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Steven Wright: Sponges grow in...

Steven Wright: Sponges grow in...

Sponges grow in the ocean. This bothers me. How deep would it be if they didn't?

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Herbert Beerbohm Tree: When I pass...

Herbert Beerbohm Tree: When I pass...

When I pass my name in such large letters I blush, but at the same time instinctively raise my...

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Lauren Bacall: I think your...

Lauren Bacall: I think your...

I think your whole life shows in your face and you should be proud of that.

Source:...

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Brigitte Bardot: I gave my...

Brigitte Bardot: I gave my...

I gave my beauty and my youth to men. I am going to give my wisdom and experience to...

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Jeanne Moreau: Some people are...

Jeanne Moreau: Some people are...

Some people are addicts. If they don't act, they don't exist.

Source: In...

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Patricia Neal: Gort. Klaatu baraada...

Patricia Neal: Gort. Klaatu baraada...

Gort. Klaatu baraada nikto. (to the robot Gort)

Source: The Day the Earth Stood...

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Debra Winger: I was never...

Debra Winger: I was never...

I was never afraid of failure after that because, I think, coming that close to death you get kissed. With the years,...

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Maria Schell: I have come...

Maria Schell: I have come...

I have come finally to a simple philosophy of work. I enjoy what I do and do the best I can. That is...

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Shelley Long: People had been...

Shelley Long: People had been...

People had been so attached to the Diane [Cheers] character that audiences and producers found it difficult to think...

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Benjamin Franklin: If you can't...

Benjamin Franklin: If you can't...

If you can't pay for a thing, don't buy it. If you can't get paid for it, don't sell it. Do this, and you will have...

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Dante Gabriel Rossetti: I have been...

Dante Gabriel Rossetti: I have been...

I have been here before.
But when or how I cannot tell:
I know the grass beyond the door,
The sweet keen...

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Georgia O'Keeffe: When you take...

Georgia O'Keeffe: When you take...

When you take a flower in your hand and really look at it, it's your world for the moment.

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David Dinkins: Ellis Island is...

David Dinkins: Ellis Island is...

Ellis Island is for the people who came over on ships. My people came in chains.

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Edward Koch: The fireworks begin...

Edward Koch: The fireworks begin...

The fireworks begin today. Each diploma is a lighted match. Each one of you is a fuse.

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Barry Goldwater: Politics [is] the...

Barry Goldwater: Politics [is] the...

Politics [is] the art of achieving the maximum amount of freedom for individuals that is consistent with the...

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Joseph Chamberlain: In politics, there...

Joseph Chamberlain: In politics, there...

In politics, there is no use looking beyond the next fortnight.

Source: In letter...

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George Washington: Few people have...

George Washington: Few people have...

Few people have the virtue to withstand the highest bidder.

Source: Letter, 17 Aug....

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George Washington: Do not conceive...

George Washington: Do not conceive...

Do not conceive that fine clothes make fine men, any more than fine feathers make fine birds. A plain, genteel dress...

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Jawaharlal Nehru: A theory must...

Jawaharlal Nehru: A theory must...

A theory must be tempered with reality.

Source: In The Speaker's Electronic...

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Margaret Thatcher: I'm extraordinarily patient...

Margaret Thatcher: I'm extraordinarily patient...

I'm extraordinarily patient provided I get my own way in the end.

Source: In...

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