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"I defend the right of almost everything to be published... because I think that you're better off in trusting the marketplace than allowing other people to make that decision."

"I defend the right of almost everything to be published... because I think that you're better off in trusting the marketplace than allowing other people to make that decision."

Christie Hefner, American Businessman

People, Decision, Right

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"As a novelist, I have a somewhat higher soapbox to stand on than most people do when it comes to talking back to the merchants of fear."

"As a novelist, I have a somewhat higher soapbox to stand on than most people do when it comes to talking back to the merchants of fear."

L. Neil Smith, American Writer

People, Fear, Talking

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"It's usually, my people speak to your people and then they speak around each other and trade calls for weeks."

"It's usually, my people speak to your people and then they speak around each other and trade calls for weeks."

Mary Steenburgen, American Actress

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"The Jewish nation is indeed, the heart of the world and there is no reason for the existence of empires, kings, rulers, masses or systems aside from their reaction to the Jewish people."

"The Jewish nation is indeed, the heart of the world and there is no reason for the existence of empires, kings, rulers, masses or systems aside from their reaction to the Jewish people."

Meir Kahane, American Clergyman

People, Heart, Existence, Kings

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"Prison make you a better judge of character. You pick up on people much faster."

"Prison make you a better judge of character. You pick up on people much faster."

Suge Knight, American Producer

People, Character, Prison

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"We're introducing separate rooms with double beds in all of our planes so people can actually go with their partner and have a proper night's sleep."

"We're introducing separate rooms with double beds in all of our planes so people can actually go with their partner and have a proper night's sleep."

Richard Branson, British Businessman

People, Beds, Night, Sleep

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"I just kind of opened up and said, 'I feel like a rag doll. I have hair and makeup people coming to my house every day and putting me in new, uncomfortable, weird dresses and expensive shoes, and I just shut down and raise my arms up for them to get the dress on, and pout my lips when they need to put the lipstick on.'"

"I just kind of opened up and said, 'I feel like a rag doll. I have hair and makeup people coming to my house every day and putting me in new, uncomfortable, weird dresses and expensive shoes, and I just shut down and raise my arms up for them to get the dress on, and pout my lips when they need to put the lipstick on.'"

Jennifer Lawrence, American Actress

People, Day, Dress, Hair

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"I think that the game is the game. I think that expansion is good for the game because it gives more jobs to the people and more ballplayers can play, but I think the game is still the game. The ballplayers, they come into the game with one thing in mind - it's their job."

"I think that the game is the game. I think that expansion is good for the game because it gives more jobs to the people and more ballplayers can play, but I think the game is still the game. The ballplayers, they come into the game with one thing in mind - it's their job."

Tony Oliva, American Athlete

People, Job, Jobs, Mind

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"Market segmentation s a natural result of the vast differences among people."

"Market segmentation s a natural result of the vast differences among people."

Donald Norman, American Scientist

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"Lots of people think it was Jimmy Page who had the first fuzzbox. It wasn't, No! it wasn't me either."

"Lots of people think it was Jimmy Page who had the first fuzzbox. It wasn't, No! it wasn't me either."

Jim Sullivan, English Musician

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"There's no reason for the establishment to fear me. But it has every right to fear the people collectively - I am one with the people."

"There's no reason for the establishment to fear me. But it has every right to fear the people collectively - I am one with the people."

Huey Newton, American Activist

People, Fear, Reason, Right

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"I always pull over for people who need a push."

"I always pull over for people who need a push."

Esai Morales, American Actor

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"You can't be evangelical and associate yourself with Jesus and what he says about the poor and just have no other domestic concerns than tax cuts for wealthy people."

"You can't be evangelical and associate yourself with Jesus and what he says about the poor and just have no other domestic concerns than tax cuts for wealthy people."

Jim Wallis, American Writer

People, Tax, Poor, Taxcuts

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"There is nothing more universally commended than a fine day; the reason is that people can commend it without envy."

"There is nothing more universally commended than a fine day; the reason is that people can commend it without envy."

William Shenstone, English Poet

People, Day, Envy, Nothing

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"What I do now defines who I am as a woman and how people see me; they don't see me as a little girl."

"What I do now defines who I am as a woman and how people see me; they don't see me as a little girl."

Ashlee Simpson, American Musician

People, Now, Woman

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"I think finally good writing gets out there, and people like it, and bad writing doesn't. Well, no. Bad writing does get out there 'cause some people like it."

"I think finally good writing gets out there, and people like it, and bad writing doesn't. Well, no. Bad writing does get out there 'cause some people like it."

Robert B. Parker, American Writer

People, Writing

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"For people who have no critical acumen, a state is a mythical entity, for those who think critically it is a rational fiction, created by man in order to facilitate human coexistence."

"For people who have no critical acumen, a state is a mythical entity, for those who think critically it is a rational fiction, created by man in order to facilitate human coexistence."

Friedrich Durrenmatt, Swiss Author

People, Fiction, Man, Order

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"People who are powerless make an open theater of violence."

"People who are powerless make an open theater of violence."

Don DeLillo, American Novelist

People, Open, Theater, Violence

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"I'll tell you, I think that the Internet has provided an enormous boost to film criticism by giving people an opportunity to self publish or to find sites that are friendly."

"I'll tell you, I think that the Internet has provided an enormous boost to film criticism by giving people an opportunity to self publish or to find sites that are friendly."

Roger Ebert, American Critic

People, Opportunity, Criticism, Film

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"All the wrong people remember Vietnam. I think all the people who remember it should forget it, and all the people who forgot it should remember it."

"All the wrong people remember Vietnam. I think all the people who remember it should forget it, and all the people who forgot it should remember it."

Michael Herr, American Journalist

People, Forget, Vietnam, Wrong

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"Through my mind, is just the horror of these people. I had been held by them, I knew how violent they were."

"Through my mind, is just the horror of these people. I had been held by them, I knew how violent they were."

Patty Hearst, American Celebrity

People, Horror, Mind

14

"The director's who want to be innovative use the DVD as a tool to see what people have done in the past and you have other people who will actually take from better directors and that makes them better directors."

"The director's who want to be innovative use the DVD as a tool to see what people have done in the past and you have other people who will actually take from better directors and that makes them better directors."

Jerry Bruckheimer, American Producer

People, Past, Want, Will

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"The greater part of the governments on earth may be termed monarchical aristocracies, or hereditary dominions independent of the people."

"The greater part of the governments on earth may be termed monarchical aristocracies, or hereditary dominions independent of the people."

Ezra Stiles, American Clergyman

People, Earth, May

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"In an upside down world, with all the rules being rewritten as the game goes on and spectators invading the pitch, it is good to feel that some things and some people seem to stay just as they were."

"In an upside down world, with all the rules being rewritten as the game goes on and spectators invading the pitch, it is good to feel that some things and some people seem to stay just as they were."

Kenneth More, British Actor

People, Being, Rules, World

14

"William Shatner has one style. We have completely contrasting personalities. We're very good friends. I adore him, but we're very different people, so they were smart enough to write characters that reflected that."

"William Shatner has one style. We have completely contrasting personalities. We're very good friends. I adore him, but we're very different people, so they were smart enough to write characters that reflected that."

Patrick Stewart, English Actor

People, Friends, Style

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"Billy Graham talks about how he doesn't judge people. I don't either. Some people I am just pissed at."

"Billy Graham talks about how he doesn't judge people. I don't either. Some people I am just pissed at."

Jessica Hahn, American Celebrity

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"The basic fault lines today are not between people with different beliefs but between people who hold these beliefs with an element of uncertainty and people who hold these beliefs with a pretense of certitude."

"The basic fault lines today are not between people with different beliefs but between people who hold these beliefs with an element of uncertainty and people who hold these beliefs with a pretense of certitude."

Peter L. Berger, Austrian Sociologist

People, Beliefs, Fault, Today

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"People say I am cheap, and I don't mind if they do."

"People say I am cheap, and I don't mind if they do."

Ingvar Kamprad, Swedish Businessman

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"A film director has to get a shot, no matter what he does. We're desperate people."

"A film director has to get a shot, no matter what he does. We're desperate people."

Elia Kazan, American Director

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"I've always been proud of being a Hoosier. When I talk to people, I tell them that."

"I've always been proud of being a Hoosier. When I talk to people, I tell them that."

Robert Wise, American Producer

People, Being, Talk

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"If I do not return to the pulpit this weekend, millions of people will go to hell."

"If I do not return to the pulpit this weekend, millions of people will go to hell."

Jimmy Swaggart, American Clergyman

People, Hell, Weekend, Will

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"My husband believes that he can make a difference. He loves people."

"My husband believes that he can make a difference. He loves people."

Jackie Jackson, American Musician

People, HusbPeople, Difference

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"Reality is just a crutch for people who can't cope with drugs."

"Reality is just a crutch for people who can't cope with drugs."

Robin Williams, American Comedian

People, Drugs, Reality

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"Some people think that doctors and nurses can put scrambled eggs back into the shell."

"Some people think that doctors and nurses can put scrambled eggs back into the shell."

Dorothy Canfield Fisher, American Author

People, Doctors, Nurses

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"Everywhere I go in the world, people know me and recognise me and really show affection for me."

"Everywhere I go in the world, people know me and recognise me and really show affection for me."

Tony Curtis, American Actor

People, Affection, World

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"I've been doing this long enough that you can tell when people have seen you in something they didn't enjoy, and when they have seen you in something they actually enjoyed."

"I've been doing this long enough that you can tell when people have seen you in something they didn't enjoy, and when they have seen you in something they actually enjoyed."

Robin Tunney, American Actress

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"A lot of married people certainly have wonderful relationships with their dogs, but when you're single and your dog is the only other living thing in your house, it's a really special relationship which I wanted CATHY to have."

"A lot of married people certainly have wonderful relationships with their dogs, but when you're single and your dog is the only other living thing in your house, it's a really special relationship which I wanted CATHY to have."

Cathy Guisewite, American Cartoonist

People, Dogs, Living, Relationships

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"I want to try to talk like normal people talk, not just stand there and bark at the camera."

"I want to try to talk like normal people talk, not just stand there and bark at the camera."

Bob Schieffer, American Journalist

People, Talk, Want

14

"For more than two centuries since winning our own freedom, we the people of the United States have repeatedly answered the call to lead the quest for freedom around the globe."

"For more than two centuries since winning our own freedom, we the people of the United States have repeatedly answered the call to lead the quest for freedom around the globe."

Mac Thornberry, American Politician

People, Winning, Freedom, Quest

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"The American people want economic prosperity, high-quality goods and low prices, all of which I support."

"The American people want economic prosperity, high-quality goods and low prices, all of which I support."

John Linder, American Politician

People, Prosperity, Support

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"And Michael likes to read a lot. People don't realize that about him but he reads a number of books per week and he's fascinated just about every subject."

"And Michael likes to read a lot. People don't realize that about him but he reads a number of books per week and he's fascinated just about every subject."

David Gest, American Celebrity

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"I've always said I can't tell sometimes that people even have an album out until I see them nominated for a Grammy. I think country gets dumped on across the board by the Grammys."

"I've always said I can't tell sometimes that people even have an album out until I see them nominated for a Grammy. I think country gets dumped on across the board by the Grammys."

Toby Keith, American Musician

People, Country

14

"Actually, that's one of the things I was thinking about writing a story about me, loosely based or autobiographical. I just don't want to be like some people that are in their twenties and writing autobiographies."

"Actually, that's one of the things I was thinking about writing a story about me, loosely based or autobiographical. I just don't want to be like some people that are in their twenties and writing autobiographies."

Matthew McGrory, American Actor

People, Thinking, Want, Writing

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"Since people are going to be living longer and getting older, they'll just have to learn how to be babies longer."

"Since people are going to be living longer and getting older, they'll just have to learn how to be babies longer."

Andy Warhol, American Artist

People, Babies, Living

14

"Switzerland is a place where they don't like to fight, so they get people to do their fighting for them while they ski and eat chocolate."

"Switzerland is a place where they don't like to fight, so they get people to do their fighting for them while they ski and eat chocolate."

Larry David, American Actor

People, Fight, Fighting, Ski

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"It's incredible when I'm out in these towns. I have people telling me they were waiting for hours just to meet me and get my autograph. I feel so guilty. I always feel like I have to give them more than just Kato Kaelin."

"It's incredible when I'm out in these towns. I have people telling me they were waiting for hours just to meet me and get my autograph. I feel so guilty. I always feel like I have to give them more than just Kato Kaelin."

Kato Kaelin, American Celebrity

People, Waiting

14

"Every town has the same two malls: the one white people go to and the one white people used to go to."

"Every town has the same two malls: the one white people go to and the one white people used to go to."

Chris Rock, American Comedian

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"For if enough people were really convinced that growth should be halted, and if they acted on that conviction, then billions of others might be deprived of any realistic hope of gaining the opportunities now enjoyed by the more fortunate."

"For if enough people were really convinced that growth should be halted, and if they acted on that conviction, then billions of others might be deprived of any realistic hope of gaining the opportunities now enjoyed by the more fortunate."

Herman Kahn, American Scientist

People, Growth, Hope, Conviction

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"People who commit crimes should be responsible for those crimes. It doesn't matter whether they're priests or ministers or atheists."

"People who commit crimes should be responsible for those crimes. It doesn't matter whether they're priests or ministers or atheists."

John Ashcroft, American Public Servant

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"I think that it is important for people to understand that whether a good-guy or a bad-guy wins a case is less important than what the law is that the case results in."

"I think that it is important for people to understand that whether a good-guy or a bad-guy wins a case is less important than what the law is that the case results in."

Floyd Abrams, American Lawyer

People, Law, Results

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