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Small: Personality is to a man what perfume is to a flower
"Personality is to a man what perfume is to a flower"
Charles M. Schwab, Businessman
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Small: Hollywood is like Picassos bathroom
"Hollywood is like Picasso's bathroom"
Candice Bergen, Actress
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Small: Black people are inferior to Caucasians. Blacks constitute a totally distinct group they overshadow the countr
"Black people are inferior to Caucasians. Blacks constitute a totally distinct group; they overshadow the country with the germ... of evil"
David Wilmot, Activist
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Small: Because interrogations are intended to coerce confessions, interrogators feel themselves justified in using th
"Because interrogations are intended to coerce confessions, interrogators feel themselves justified in using their coercive means. Consistency regarding the technique is not important; inducing anxiety and fear is the point"
Aldrich Ames, Criminal
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Small: Conceit is Gods gift to little men
"Conceit is God's gift to little men"
Bruce Barton, Author
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Small: Instead of getting married again, Im going to find a woman I dont like and give her a house
"Instead of getting married again, I'm going to find a woman I don't like and give her a house"
Lewis Grizzard, Writer
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Small: Id probably be better in an action role and even a more comedic role as I find myself pretty hilarious
Phil Heath
"I'd probably be better in an action role and even a more comedic role as I find myself pretty hilarious"
Phil Heath, Athlete
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Small: I figured if youre going to do something, you should do it the best you can
John T. Walton
"I figured if you're going to do something, you should do it the best you can"
John T. Walton, Businessman
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Small: The best thing about modern living is anaesthesia
Meg Ryan
"The best thing about modern living is anaesthesia"
Meg Ryan, Actress
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Small: Carrot Top... I gave him advice once and he ran with it. He should thank me
"Carrot Top... I gave him advice once and he ran with it. He should thank me"
Rip Taylor, Comedian
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Small: Quality has to be caused, not controlled
"Quality has to be caused, not controlled"
Phil Crosby, Author
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Small: No one remembers who came in second
"No one remembers who came in second"
Walter Hagen, Athlete
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Small: Once a new technology rolls over you, if youre not part of the steamroller, youre part of the road
"Once a new technology rolls over you, if you're not part of the steamroller, you're part of the road"
Stewart Brand, Author
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Small: A hug is like a boomerang - you get it back right away
Bil Keane
"A hug is like a boomerang - you get it back right away"
Bil Keane, Cartoonist
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Small: True strength is delicate
"True strength is delicate"
Louise Berliawsky Nevelson, Sculptor
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Small: Man looks in the abyss, theres nothing staring back at him. At that moment, man finds his character. And that
"Man looks in the abyss, there's nothing staring back at him. At that moment, man finds his character. And that is what keeps him out of the abyss"
Hal Holbrook, Actor
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Small: Genius is not a possession of the limited few, but exists in some degree in everyone. Where there is natural g
"Genius is not a possession of the limited few, but exists in some degree in everyone. Where there is natural growth, a full and free play of faculties, genius will manifest itself"
Robert Henri, Artist
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Small: An actress can only play a woman. Im an actor, I can play anything
"An actress can only play a woman. I'm an actor, I can play anything"
Whoopi Goldberg, Actress
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Small: Honor wears different coats to different eyes
"Honor wears different coats to different eyes"
Barbara Tuchman, Historian
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Small: Growing up human is uniquely a matter of social relations rather than biology. What we learn from connections
"Growing up human is uniquely a matter of social relations rather than biology. What we learn from connections within the family takes the place of instincts that program the behavior of animals; which raises the question, how good are these connections?"
Elizabeth Janeway, Author
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Small: What is research but a blind date with knowledge?
"What is research but a blind date with knowledge?"
Will Harvey, Businessman
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Small: I am too weary to listen, too angry to hear
"I am too weary to listen, too angry to hear"
Daniel Bell, Sociologist
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Small: If you dont know how to pronounce a word, say it loud!
"If you don't know how to pronounce a word, say it loud!"
William Strunk, Jr., Writer
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Small: To silence criticism is to silence freedom
"To silence criticism is to silence freedom"
Sidney Hook, Philosopher
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Small: Anytime four New Yorkers get into a cab together without arguing, a bank robbery has just taken place
Johnny Carson
"Anytime four New Yorkers get into a cab together without arguing, a bank robbery has just taken place"
Johnny Carson, Comedian
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Small: Ive played Henry Fondas mother so often that, whenever we run into each other, I call him son and he calls me
"I've played Henry Fonda's mother so often that, whenever we run into each other, I call him 'son' and he calls me 'Ma', just to save time"
Jane Darwell, Actress
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Small: I have never seasoned a truth with the sauce of a lie in order to digest it more easily
"I have never seasoned a truth with the sauce of a lie in order to digest it more easily"
Marguerite Yourcenar, Novelist
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Small: Even now I cant trust life. It did too many awful things to me as a kid
"Even now I can't trust life. It did too many awful things to me as a kid"
Clara Bow, Actress
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Small: Neither comprehension nor learning can take place in an atmosphere of anxiety
"Neither comprehension nor learning can take place in an atmosphere of anxiety"
Rose Kennedy, Author
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Small: The weeds keep multiplying in our garden, which is our mind ruled by fear. Rip them out and call them by name
Sylvia Browne
"The weeds keep multiplying in our garden, which is our mind ruled by fear. Rip them out and call them by name"
Sylvia Browne, Celebrity
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Small: Raising kids is part joy and part guerilla warfare
"Raising kids is part joy and part guerilla warfare"
Ed Asner, Actor
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Small: Theres nothing that cleanses your soul like getting the hell kicked out of you
"There's nothing that cleanses your soul like getting the hell kicked out of you"
Woody Hayes, Coach
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Small: We are linked by blood, and blood is memory without language
"We are linked by blood, and blood is memory without language"
Joyce Carol Oates, Novelist
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Small: The evils of tyranny are rarely seen but by him who resists it
"The evils of tyranny are rarely seen but by him who resists it"
John Hay, Writer
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Small: The ballot box is the surest arbiter of disputes among free men
"The ballot box is the surest arbiter of disputes among free men"
James Buchanan, President
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Small: I think for the last fifteen, twenty years or so, Hollywood has underestimated the appeal of the Western. I th
"I think for the last fifteen, twenty years or so, Hollywood has underestimated the appeal of the Western. I think there is still a huge market"
Barry Corbin, Actor
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Small: Its useless to play lullabies for those who cannot sleep
"It's useless to play lullabies for those who cannot sleep"
John Cage, Composer
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Small: I was a handful growing up
Olivia Wilde
"I was a handful growing up"
Olivia Wilde, Actress
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Small: I always wanted to get into politics, but I was never light enough to make the team
"I always wanted to get into politics, but I was never light enough to make the team"
Art Buchwald, Journalist
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Small: Health care is not a privilege. Its a right. Its a right as fundamental as civil rights. Its a right as fundam
"Health care is not a privilege. It's a right. It's a right as fundamental as civil rights. It's a right as fundamental as giving every child a chance to get a public education"
Rod Blagojevich, Politician
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