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"So I will say it with relish. Give me a hamburger but hold the lawsuit."

"So I will say it with relish. Give me a hamburger but hold the lawsuit."

S. I. Hayakawa, American Politician

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"You can't just drop the 82nd Airborne into Baghdad and it will all be over."

"You can't just drop the 82nd Airborne into Baghdad and it will all be over."

Chuck Hagel, American Politician

12

"If you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you."

"If you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you."

Friedrich Nietzsche, German Philosopher

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"We have gasoline at $2 a gallon. If that doesn't drive demand, I don't know what will."

"We have gasoline at $2 a gallon. If that doesn't drive demand, I don't know what will."

Jennifer Granholm, American Politician

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"If you've got them by the balls their hearts and minds will follow."

"If you've got them by the balls their hearts and minds will follow."

John Wayne, American Actor

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"Globalisation will make our societies more creative and prosperous, but also more vulnerable."

"Globalisation will make our societies more creative and prosperous, but also more vulnerable."

Lord Robertson, Scottish Diplomat

10

"Those who are compassionate when they should be tough will be tough when they should be compassionate."

"Those who are compassionate when they should be tough will be tough when they should be compassionate."

Dennis Prager, American Journalist

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"Never do things others can do and will do if there are things others cannot do or will not do."

"Never do things others can do and will do if there are things others cannot do or will not do."

Amelia Earhart, American Aviator

10

"We will move forward, we will move upward, and yes, we will move onward."

"We will move forward, we will move upward, and yes, we will move onward."

Dan Quayle, American Vice President

10

"Go not to the elves for counsel, for they will say both yes and no."

"Go not to the elves for counsel, for they will say both yes and no."

J. R. R. Tolkien, English Novelist

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"To all my little Hulkamaniacs, say your prayers, take your vitamins and you will never go wrong."

"To all my little Hulkamaniacs, say your prayers, take your vitamins and you will never go wrong."

Hulk Hogan, American Celebrity

9

"When you are not practicing, remember somewhere someone is practicing, and when you meet him, he will win."

"When you are not practicing, remember somewhere someone is practicing, and when you meet him, he will win."

Peter Bergman, American Actor

9

"I feel like an outsider, and I always will feel like one. I've always felt that I wasn't a member of any particular group."

"I feel like an outsider, and I always will feel like one. I've always felt that I wasn't a member of any particular group."

Anne Rice, American Novelist

9

"A lot of big labels will just sign bands like a write off."

"A lot of big labels will just sign bands like a write off."

Adam Rich, American Actor

9

"Because things are the way they are, things will not stay the way they are."

"Because things are the way they are, things will not stay the way they are."

Bertolt Brecht, German Poet

9

"Well, one thing for sure, I won't be remembered for Free Willy. Or maybe I will."

"Well, one thing for sure, I won't be remembered for Free Willy. Or maybe I will."

Michael Madsen, American Actor

9

"Treat a person as he is, and he will remain as he is. Treat a person as if he were where he could be and should be, and he will become what he could be and should be."

"Treat a person as he is, and he will remain as he is. Treat a person as if he were where he could be and should be, and he will become what he could be and should be."

Jimmy Johnson, American Coach

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"Our mass movement will shatter this communal, fascist and autocratic center."

"Our mass movement will shatter this communal, fascist and autocratic center."

Lalu Prasad Yadav, Indian Politician

9

"I expect we will become more demanding as citizens."

"I expect we will become more demanding as citizens."

Robert Anderson, American Soldier

8

"I will go anywhere, provided it is forward."

"I will go anywhere, provided it is forward."

David Livingstone, Scottish Explorer

8

"For less than the cost of a Big Mac, fries and a Coke, you can buy a loaf of fresh bread and some good cheese or roast beef, which you will enjoy much more."

"For less than the cost of a Big Mac, fries and a Coke, you can buy a loaf of fresh bread and some good cheese or roast beef, which you will enjoy much more."

Steve Albini, American Musician

8

"An honest politician is one who, when he is bought, will stay bought."

"An honest politician is one who, when he is bought, will stay bought."

Simon Cameron, American Politician

8

"I don't think I will ever get tired of wearing pink."

"I don't think I will ever get tired of wearing pink."

Emma Bunton, British Musician

8

"My proposal to re-establish diplomatic relations - not necessarily friendly relations, but diplomatic relations - is a sensible, simple, and straightforward approach that will finally get us off dead center."

"My proposal to re-establish diplomatic relations - not necessarily friendly relations, but diplomatic relations - is a sensible, simple, and straightforward approach that will finally get us off dead center."

Cyrus Vance, American Statesman

8

"I think of myself as a journeyman actress. I will attempt almost anything that I think that I can bring off. It could be almost anything."

"I think of myself as a journeyman actress. I will attempt almost anything that I think that I can bring off. It could be almost anything."

Angela Lansbury, American Actress

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"Hear one side and you will be in the dark. Hear both and all will be clear."

"Hear one side and you will be in the dark. Hear both and all will be clear."

Lord Chesterfield, British Statesman

8

"If you optimize everything, you will always be unhappy."

"If you optimize everything, you will always be unhappy."

Donald Knuth, American Scientist

8

"I won't be a rock star. I will be a legend."

"I won't be a rock star. I will be a legend."

Freddie Mercury, British Musician

7

"To me, it's the White House and always will be."

"To me, it's the White House and always will be."

Lew Wasserman, American Producer

7

"Many of the genetically modified foods will be safe, I'm sure. Will most of them be safe? Nobody knows."

"Many of the genetically modified foods will be safe, I'm sure. Will most of them be safe? Nobody knows."

Jeremy Rifkin, American Economist

7

"There will always be someone to take your place, but no one can every replace you."

"There will always be someone to take your place, but no one can every replace you."

Rita Mero, American Wrestler

7

"The world is independent of my will."

"The world is independent of my will."

Ludwig Wittgenstein, Austrian Philosopher

7

"If you take no risks, you will suffer no defeats. But if you take no risks, you win no victories."

"If you take no risks, you will suffer no defeats. But if you take no risks, you win no victories."

Richard M. Nixon, American President

7

"Hearts will never be practical until they can be made unbreakable."

"Hearts will never be practical until they can be made unbreakable."

L. Frank Baum, American Author

7

"You teach a child to read, and he or her will be able to pass a literacy test."

"You teach a child to read, and he or her will be able to pass a literacy test."

George W. Bush, American President

7

"It doesn't matter if you're staying at a four-star hotel, you will never have your whole closet with you."

"It doesn't matter if you're staying at a four-star hotel, you will never have your whole closet with you."

Lexa Doig, Canadian Actress

6

"You will not be satisfied unless you are contributing something to or for the benefit of others."

"You will not be satisfied unless you are contributing something to or for the benefit of others."

Walter Annenberg, American Businessman

6

"I think the NBA will certainly survive without Michael Jordan."

"I think the NBA will certainly survive without Michael Jordan."

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, American Athlete

6

"I don't see myself getting married again, but if I do, it will be forever."

"I don't see myself getting married again, but if I do, it will be forever."

Richard Pryor, American Actor

6

"There will have to be times when I'm not conducting because I'm composing. I haven't solved that problem, and perhaps I never will."

"There will have to be times when I'm not conducting because I'm composing. I haven't solved that problem, and perhaps I never will."

Esa-Pekka Salonen, Finnish Musician

6

"We're either going to save Ihe world or no one will be saved."

"We're either going to save Ihe world or no one will be saved."

Maurice Strong, Canadian Businessman

6

"It sounds corny, but I've promised my inner child that never again will I ever abandon myself for anything or anyone else again."

"It sounds corny, but I've promised my inner child that never again will I ever abandon myself for anything or anyone else again."

Wynonna Judd, American Musician

6

"Take everything easy and quit dreaming and brooding and you will be well guarded from a thousand evils."

"Take everything easy and quit dreaming and brooding and you will be well guarded from a thousand evils."

Amy Lowell, American Poet

6

"Illegality will never solve the problem of political lawlessness."

"Illegality will never solve the problem of political lawlessness."

Emanuel Celler, American Politician

6

"Repeat anything often enough and it will start to become you."

"Repeat anything often enough and it will start to become you."

Tom Hopkins, American Businessman

6

"Give me a lead of 14-0 at halftime and I will dictate the final score."

"Give me a lead of 14-0 at halftime and I will dictate the final score."

Frank Leahy, American Coach

6

"Enrolling in the Medicare Prescription Drug Program will be a great savings for most senior citizens."

"Enrolling in the Medicare Prescription Drug Program will be a great savings for most senior citizens."

Paul Gillmor, American Politician

6

"If you sit down with me, I guarantee I will accept any terms you offer for a contract."

"If you sit down with me, I guarantee I will accept any terms you offer for a contract."

David O. Selznick, American Producer

6

"Even though they won't finish in the top four this season, they will still be of the contenders next season."

"Even though they won't finish in the top four this season, they will still be of the contenders next season."

Alan Hansen, Scottish Athlete

6

"Some gigs will go great. I figure you do a gig, and as many as can get there will get there."

"Some gigs will go great. I figure you do a gig, and as many as can get there will get there."

Jules Shear, American Musician

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