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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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"I thought The Shining was just absolutely wonderful. Stephen King reaches all kinds of people. In the beginning he was just dismissed out of hand, which was terrible."

"I thought The Shining was just absolutely wonderful. Stephen King reaches all kinds of people. In the beginning he was just dismissed out of hand, which was terrible."

Anne Rice, American Novelist

Thought, People, Beginning

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"I'd thought sexuality was instinctive or natural, but it's profoundly linked to inner security and cultural context."

"I'd thought sexuality was instinctive or natural, but it's profoundly linked to inner security and cultural context."

Tahar Ben Jelloun, French Poet

Thought, Security, Sexuality

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"I thought comedy would be the hardest thing I could do, and if I could do that, I could do anything."

"I thought comedy would be the hardest thing I could do, and if I could do that, I could do anything."

Rodney Carrington, American Comedian

Thought, Comedy

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"I've given my memoirs far more thought than any of my marriages. You can't divorce a book."

"I've given my memoirs far more thought than any of my marriages. You can't divorce a book."

Gloria Swanson, American Actress

Thought, Divorce

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"For years, I thought I simply didn't dream. I felt left out. Everybody else had a thing I didn't have."

"For years, I thought I simply didn't dream. I felt left out. Everybody else had a thing I didn't have."

Theodore Sturgeon, American Writer

Thought, Dream, Years

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"Conscious thought is the tidying up at the end."

"Conscious thought is the tidying up at the end."

Mason Cooley, American Writer

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"But my shift to the serious study of economics gradually weakened my belief in Major Douglas's A+B theorem, which was replaced in my thought by the expression MV = PT."

"But my shift to the serious study of economics gradually weakened my belief in Major Douglas's A+B theorem, which was replaced in my thought by the expression MV = PT."

James Meade, English Economist

Thought, Belief, Economics, Expression

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"A man is not idle because he is absorbed in thought. There is a visible labor and there is an invisible labor."

"A man is not idle because he is absorbed in thought. There is a visible labor and there is an invisible labor."

Victor Hugo, French Author

Thought, Labor, Man

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"I was really tired of words like 'plus size,' 'round' and 'large.' I thought, 'Come on, we're fat.'"

"I was really tired of words like 'plus size,' 'round' and 'large.' I thought, 'Come on, we're fat.'"

Kirstie Alley, American Actress

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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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"I thought that if you come across as a freak, there will be some kind of distance. Maybe the distance became excessive. I realized that people were afraid of me without knowing me."

"I thought that if you come across as a freak, there will be some kind of distance. Maybe the distance became excessive. I realized that people were afraid of me without knowing me."

Thomas Kretschmann, German Actor

Thought, People, Will

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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 started getting jobs, and I thought it was going to be real easy."

"I started getting jobs, and I thought it was going to be real easy."

Ron Silver, American Actor

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"I know deaf people. I have discussed the issues with them I've also thought about them a lot so I have some insights that go a little further than people who haven't had contact with the deaf community."

"I know deaf people. I have discussed the issues with them I've also thought about them a lot so I have some insights that go a little further than people who haven't had contact with the deaf community."

Richard Masur, American Actor

Thought, People, Community

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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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"The very greatest things - great thoughts, discoveries, inventions - have usually been nurtured in hardship, often pondered over in sorrow, and at length established with difficulty."

"The very greatest things - great thoughts, discoveries, inventions - have usually been nurtured in hardship, often pondered over in sorrow, and at length established with difficulty."

Samuel Smiles, Scottish Author

Thought, Thoughts, Difficulty, Hardship, Inventions

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"The Unhappy may, possibly, by indulging Thought, hit on some lucky Stratagem for the Relief of his Misfortunes, and the Happy may be infinitely more so by contemplating on his Condition."

"The Unhappy may, possibly, by indulging Thought, hit on some lucky Stratagem for the Relief of his Misfortunes, and the Happy may be infinitely more so by contemplating on his Condition."

Eliza Haywood, British Novelist

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"I'm voting for Gore because the other is unthinkable. Which most of us will probably do. I hope all of us. I've always liked Ralph Nader and would like to see a real third party, but the thought of George Bush as president is unthinkable."

"I'm voting for Gore because the other is unthinkable. Which most of us will probably do. I hope all of us. I've always liked Ralph Nader and would like to see a real third party, but the thought of George Bush as president is unthinkable."

Richard Gere, American Actor

Thought, Hope, Party, President

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"It's a lot more comfortable, I must say. Ummm, I didn't think I'd be playing with another band, I kinda thought I was through with that, but I make an exception because they're nice people."

"It's a lot more comfortable, I must say. Ummm, I didn't think I'd be playing with another band, I kinda thought I was through with that, but I make an exception because they're nice people."

Vivian Campbell, Irish Musician

Thought, People

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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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"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

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"Failures of perspective in decision-making can be due to aspects of the social utility paradox, but more often result from simple mistakes caused by inadequate thought."

"Failures of perspective in decision-making can be due to aspects of the social utility paradox, but more often result from simple mistakes caused by inadequate thought."

Herman Kahn, American Scientist

Thought, Decision, Mistakes, Paradox

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"I'm quite influenced in this by one of my heroes, Montaigne, who thought a man's real task was to render as honest an account of himself as he could."

"I'm quite influenced in this by one of my heroes, Montaigne, who thought a man's real task was to render as honest an account of himself as he could."

Robert Sheckley, American Author

Thought, Heroes, Man

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"It is thought and feeling which guides the universe, not deeds."

"It is thought and feeling which guides the universe, not deeds."

Edgar Cayce, American Celebrity

Thought, Deeds, Feeling, Universe

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"The task of a university is the creation of the future, so far as rational thought and civilized modes of appreciation can affect the issue."

"The task of a university is the creation of the future, so far as rational thought and civilized modes of appreciation can affect the issue."

Alfred North Whitehead, English Mathematician

Thought, Appreciation, Creation, Future

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"Most of my thoughts, you couldn't print."

"Most of my thoughts, you couldn't print."

Jim Rogers, American Businessman

Thought, Thoughts

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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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"To reflect is to disturb one's thoughts."

"To reflect is to disturb one's thoughts."

Jean Rostand, French Scientist

Thought, Thoughts

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"The first year I sold a photo to was a lady who thought I was a chef, for some reason. I've no idea why."

"The first year I sold a photo to was a lady who thought I was a chef, for some reason. I've no idea why."

Graeme Le Saux, English Athlete

Thought, Idea, First, Lady

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"It is not what we learn in conversation that enriches us. It is the elation that comes of swift contact with tingling currents of thought."

"It is not what we learn in conversation that enriches us. It is the elation that comes of swift contact with tingling currents of thought."

Agnes Repplier, American Writer

Thought, Conversation

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"Eternity's a terrible thought. I mean, where's it all going to end?"

"Eternity's a terrible thought. I mean, where's it all going to end?"

Tom Stoppard, English Dramatist

Thought, End, Eternity

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"I actually got the part. And I thought, Well, I'll do it for a while. I'll just quit if it's stupid."

"I actually got the part. And I thought, Well, I'll do it for a while. I'll just quit if it's stupid."

Rob Corddry, American Comedian

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"I am convinced that there are universal currents of Divine Thought vibrating the ether everywhere and that any who can feel these vibrations is inspired."

"I am convinced that there are universal currents of Divine Thought vibrating the ether everywhere and that any who can feel these vibrations is inspired."

Richard Wagner, German Composer

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"My character is somebody who is smaller in stature and yet who's strong, so to see the fighting situations between people who are not generally thought of being strong is in itself unusual and therefore interesting, I think."

"My character is somebody who is smaller in stature and yet who's strong, so to see the fighting situations between people who are not generally thought of being strong is in itself unusual and therefore interesting, I think."

Chiaki Kuriyama, Japanese Actress

Thought, People, Character, Being

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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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"I went jogging up on Mulholland. In the middle of my run I had some form of asthma attack and couldn't even walk. I couldn't get a ride one block to my house. I thought I was going to die."

"I went jogging up on Mulholland. In the middle of my run I had some form of asthma attack and couldn't even walk. I couldn't get a ride one block to my house. I thought I was going to die."

Esai Morales, American Actor

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"I had beautiful bikes and I was really into it. I just thought it was really glamorous."

"I had beautiful bikes and I was really into it. I just thought it was really glamorous."

Bryan Ferry, English Musician

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"When I got into this, I never thought about reviews. I never thought about what people would say about me, I was just a young guy who was excited to become a comedian and an actor, and I just wanted to get to do what I got to do."

"When I got into this, I never thought about reviews. I never thought about what people would say about me, I was just a young guy who was excited to become a comedian and an actor, and I just wanted to get to do what I got to do."

Adam Sandler, American Actor

Thought, People

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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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"In matters of conscience, first thoughts are best. In matters of prudence, last thoughts are best."

"In matters of conscience, first thoughts are best. In matters of prudence, last thoughts are best."

Robert Hall, English Clergyman

Thought, Thoughts, Conscience, First, Prudence

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"In school the kids thought I was freaky because I made straight A's and daydreamed a lot."

"In school the kids thought I was freaky because I made straight A's and daydreamed a lot."

Shelley Duvall, American Actress

Thought, Kids, School

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"It is thought that the changeover from hunter to farmer was a slow, gradual process."

"It is thought that the changeover from hunter to farmer was a slow, gradual process."

Stephen Gardiner, British Architect

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"I guess I started too early because I just thought it was something fun to do."

"I guess I started too early because I just thought it was something fun to do."

Arthur Ashe, American Athlete

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"The only positive finding which could be drawn from the first series, was the conclusion that the relationships obviously had a more complicated lay-out than had been thought, for the effects were so varied that no obedience to any law could be discovered."

"The only positive finding which could be drawn from the first series, was the conclusion that the relationships obviously had a more complicated lay-out than had been thought, for the effects were so varied that no obedience to any law could be discovered."

Walter Rudolf Hess, Swiss Scientist

Thought, Positive, First, Law

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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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"If we steal thoughts from the moderns, it will be cried down as plagiarism; if from the ancients, it will be cried up as erudition."

"If we steal thoughts from the moderns, it will be cried down as plagiarism; if from the ancients, it will be cried up as erudition."

Charles Caleb Colton, English Writer

Thought, Thoughts, Plagiarism, Will

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"We forget all too soon the things we thought we could never forget."

"We forget all too soon the things we thought we could never forget."

Joan Didion, American Author

Thought, Forget

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"In the studio, I do try to have a thought in my head, so that it's not like a blank stare."

"In the studio, I do try to have a thought in my head, so that it's not like a blank stare."

Cindy Crawford, American Model

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