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Small: A truly great book should be read in youth, again in maturity and once more in old age, as a fine building sho
"A truly great book should be read in youth, again in maturity and once more in old age, as a fine building should be seen by morning light, at noon and by moonlight"
Robertson Davies, Novelist
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Small: Their very conservatism is secondhand, and they dont know what they are conserving
"Their very conservatism is secondhand, and they don't know what they are conserving"
Robertson Davies, Novelist
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Small: I bet some of you feel sorry for me. Well dont. Having an artificial leg has its advantages. Ive broken my rig
"I bet some of you feel sorry for me. Well don't. Having an artificial leg has its advantages. I've broken my right knee many times and it doesn't hurt a bit"
Terry Fox, Athlete
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Small: The truth is often terrifying, which I think is one of the motifs of Larry and Andrews cinema. The cost of kno
Keanu Reeves
"The truth is often terrifying, which I think is one of the motifs of Larry and Andrew's cinema. The cost of knowledge is an important theme. In the second and third films, they explore the consequences of Neo's choice to know the truth. It's a beautiful, beautiful story"
Keanu Reeves, Actor
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Small: Sometimes when you make a film you can go away for three months and then come back and live your life. But thi
Keanu Reeves
"Sometimes when you make a film you can go away for three months and then come back and live your life. But this struck a much deeper chord. I don't have the ability yet to speak about it in an objective"
Keanu Reeves, Actor
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Small: Ive been pleased to work with so many wonderful stars through the years. This has been an amazing journey. I h
Keanu Reeves
"I've been pleased to work with so many wonderful stars through the years. This has been an amazing journey. I hope it continues"
Keanu Reeves, Actor
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Small: Grief changes shape, but it never ends
Keanu Reeves
"Grief changes shape, but it never ends"
Keanu Reeves, Actor
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Small: And of course to work with Jack Nicholson and Diane Keaton, and work with a wonderful, beautiful script direct
Keanu Reeves
"And of course to work with Jack Nicholson and Diane Keaton, and work with a wonderful, beautiful script directed by Nancy Meyers, it was really for me a dream come true"
Keanu Reeves, Actor
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Small: Whenever the names of the disciples are enumerated in the New Testament, St. Peters stands at their head
"Whenever the names of the disciples are enumerated in the New Testament, St. Peter's stands at their head"
John Strachan, Clergyman
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Small: To this end the greatest asset of a school is the personality of the teacher
"To this end the greatest asset of a school is the personality of the teacher"
John Strachan, Clergyman
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Small: St. Peter announced the glad tidings of the Gospel to the people on the day of Pentecost, and converted, by th
"St. Peter announced the glad tidings of the Gospel to the people on the day of Pentecost, and converted, by the first Christian sermon, ever preached, three thousand - which formed the primitive Church"
John Strachan, Clergyman
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Small: In vain shall Great Britain confer upon her colonies the free government and liberal principles of legislation
"In vain shall Great Britain confer upon her colonies the free government and liberal principles of legislation, for which she is distinguished, if she do not carry with her the revelations of God"
John Strachan, Clergyman
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Small: Our privacy is starting to be invaded and we cant get anything done. Im happy with the fundraising but upset w
"Our privacy is starting to be invaded and we can't get anything done. I'm happy with the fundraising but upset we don't have time to talk and meet with people"
Terry Fox, Athlete
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Small: Im sorry my existence is not very noble or sublime
Keanu Reeves
"I'm sorry my existence is not very noble or sublime"
Keanu Reeves, Actor
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Small: Here comes 40. Im feeling my age and Ive ordered the Ferrari. Im going to get the whole mid-life crisis packag
Keanu Reeves
"Here comes 40. I'm feeling my age and I've ordered the Ferrari. I'm going to get the whole mid-life crisis package"
Keanu Reeves, Actor
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Small: Trusting in Christ, we may boldly join in the combat, and enlist ourselves among that disinterested band, who
"Trusting in Christ, we may boldly join in the combat, and enlist ourselves among that disinterested band, who fight not for human ambition, or human praise, but for the honour of our Saviour, and the salvation of men"
John Strachan, Clergyman
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Small: In regard to education, something has been done by the Provincial Legislature but to build churches, and to pl
"In regard to education, something has been done by the Provincial Legislature; but to build churches, and to place clergymen is a work of greater difficulty"
John Strachan, Clergyman
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Small: The show had run its course on the Fox network
"The show had run its course on the Fox network"
Will Arnett, Actor
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Small: Most shows, you really have to force it. And everybodys nervous, and the network is nervous, and theyve all go
"Most shows, you really have to force it. And everybody's nervous, and the network is nervous, and they've all got their notepads out, and they're all going to give notes on what they think is funny, and everybody's trying to spin their jokes, and this was so - the script was so good that we didn't have to really do anything, and it made it so easy for us to do well"
Will Arnett, Actor
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Small: Look, I get it you come home, you work hard, and you turn on your TV... You kind of want to escape a little bi
"Look, I get it; you come home, you work hard, and you turn on your TV... You kind of want to escape a little bit and be taken away by something. Our show required you to pay attention, and if that's not what you wanted to do, then it wasn't going to be for you, and that's OK"
Will Arnett, Actor
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Small: But as a result of that, there was, once the show ended, there was this talk for sort of four, five months abo
"But as a result of that, there was, once the show ended, there was this talk for sort of four, five months about what was going to happen, and if we were going to move to Showtime, and if we were going to be bought by ABC or whatever"
Will Arnett, Actor
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Small: When I dont feel free and cant do what I want I just react. I go against it
Keanu Reeves
"When I don't feel free and can't do what I want I just react. I go against it"
Keanu Reeves, Actor
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Small: People were saying that David Geffen and I had gotten married and it just blew me away. Not that they thought
Keanu Reeves
"People were saying that David Geffen and I had gotten married and it just blew me away. Not that they thought I was gay, but that they thought I could land a guy that hot"
Keanu Reeves, Actor
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Small: Ive been really fortunate to be able to do different kinds of films in different scales, different genres, dif
Keanu Reeves
"I've been really fortunate to be able to do different kinds of films in different scales, different genres, different kinds of roles, and that is important to me"
Keanu Reeves, Actor
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Small: Because were actors we can pretend and fake it, but Id rather the intimate investment was authentic
Keanu Reeves
"Because we're actors we can pretend and fake it, but I'd rather the intimate investment was authentic"
Keanu Reeves, Actor
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Small: The whole aspect of cinema and film festivals should be a moment to come together and celebrate art and humani
Keanu Reeves
"The whole aspect of cinema and film festivals should be a moment to come together and celebrate art and humanity. It would be a shame if there was such a divide"
Keanu Reeves, Actor
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Small: I am not handsome or sexy. Of course, its not like I am hopeless
Keanu Reeves
"I am not handsome or sexy. Of course, it's not like I am hopeless"
Keanu Reeves, Actor
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Small: The Saviour reigned in all their hearts, and they successfully copied the pattern of meekness and gentleness,
"The Saviour reigned in all their hearts, and they successfully copied the pattern of meekness and gentleness, which he had left them"
John Strachan, Clergyman
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Small: The nations were awakened from the sleep of death, as the words of eternal life flowed from the Apostles lips,
"The nations were awakened from the sleep of death, as the words of eternal life flowed from the Apostles' lips, - the temples of superstition were shut or destroyed, and churches were planted in every part of the civilized world"
John Strachan, Clergyman
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Small: In the scattered settlements of this Diocese, schools and Churches are of necessity for many years few in numb
"In the scattered settlements of this Diocese, schools and Churches are of necessity for many years few in number, and multitudes of both sexes are growing up in great ignorance"
John Strachan, Clergyman
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Small: When the late Bishop was appointed, about thirty-two years ago, to diffuse the light of the Gospel through thi
"When the late Bishop was appointed, about thirty-two years ago, to diffuse the light of the Gospel through this extensive portion of His Majesty's dominions, it was even a greater spiritual, than a natural wilderness"
John Strachan, Clergyman
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Small: The tortures of present death disturb him not, but the recollection of his fall, fills him with a holy sorrow
"The tortures of present death disturb him not, but the recollection of his fall, fills him with a holy sorrow"
John Strachan, Clergyman
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Small: Rather than allow themselves to be separated from the love of Christ, they submitted cheerfully to every priva
"Rather than allow themselves to be separated from the love of Christ, they submitted cheerfully to every privation, to contumely and disgrace, and to death itself"
John Strachan, Clergyman
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Small: When the people you love are gone, youre alone
Keanu Reeves
"When the people you love are gone, you're alone"
Keanu Reeves, Actor
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Small: Kissing someone is pretty intimate, actually very intimate, and your heart always kind of skips a beat before
Keanu Reeves
"Kissing someone is pretty intimate, actually very intimate, and your heart always kind of skips a beat before you do that"
Keanu Reeves, Actor
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Small: Im a meathead. I cant help it, man. Youve got smart people and youve got dumb people
Keanu Reeves
"I'm a meathead. I can't help it, man. You've got smart people and you've got dumb people"
Keanu Reeves, Actor
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Small: Basically it starts with four months of training, just basic stretching, kicking and punching. Then you come t
Keanu Reeves
"Basically it starts with four months of training, just basic stretching, kicking and punching. Then you come to the choreography and getting ready to put the dance together"
Keanu Reeves, Actor
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Small: With the requests of some he complied, and has published a discourse, delivered before the Society for recover
"With the requests of some he complied, and has published a discourse, delivered before the Society for recovering drowned persons, which may be justly pronounced one of the most beautiful and interesting sermons in the English language"
John Strachan, Clergyman
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Small: In applying this subject to the melancholy event, which has deprived this Diocese of its venerable Bishop, we
"In applying this subject to the melancholy event, which has deprived this Diocese of its venerable Bishop, we presume not to compare him with the blessed Apostle, of whom we have been speaking"
John Strachan, Clergyman
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Small: Convinced that the attachment of colonies to the metropolis, depends infinitely more upon moral and religious
"Convinced that the attachment of colonies to the metropolis, depends infinitely more upon moral and religious feeling, than political arrangement, or even commercial advantage, I cannot but lament that more is not done to instill it into the minds of the people"
John Strachan, Clergyman
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