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Small: A gloss is a total system of perception and language
"A gloss is a total system of perception and language"
Talcott Parsons, Sociologist
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Small: A man is only as good as what he loves
"A man is only as good as what he loves"
Saul Bellow, Novelist
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Small: A fool can throw a stone in a pond that 100 wise men can not get out
"A fool can throw a stone in a pond that 100 wise men can not get out"
Saul Bellow, Novelist
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Small: Chess is not for timid souls
"Chess is not for timid souls"
Wilhelm Steinitz, Celebrity
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Small: I think of my peace paintings as one long poem, with each painting being a single stanza
Robert Indiana
"I think of my peace paintings as one long poem, with each painting being a single stanza"
Robert Indiana, Artist
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Small: I love a finished speaker, I really, truly do I dont mean one whos polished, I just mean one whos through
"I love a finished speaker, I really, truly do I don't mean one who's polished, I just mean one who's through"
Richard Armour, Poet
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Small: The 4th Amendment and the personal rights it secures have a long history. At the very core stands the right of
"The 4th Amendment and the personal rights it secures have a long history. At the very core stands the right of a man to retreat into his own home and there be free from unreasonable governmental intrusion"
Potter Stewart, Judge
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Small: An opera begins long before the curtain goes up and ends long after it has come down. It starts in my imaginat
Maria Callas
"An opera begins long before the curtain goes up and ends long after it has come down. It starts in my imagination, it becomes my life, and it stays part of my life long after I've left the opera house"
Maria Callas, Musician
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Small: Change means that what was before wasnt perfect. People want things to be better
"Change means that what was before wasn't perfect. People want things to be better"
Esther Dyson, Scientist
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Small: The impulse to dream was slowly beaten out of me by experience. Now it surged up again and I hungered for book
Richard Wright
"The impulse to dream was slowly beaten out of me by experience. Now it surged up again and I hungered for books, new ways of looking and seeing"
Richard Wright, Novelist
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Small: If one is desperate for love, I suggest looking at ones friends and family and see if love is all around. If n
"If one is desperate for love, I suggest looking at one's friends and family and see if love is all around. If not, get a new set of friends, a new family"
Jasmine Guy, Actress
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Small: My formula for living is quite simple. I get up in the morning and I go to bed at night. In between, I occupy
Cary Grant
"My formula for living is quite simple. I get up in the morning and I go to bed at night. In between, I occupy myself as best I can"
Cary Grant, Actor
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Small: As I matriculate my way down the field of life, I will never forget this moment and you wonderful people who h
"As I matriculate my way down the field of life, I will never forget this moment and you wonderful people who helped make this day possible"
Hank Stram, Athlete
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Small: Freedom is never given it is won
"Freedom is never given; it is won"
A. Philip Randolph, Activist
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Small: Todays particle physics describe light as a crumple in space, and we may have deformed space in such a way tha
"Today's particle physics describe light as a crumple in space, and we may have deformed space in such a way that they noticed something peculiar - and they had the ability to investigate it"
Dwight Schultz, Actor
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Small: Economy, prudence, and a simple life are the sure masters of need, and will often accomplish that which, their
"Economy, prudence, and a simple life are the sure masters of need, and will often accomplish that which, their opposites, with a fortune at hand, will fail to do"
Clara Barton, Public Servant
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Small: A pat on the back is only a few vertebrae removed from a kick in the pants, but is miles ahead in results
"A pat on the back is only a few vertebrae removed from a kick in the pants, but is miles ahead in results"
Ella Wheeler Wilcox, Writer
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Small: Theres not an American in this country free until every one of us is free
"There's not an American in this country free until every one of us is free"
Jackie Robinson, Athlete
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Small: The truth is, in order to get things like universal health care and a revamped education system, then someone
Michelle Obama
"The truth is, in order to get things like universal health care and a revamped education system, then someone is going to have to give up a piece of their pie so that someone else can have more"
Michelle Obama, First Lady
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Small: A good newspaper is never nearly good enough but a lousy newspaper is a joy forever
"A good newspaper is never nearly good enough but a lousy newspaper is a joy forever"
Garrison Keillor, Writer
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Small: Labor disgraces no man unfortunately, you occasionally find men who disgrace labor
Ulysses S. Grant
"Labor disgraces no man; unfortunately, you occasionally find men who disgrace labor"
Ulysses S. Grant, President
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Small: Information is a negotiators greatest weapon
"Information is a negotiator's greatest weapon"
Victor Kiam, Businessman
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Small: The body is the substance of the stone
"The body is the substance of the stone"
George Ripley, Activist
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Small: I gambled on having the strength to live two lives, one for myself and one for the world
"I gambled on having the strength to live two lives, one for myself and one for the world"
Ruth Benedict, Scientist
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Small: Action indeed is the sole medium of expression for ethics
"Action indeed is the sole medium of expression for ethics"
Jane Addams, Activist
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Small: Our offense is like the pythagorean theorem: There is no answer!
Shaquille O'Neal
"Our offense is like the pythagorean theorem: There is no answer!"
Shaquille O'Neal, Athlete
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Small: Culture is not made up but something that evolves which is human
"Culture is not made up but something that evolves which is human"
Edward T. Hall, Scientist
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Small: Im strong, Im tough, I still wear my eyeliner
"I'm strong, I'm tough, I still wear my eyeliner"
Lisa Leslie, Athlete
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Small: You cant rise as a class. You have to rise individually. Its what many of the civil rights-era people dont und
"You can't rise as a class. You have to rise individually. It's what many of the civil rights-era people don't understand"
Alphonso Jackson, Public Servant
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Small: Love isnt something you find. Love is something that finds you
"Love isn't something you find. Love is something that finds you"
Loretta Young, Actress
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Small: Dogs are my favorite people
"Dogs are my favorite people"
Richard Dean Anderson, Actor
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Small: Skiing is better than sex actually, because for me a good round of sex might be seven minutes. Skiing you can
Spalding Gray
"Skiing is better than sex actually, because for me a good round of sex might be seven minutes. Skiing you can do for seven hours"
Spalding Gray, Actor
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Small: Everything looks nicer when you win. The girls are prettier. The cigars taste better. The trees are greener
Billy Martin
"Everything looks nicer when you win. The girls are prettier. The cigars taste better. The trees are greener"
Billy Martin, Athlete
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Small: Im so close to Heaven, this Hell cannot be mine
"I'm so close to Heaven, this Hell cannot be mine"
Melissa Etheridge, Musician
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Small: Hes a legend and I respect his work, so I went down and paid my respects when Charlton was on the set. He was
Mark Wahlberg
"He's a legend and I respect his work, so I went down and paid my respects when Charlton was on the set. He was nice but I think he lied a little. He said it was an honour to be in a movie with me, but I don't believe it"
Mark Wahlberg, Actor
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Small: And before our current legislature adjourns, we intend to become the first state of full and true choice by sa
"And before our current legislature adjourns, we intend to become the first state of full and true choice by saying to every low and middle-income Hoosier family, if you think a non-government school is the right one for your child, you're as entitled to that option as any wealthy family; here's a voucher, go sign up"
Mitch Daniels, Politician
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Small: Were in the midst of an evolution, not a revolution
James Levine
"We're in the midst of an evolution, not a revolution"
James Levine, Musician
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Small: Lie down and listen to the crabgrass grow The faucet leak, and learn to leave them so
"Lie down and listen to the crabgrass grow The faucet leak, and learn to leave them so"
Marya Mannes, Journalist
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Small: The universe is made of stories, not of atoms
"The universe is made of stories, not of atoms"
Muriel Rukeyser, Poet
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Small: The problem with the gene pool is that theres no lifeguard
"The problem with the gene pool is that there's no lifeguard"
David Gerrold, Writer
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