shoulder and it wasn't really."
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"Does the New York City Ballet affect other places? Yeah, it lets people know they should come to New York."
John Guare
"Does the New York City Ballet affect other places? Yeah, it lets people know they should come to New York."
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"I feel sorry for people who don't drink. They wake up in the morning and that's the best they're going to feel all day."
Dean Martin
"I feel sorry for people who don't drink. They wake up in the morning and that's the best they're going to feel all day."
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"At this point I've got a bit of a track record. So people realize that when 'Weird Al' wants to go parody, it's not meant to make them look bad... it's meant to be a tribute."
Al Yankovic
"At this point I've got a bit of a track record. So people realize that when 'Weird Al' wants to go parody, it's not meant to make them look bad... it's meant to be a tribute."
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"You know the only people who are always sure about the proper way to raise children? Those who've never had any."
Bill Cosby
"You know the only people who are always sure about the proper way to raise children? Those who've never had any."
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"I've always been drawn to tormented people full of contradictions."
Antonio Tabucchi
"I've always been drawn to tormented people full of contradictions."
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"As a celebrity, you get a certain number of free passes. You're actually in a better position if you're a celebrity because people care."
Joyce Brothers
"As a celebrity, you get a certain number of free passes. You're actually in a better position if you're a celebrity because people care."
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"I could care less about what people think. I'm a Devil Without A Cause."
Kid Rock
"I could care less about what people think. I'm a Devil Without A Cause."
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"Too many people let others stand in their way and don't go back for one more try."
Rosabeth Moss Kanter
"Too many people let others stand in their way and don't go back for one more try."
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"The difference between people and ideas is... only superficial."
Richard Rorty
"The difference between people and ideas is... only superficial."
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"When people protest and are upset with a movie, it becomes a big hit. They hated Passion of The Christ, it worked out pretty well for the box office. So let's get that going."
Denzel Washington
"When people protest and are upset with a movie, it becomes a big hit. They hated Passion of The Christ, it worked out pretty well for the box office. So let's get that going."
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"The fact is that the economy is really posed for the kind of recovery that people can see and understand."
Al D'Amato
"The fact is that the economy is really posed for the kind of recovery that people can see and understand."
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"I'm very wary about giving advice. I think it's very dangerous to give advice to people, except if you know them very well."
Omar Sharif
"I'm very wary about giving advice. I think it's very dangerous to give advice to people, except if you know them very well."
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"But I certainly know a lot of people that existed at that level and are always kind of pining for more, always thinking that the next big break, the next opportunity, the big role are just around the corner of the next audition."
Thomas Haden Church
"But I certainly know a lot of people that existed at that level and are always kind of pining for more, always thinking that the next big break, the next opportunity, the big role are just around the corner of the next audition."
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"You have to do things people see or you don't get to do anything."
John Malkovich
"You have to do things people see or you don't get to do anything."
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