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"I thought it was all a flash in the pan. It wasn't until Broadway came along that I felt I had really made it."

"I thought it was all a flash in the pan. It wasn't until Broadway came along that I felt I had really made it."

Julie Andrews, English Actress

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"They asked me what I thought about euthanasia. I said I'm more concerned about the adults."

"They asked me what I thought about euthanasia. I said I'm more concerned about the adults."

Jay London, American Comedian

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"I've always thought that I'm sexy in my own right, but not in a way that people thought was bankable."

"I've always thought that I'm sexy in my own right, but not in a way that people thought was bankable."

Laura Linney, American Actress

Thought, People, Right

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"Nothing is more active than thought, for it travels over the universe, and nothing is stronger than necessity for all must submit to it."

"Nothing is more active than thought, for it travels over the universe, and nothing is stronger than necessity for all must submit to it."

Thales, Greek Philosopher

Thought, Necessity, Nothing, Universe

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"Kurt had this dumb suicidal ideation - that's what I called it. I thought if we could live through this, we could live through anything."

"Kurt had this dumb suicidal ideation - that's what I called it. I thought if we could live through this, we could live through anything."

Courtney Love, American Musician

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"I've been criticized for not having perspective in the past and I thought that of myself many times but not there."

"I've been criticized for not having perspective in the past and I thought that of myself many times but not there."

Andre Agassi, American Athlete

Thought, Past, Perspective

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"The secret thoughts of a man run over all things, holy, profane, clean, obscene, grave, and light, without shame or blame."

"The secret thoughts of a man run over all things, holy, profane, clean, obscene, grave, and light, without shame or blame."

Thomas Hobbes, English Philosopher

Thought, Thoughts, Blame, Grave, Light

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"The marble not yet carved can hold the form of every thought the greatest artist has."

"The marble not yet carved can hold the form of every thought the greatest artist has."

Michelangelo, Italian Artist

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"I thought they'd get one of us, but Jack, after all he's been through, never worried about it I thought it would be me."

"I thought they'd get one of us, but Jack, after all he's been through, never worried about it I thought it would be me."

Robert Kennedy, American Politician

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"The vitality of thought is in adventure. Ideas won't keep. Something must be done about them. When the idea is new, its custodians have fervor, live for it, and if need be, die for it."

"The vitality of thought is in adventure. Ideas won't keep. Something must be done about them. When the idea is new, its custodians have fervor, live for it, and if need be, die for it."

Alfred North Whitehead, English Mathematician

Thought, Idea, Ideas, Adventure

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"Richard Burton came from the same town as me, so I thought I'd follow my nose, and follow my luck. I think I've been very lucky."

"Richard Burton came from the same town as me, so I thought I'd follow my nose, and follow my luck. I think I've been very lucky."

Anthony Hopkins, Welsh Actor

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"Keeping our eyes on journey's end is what we need - the place where we see at last the world that is greater than the world, the new creation that cannot be contained in present thought or social order or piety."

"Keeping our eyes on journey's end is what we need - the place where we see at last the world that is greater than the world, the new creation that cannot be contained in present thought or social order or piety."

Rowan D. Williams, British Archbishop

Thought, Creation, End, Eyes

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"To unfold the secret laws and relations of those high faculties of thought by which all beyond the merely perceptive knowledge of the world and of ourselves is attained or matured, is a object which does not stand in need of commendation to a rational mind."

"To unfold the secret laws and relations of those high faculties of thought by which all beyond the merely perceptive knowledge of the world and of ourselves is attained or matured, is a object which does not stand in need of commendation to a rational mind."

George Boole, Irish Mathematician

Thought, Knowledge, Laws, Mind

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"I think all Nazis didn't see themselves as bad people. I've never met a racist yet who thought he was a racist. Or an anti-Semite who thought they were anti-Semitic."

"I think all Nazis didn't see themselves as bad people. I've never met a racist yet who thought he was a racist. Or an anti-Semite who thought they were anti-Semitic."

Norman Jewison, Canadian Director

Thought, People

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"The majority of the senior class of Vassar does not desire my company and I must confess, having read specimens of their thought and sentiments, that I do not desire the company of the majority of the senior class of Vassar."

"The majority of the senior class of Vassar does not desire my company and I must confess, having read specimens of their thought and sentiments, that I do not desire the company of the majority of the senior class of Vassar."

William F. Buckley, Jr., American Journalist

Thought, Class, Company, Desire

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"There were moments when I really just thought, I don't need anything and I don't need anyone. I just want to go away and disappear."

"There were moments when I really just thought, I don't need anything and I don't need anyone. I just want to go away and disappear."

Shania Twain, Canadian Musician

Thought, Moments, Want

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"I would hope to inspire in my listeners a feeling of freedom - of speech, thought and political activity."

"I would hope to inspire in my listeners a feeling of freedom - of speech, thought and political activity."

John Hall, American Politician

Thought, Hope, Feeling, Freedom

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"I thought they would never select an Eastern writer for the Nobel. I was surprised."

"I thought they would never select an Eastern writer for the Nobel. I was surprised."

Naguib Mahfouz, Egyptian Novelist

Thought, Writer

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"I really liked them, not just Syd, but all of them. Roger was very important, I thought, his contribution. And so was Rick's organ playing. It was a good band. It became something else completely, obviously."

"I really liked them, not just Syd, but all of them. Roger was very important, I thought, his contribution. And so was Rick's organ playing. It was a good band. It became something else completely, obviously."

Robert Wyatt, English Musician

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"For my own part, I abandon the ethics of duty to the Hegelian critique with no regrets; it would appear to me, indeed, to have been correctly characterized by Hegel as an abstract thought, as a thought of understanding."

"For my own part, I abandon the ethics of duty to the Hegelian critique with no regrets; it would appear to me, indeed, to have been correctly characterized by Hegel as an abstract thought, as a thought of understanding."

Paul Ricoeur, French Philosopher

Thought, Duty, Ethics, Understanding

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"There are glimpses of heaven to us in every act, or thought, or word, that raises us above ourselves."

"There are glimpses of heaven to us in every act, or thought, or word, that raises us above ourselves."

Robert Quillen, American Journalist

Thought, Act, Heaven, Word

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"Our sweetest songs are those that tell of saddest thought."

"Our sweetest songs are those that tell of saddest thought."

Percy Bysshe Shelley, English Poet

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"I thought it was possible that O.J. could have done something. It crossed my mind. I was thinking about the events of everything and going, Why did I hear that? I was going, No, it can't be, and just all that stuff was adding up."

"I thought it was possible that O.J. could have done something. It crossed my mind. I was thinking about the events of everything and going, Why did I hear that? I was going, No, it can't be, and just all that stuff was adding up."

Kato Kaelin, American Celebrity

Thought, Events, Mind, Thinking

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"The Constitution is not a panacea for every blot upon the public welfare. Nor should this Court, ordained as a judicial body, be thought of as a general haven for reform movements."

"The Constitution is not a panacea for every blot upon the public welfare. Nor should this Court, ordained as a judicial body, be thought of as a general haven for reform movements."

John Marshall Harlan, American Judge

Thought, Body, Constitution, Court

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"Appreciation is the highest form of prayer, for it acknowledges the presence of good wherever you shine the light of your thankful thoughts."

"Appreciation is the highest form of prayer, for it acknowledges the presence of good wherever you shine the light of your thankful thoughts."

Alan Cohen, American Businessman

Thought, Thoughts, Appreciation, Light, Prayer

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"I don't think anyone's ever thought I was a drug dealer."

"I don't think anyone's ever thought I was a drug dealer."

Jason Mewes, American Actor

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"I never thought of becoming a director. When I was twelve, the passage from silent film to the talkies had an impact on me - I still watch silent films."

"I never thought of becoming a director. When I was twelve, the passage from silent film to the talkies had an impact on me - I still watch silent films."

Alain Resnais, French Director

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"I know I didn't like that dress 'cause it didn't fit but I thought it was a great picture. We weren't the first band to do a picture in drag; The Rolling Stones were. If it was good enough for them then it had to be good enough for us."

"I know I didn't like that dress 'cause it didn't fit but I thought it was a great picture. We weren't the first band to do a picture in drag; The Rolling Stones were. If it was good enough for them then it had to be good enough for us."

Jimmy Carl Black, American Musician

Thought, Dress, First

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"I always thought I should base how good I am on how good I feel I am."

"I always thought I should base how good I am on how good I feel I am."

Neve Campbell, Canadian Actress

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"I've certainly experienced racism, but it has not made a great impact on me. I have always thought, as I got older and older, I was more in charge of who I was. What someone thought about me or said about me made less of an impression on me at very vulnerable times."

"I've certainly experienced racism, but it has not made a great impact on me. I have always thought, as I got older and older, I was more in charge of who I was. What someone thought about me or said about me made less of an impression on me at very vulnerable times."

Robert Guillaume, American Actor

Thought, Impression, Racism

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"I thought I was clever enough to write as well as these people and I didn't realize that there is something called originality and your own voice."

"I thought I was clever enough to write as well as these people and I didn't realize that there is something called originality and your own voice."

Amy Tan, American Novelist

Thought, People, Originality, Voice

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"I've just built a studio in my mama's old bedroom, which I thought was fitting; she died last year. We've recorded nine songs recorded in there already; we're sort of just chipping away."

"I've just built a studio in my mama's old bedroom, which I thought was fitting; she died last year. We've recorded nine songs recorded in there already; we're sort of just chipping away."

Stephen Stills, American Musician

Thought, Old, Songs

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"Well, I'm proud to say American Pie was the kind of crazy, gross-out film that guys thought was the greatest."

"Well, I'm proud to say American Pie was the kind of crazy, gross-out film that guys thought was the greatest."

Jason Biggs, American Actor

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"The whole schizophrenia angle interested me. When I first started working on it, I thought I would play up that angle more than I ended up doing. The religious aspect of the story was also a draw."

"The whole schizophrenia angle interested me. When I first started working on it, I thought I would play up that angle more than I ended up doing. The religious aspect of the story was also a draw."

Chester Brown, Canadian Cartoonist

Thought, First, Play, Religious

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"Letting a hundred flowers blossom and a hundred schools of thought contend is the policy for promoting the progress of the arts and the sciences and a flourishing culture in our land."

"Letting a hundred flowers blossom and a hundred schools of thought contend is the policy for promoting the progress of the arts and the sciences and a flourishing culture in our land."

Mao Zedong, Chinese Leader

Thought, Policy, Progress, Culture

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"I had thought about landing in the Kremlin, but there wasn't enough space."

"I had thought about landing in the Kremlin, but there wasn't enough space."

Mathias Rust, German Celebrity

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"Twice I had been stopped by these jobs, and I thought the role on Dark Shadows would go on for about three or four weeks. And then, the phenomenon began, the role caught on, the mail started to flood in."

"Twice I had been stopped by these jobs, and I thought the role on Dark Shadows would go on for about three or four weeks. And then, the phenomenon began, the role caught on, the mail started to flood in."

Jonathan Frid, Canadian Actor

Thought, Jobs, Mail, Shadows

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"Like everything metaphysical the harmony between thought and reality is to be found in the grammar of the language."

"Like everything metaphysical the harmony between thought and reality is to be found in the grammar of the language."

Ludwig Wittgenstein, Austrian Philosopher

Thought, Grammar, Harmony, Language

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"I went to Marymount College in New York City with a lot of kids whose parents paid their way, and I wouldn't even have thought of asking my parents - they couldn't afford it, not with six kids!"

"I went to Marymount College in New York City with a lot of kids whose parents paid their way, and I wouldn't even have thought of asking my parents - they couldn't afford it, not with six kids!"

Moira Kelly, American Actress

Thought, College, Kids, Parents

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"I think the last one would have to be The Godfather because it was such a powerful story. There was lots of violence in it but I could take it because I thought there was a reality to it. It wasn't gratuitous, it was just these guys' story."

"I think the last one would have to be The Godfather because it was such a powerful story. There was lots of violence in it but I could take it because I thought there was a reality to it. It wasn't gratuitous, it was just these guys' story."

Bobby Farrelly, American Director

Thought, Reality, Violence

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"I always thought of Levittown as a joke."

"I always thought of Levittown as a joke."

Bill Griffith, American Cartoonist

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"When a thought is too weak to be expressed simply, it should be rejected."

"When a thought is too weak to be expressed simply, it should be rejected."

Marquis De Vauvenargues, French Philosopher

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"Belief is thought at rest."

"Belief is thought at rest."

Larry Harvey, American Celebrity

Thought, Belief, Rest

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"We may never be strong enough to be entirely nonviolent in thought, word and deed. But we must keep nonviolence as our goal and make strong progress towards it."

"We may never be strong enough to be entirely nonviolent in thought, word and deed. But we must keep nonviolence as our goal and make strong progress towards it."

Mahatma Gandhi, Indian Leader

Thought, Progress, Goal, Deed

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"Most individuals have always thought themselves not big enough or significant enough to have an effect on the whole planet, a notion which conversely made them think they could afford big arrogance and big greed over its resources."

"Most individuals have always thought themselves not big enough or significant enough to have an effect on the whole planet, a notion which conversely made them think they could afford big arrogance and big greed over its resources."

Lynette Fromme, American Criminal

Thought, Arrogance, Effect, Greed

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"I thought in terms of the enthusiasm of doing it. I didn't think about whether I was ready."

"I thought in terms of the enthusiasm of doing it. I didn't think about whether I was ready."

Elmer Bernstein, American Composer

Thought, Enthusiasm

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"You know, when they called me about the role, I thought Knots Landing was a show about a houseboat with Andy Griffith!"

"You know, when they called me about the role, I thought Knots Landing was a show about a houseboat with Andy Griffith!"

Donna Mills, American Actress

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"After a year or so I really thought I was Howard Hughes. Here I was at eighteen years old, getting all these checks."

"After a year or so I really thought I was Howard Hughes. Here I was at eighteen years old, getting all these checks."

Michael J. Fox, Canadian Actor

Thought, Old, Years

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"Dostoevski does not tell you what to think about his legend, but he requires that you think about it. The novelist was a deeply religious man and he always thought many readers missed that point about him."

"Dostoevski does not tell you what to think about his legend, but he requires that you think about it. The novelist was a deeply religious man and he always thought many readers missed that point about him."

Suzanne Fields, American Columnist

Thought, Man, Religious

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"I'd become sort of involved in things that were happening to people. No matter what color they be, whether they be Indians, or Negroes, the poor white person or anyone who was I thought more or less getting a bad shake."

"I'd become sort of involved in things that were happening to people. No matter what color they be, whether they be Indians, or Negroes, the poor white person or anyone who was I thought more or less getting a bad shake."

Gordon Parks, American Photographer

Thought, People, Poor

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