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"I read about this hotel that was great, down in the south of the island, not in a touristy area. I had no particular desire ever to go to Jamaica, but I thought, what the hell? Sounds nice. Let's go!"

"I read about this hotel that was great, down in the south of the island, not in a touristy area. I had no particular desire ever to go to Jamaica, but I thought, what the hell? Sounds nice. Let's go!"

Jeremy Northam, English Actor

Thought, Desire, Hell

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"He's written some great songs. I thought that "Blues Man" was a perfect song for me to do as a tribute."

"He's written some great songs. I thought that "Blues Man" was a perfect song for me to do as a tribute."

Alan Jackson, American Musician

Thought, Song, Songs, Tribute

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"There's a certain way you stand to give yourself authority, which gives you the texture for the part. I chose that my character hadn't been married, he'd worked his way up the chain of command. For a small cameo role, I gave it a lot of thought."

"There's a certain way you stand to give yourself authority, which gives you the texture for the part. I chose that my character hadn't been married, he'd worked his way up the chain of command. For a small cameo role, I gave it a lot of thought."

Mark Goddard, American Actor

Thought, Character, Authority

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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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"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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"At the end. First start off and do your youth thing In Hollywood and then go to New York later. But it wound up being later, later than I thought it was going to be."

"At the end. First start off and do your youth thing In Hollywood and then go to New York later. But it wound up being later, later than I thought it was going to be."

Delta Burke, American Actress

Thought, Being, End, First

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"My real name is Scott Thompson. I could have gone by that name, but when I started doing comedy I thought I needed to go by something that has a little more of a hook."

"My real name is Scott Thompson. I could have gone by that name, but when I started doing comedy I thought I needed to go by something that has a little more of a hook."

Carrot Top, American Comedian

Thought, Comedy, Name

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"As a single footstep will not make a path on the earth, so a single thought will not make a pathway in the mind. To make a deep physical path, we walk again and again. To make a deep mental path, we must think over and over the kind of thoughts we wish to dominate our lives."

"As a single footstep will not make a path on the earth, so a single thought will not make a pathway in the mind. To make a deep physical path, we walk again and again. To make a deep mental path, we must think over and over the kind of thoughts we wish to dominate our lives."

Henry David Thoreau, American Author

Thought, Thoughts, Deep, Earth

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"I've often reflected on this in the past weeks as I've been following the presidential campaign: Very often, I thought it would have been great for both of these guys to sit down and be force-fed a couple of dozen episodes of Star Trek."

"I've often reflected on this in the past weeks as I've been following the presidential campaign: Very often, I thought it would have been great for both of these guys to sit down and be force-fed a couple of dozen episodes of Star Trek."

Patrick Stewart, English Actor

Thought, Force, Past

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"Thought is a key to all treasures; the miser's gains are ours without his cares. Thus I have soared above this world, where my enjoyment have been intellectual joys."

"Thought is a key to all treasures; the miser's gains are ours without his cares. Thus I have soared above this world, where my enjoyment have been intellectual joys."

Honore de Balzac, French Novelist

Thought, Enjoyment, Key, Miser

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"Four hundred wickets is 400 more than I thought I'd get."

"Four hundred wickets is 400 more than I thought I'd get."

Shane Warne, Australian Athlete

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"It's so weird that I went to rehab. I always said that I would die before I went to rehab. But I thought, 'I'm going to stay here tonight.' And I stayed there for a month. It was great."

"It's so weird that I went to rehab. I always said that I would die before I went to rehab. But I thought, 'I'm going to stay here tonight.' And I stayed there for a month. It was great."

Lindsay Lohan, American Actress

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"I thought about dying whenever I got bad news about other people."

"I thought about dying whenever I got bad news about other people."

Jonah Lomu, New Zealander Athlete

Thought, People, Dying, News

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"I thought it was a wonderful line - right on the cutting room floor."

"I thought it was a wonderful line - right on the cutting room floor."

Natalie Wood, American Actress

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"Mind is the great lever of all things; human thought is the process by which human ends are ultimately answered."

"Mind is the great lever of all things; human thought is the process by which human ends are ultimately answered."

Daniel Webster, American Statesman

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"The United States has long thought of itself as the land of infinite plenty, and historically we did have abundant resources. But now we are gradually exhausting our fisheries, our topsoil, our water. On top of that, we're coming to the end of world resources."

"The United States has long thought of itself as the land of infinite plenty, and historically we did have abundant resources. But now we are gradually exhausting our fisheries, our topsoil, our water. On top of that, we're coming to the end of world resources."

Jared Diamond, American Author

Thought, End, Infinite, Land

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"So much relies on the singer I thought the best way to avoid that problem was to become the singer!"

"So much relies on the singer I thought the best way to avoid that problem was to become the singer!"

Ben Jackson, American Drummer

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"Each generation of the church in each setting has the responsibility of communicating the gospel in understandable terms, considering the language and thought-forms of that setting."

"Each generation of the church in each setting has the responsibility of communicating the gospel in understandable terms, considering the language and thought-forms of that setting."

Francis Schaeffer, American Theologian

Thought, Church, Language, Responsibility

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"I went through a phase where I thought nostalgia was a bad thing."

"I went through a phase where I thought nostalgia was a bad thing."

Dario Argento, Italian Director

Thought, Nostalgia

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"As the archaeology of our thought easily shows, man is an invention of recent date. And one perhaps nearing its end."

"As the archaeology of our thought easily shows, man is an invention of recent date. And one perhaps nearing its end."

Michel Foucault, French Historian

Thought, End, Invention, Man

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"I wanted to be a theater actress, but I thought it would be easier to get to New York and the theater if I had a name than if I just walked the streets as a little girl from California."

"I wanted to be a theater actress, but I thought it would be easier to get to New York and the theater if I had a name than if I just walked the streets as a little girl from California."

Gloria Stuart, American Actress

Thought, Name, Theater

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"I am a radical in thought (and principle) and a conservative in method (and conduct)."

"I am a radical in thought (and principle) and a conservative in method (and conduct)."

Rutherford B. Hayes, American President

Thought, Conservative, Radical

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"I thought even if the show only lasted a year, it would be fun."

"I thought even if the show only lasted a year, it would be fun."

James MacArthur, American Actor

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"All I ever thought was, 'I'm going to do this as long as I can, and if I can't get paid at it, I'll be a bum doing it.' And so, here I am."

"All I ever thought was, 'I'm going to do this as long as I can, and if I can't get paid at it, I'll be a bum doing it.' And so, here I am."

Bruce Cockburn, Canadian Musician

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"I think we've done that. But it's not something you really notice, 'cause I've always thought the people here have always done their best, and they continue to do their best. They just might do it a little bit differently."

"I think we've done that. But it's not something you really notice, 'cause I've always thought the people here have always done their best, and they continue to do their best. They just might do it a little bit differently."

Mark Kelly, American Musician

Thought, People

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"When I finished my term, I thought about running for governor then but decided not to because, frankly, I didn't think I was ready. I wasn't comfortable that I was prepared to do the job."

"When I finished my term, I thought about running for governor then but decided not to because, frankly, I didn't think I was ready. I wasn't comfortable that I was prepared to do the job."

Ben Chandler, American Politician

Thought, Job, Running

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"There was a storyline this year where Taylor lied to Brooke. It was supposed to be set up in a way that I was so outraged by her that I let it stay. I thought that was human, which was great."

"There was a storyline this year where Taylor lied to Brooke. It was supposed to be set up in a way that I was so outraged by her that I let it stay. I thought that was human, which was great."

Hunter Tylo, American Actress

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"John Danforth, I thought, was a great senator and did a great job with the United Nations. I think he's a good man. I would respectfully disagree with that."

"John Danforth, I thought, was a great senator and did a great job with the United Nations. I think he's a good man. I would respectfully disagree with that."

Ken Mehlman, American Politician

Thought, Job, Man, Nations

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"I'm thought of as a cool, unemotional dancer, but inside I'm not."

"I'm thought of as a cool, unemotional dancer, but inside I'm not."

Suzanne Farrell, American Dancer

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"They wanted Bridgette to be this extremely enigmatic character. Im about the least enigmatic person on the planet, so I just thought what I did on the show was boring."

"They wanted Bridgette to be this extremely enigmatic character. Im about the least enigmatic person on the planet, so I just thought what I did on the show was boring."

Margot Kidder, American Actress

Thought, Character

35

"Danny and I wrote 10 songs in seven days, which I thought might be close to the record until you probably look at some of the Beatles statistics."

"Danny and I wrote 10 songs in seven days, which I thought might be close to the record until you probably look at some of the Beatles statistics."

Jerry Only, American Musician

Thought, Songs, Statistics

35

"I thought Jack's directing job was the best thing about the film."

"I thought Jack's directing job was the best thing about the film."

Harvey Keitel, American Actor

Thought, Film, Job

35

"When faced with the inevitable fatigue that comes with the recycling of speeches and the recycling of thoughts in a rather small stream of vortex, I am urged to not be ashamed of recycling."

"When faced with the inevitable fatigue that comes with the recycling of speeches and the recycling of thoughts in a rather small stream of vortex, I am urged to not be ashamed of recycling."

Barbara Amiel, British Journalist

Thought, Thoughts, Fatigue, Recycling

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"This creed of the desert seemed inexpressible in words, and indeed in thought."

"This creed of the desert seemed inexpressible in words, and indeed in thought."

T. E. Lawrence, British Archaeologist

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"Far more thought and care go into the composition of any prominent ad in a newspaper or magazine than go into the writing of their features and editorials."

"Far more thought and care go into the composition of any prominent ad in a newspaper or magazine than go into the writing of their features and editorials."

Marshall McLuhan, Canadian Sociologist

Thought, Care, Writing

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"I didn't think I was fat. I just thought I didn't need to gain any weight. But I would drop weight and then I would be comfortable with that number. Then I would lose more weight and that would become my new number."

"I didn't think I was fat. I just thought I didn't need to gain any weight. But I would drop weight and then I would be comfortable with that number. Then I would lose more weight and that would become my new number."

Tracey Gold, American Actress

Thought, Gain, Weight

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"Most people of action are inclined to fatalism and most of thought believe in providence."

"Most people of action are inclined to fatalism and most of thought believe in providence."

David Viscott, American Psychologist

Thought, People, Action, Providence

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"When I first encountered the name of the city of Stockholm, I little thought that I would ever visit it, never mind end up being welcomed to it as a guest of the Swedish Academy and the Nobel Foundation."

"When I first encountered the name of the city of Stockholm, I little thought that I would ever visit it, never mind end up being welcomed to it as a guest of the Swedish Academy and the Nobel Foundation."

Seamus Heaney, Irish Poet

Thought, Being, End, First

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"When I was 15, I decided I wanted to be a lawyer. No one thought this was a good idea."

"When I was 15, I decided I wanted to be a lawyer. No one thought this was a good idea."

Constance Baker Motley, American Activist

35

"I should prefer to die laughing, and, on more than one occasion, thought I might."

"I should prefer to die laughing, and, on more than one occasion, thought I might."

Joseph Epstein, American Writer

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"Once in awhile you have a thought, and you rhyme it."

"Once in awhile you have a thought, and you rhyme it."

Howard Nemerov, American Poet

35

"True charity is the desire to be useful to others with no thought of recompense."

"True charity is the desire to be useful to others with no thought of recompense."

Emanuel Swedenborg, Swedish Scientist

Thought, Charity, Desire

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"Thought is the wind and knowledge the sail."

"Thought is the wind and knowledge the sail."

David Hare, English Playwright

Thought, Knowledge, Wind

35

"I thought The Office was good, though I didn't think of it as a sitcom, just as a very good programme."

"I thought The Office was good, though I didn't think of it as a sitcom, just as a very good programme."

Dylan Moran, Irish Comedian

Thought, Office

35

"I have never directed. But I think I could. I have thought about it. I'm a bit long in the tooth to start."

"I have never directed. But I think I could. I have thought about it. I'm a bit long in the tooth to start."

Angela Lansbury, American Actress

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"In high school, in sport, I had a coach who told me I was much better than I thought I was, and would make me do more in a positive sense. He was the first person who taught me not to be afraid of failure."

"In high school, in sport, I had a coach who told me I was much better than I thought I was, and would make me do more in a positive sense. He was the first person who taught me not to be afraid of failure."

Mike Krzyzewski, American Coach

Thought, Failure, Positive

35

"If you be sick, your own thoughts make you sick."

"If you be sick, your own thoughts make you sick."

Ben Jonson, English Poet

Thought, Thoughts

35

"I wasn't involved, except to the degree that they sent me drafts of the script as the writer turned them in. They asked me at one point to write a memo about what I thought of it."

"I wasn't involved, except to the degree that they sent me drafts of the script as the writer turned them in. They asked me at one point to write a memo about what I thought of it."

Michael Chabon, American Author

Thought, Writer

35

"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

35

"When our thoughts - which bring actions - are filled with hate against anyone, Negro or white, we are in a living hell. That is as real as hell will ever be."

"When our thoughts - which bring actions - are filled with hate against anyone, Negro or white, we are in a living hell. That is as real as hell will ever be."

George Washington Carver, American Scientist

Thought, Thoughts, Actions, Hate, Hell

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