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Small: Speak out in acts the time for words has passed, and only deeds will suffice
"Speak out in acts; the time for words has passed, and only deeds will suffice"
Alfred North Whitehead, Mathematician
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Small: Human life is driven forward by its dim apprehension of notions too general for its existing language
"Human life is driven forward by its dim apprehension of notions too general for its existing language"
Alfred North Whitehead, Mathematician
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Small: Civilization advances by extending the number of important operations which we can perform without thinking of
"Civilization advances by extending the number of important operations which we can perform without thinking of them"
Alfred North Whitehead, Mathematician
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Small: An archaeologist is the best husband a woman can have. The older she gets the more interested he is in her
"An archaeologist is the best husband a woman can have. The older she gets the more interested he is in her"
Agatha Christie, Writer
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Small: The total absence of humor from the Bible is one of the most singular things in all literature
"The total absence of humor from the Bible is one of the most singular things in all literature"
Alfred North Whitehead, Mathematician
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Small: The safest general characterization of the European philosophical tradition is that it consists of a series of
"The safest general characterization of the European philosophical tradition is that it consists of a series of footnotes to Plato"
Alfred North Whitehead, Mathematician
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Small: The absolute pacifist is a bad citizen times come when force must be used to uphold right, justice and ideals
"The absolute pacifist is a bad citizen; times come when force must be used to uphold right, justice and ideals"
Alfred North Whitehead, Mathematician
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Small: It is the business of the future to be dangerous and it is among the merits of science that it equips the futu
"It is the business of the future to be dangerous; and it is among the merits of science that it equips the future for its duties"
Alfred North Whitehead, Mathematician
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Small: Intelligence is quickness to apprehend as distinct form ability, which is capacity to act wisely on the thing
"Intelligence is quickness to apprehend as distinct form ability, which is capacity to act wisely on the thing apprehended"
Alfred North Whitehead, Mathematician
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Small: It is ridiculous to set a detective story in New York City. New York City is itself a detective story
"It is ridiculous to set a detective story in New York City. New York City is itself a detective story"
Agatha Christie, Writer
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Small: I specialize in murders of quiet, domestic interest
"I specialize in murders of quiet, domestic interest"
Agatha Christie, Writer
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Small: I dont think necessity is the mother of invention. Invention, in my opinion, arises directly from idleness, po
"I don't think necessity is the mother of invention. Invention, in my opinion, arises directly from idleness, possibly also from laziness - to save oneself trouble"
Agatha Christie, Writer
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Small: Nothing wilts faster than laurels that have been rested upon
"Nothing wilts faster than laurels that have been rested upon"
Percy Bysshe Shelley, Poet
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Small: I adore Bette Davis and Vivien Leigh, but more because they were good actresses. Thats what makes me intereste
"I adore Bette Davis and Vivien Leigh, but more because they were good actresses. That's what makes me interested in them, that they didn't present themselves as idols; they were just doing their jobs"
Imelda Staunton, Actress
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Small: Having a child makes you strong and gives you chutzpah. It relaxed my attitude to the job my center of focus s
"Having a child makes you strong and gives you chutzpah. It relaxed my attitude to the job; my center of focus shifted, which I think is very helpful, because even if you're not a very indulgent actor you spend a lot of time thinking about yourself. I don't think that is particularly healthy"
Imelda Staunton, Actress
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Small: Great men always pay deference to greater
Walter Savage Landor
"Great men always pay deference to greater"
Walter Savage Landor, Poet
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Small: You could not receive a young man in your room you might be permitted to have him to tea in one of the public
"You could not receive a young man in your room; you might be permitted to have him to tea in one of the public reception rooms, but you could accept no invitation from young men to tea or other entertainment without a chaperone from the College"
Dora Russell, Celebrity
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Small: Ive always liked new writing
"I've always liked new writing"
Imelda Staunton, Actress
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Small: I worked in rep for six years, then I came to London and to the National Theatre. Whats better than that?
"I worked in rep for six years, then I came to London and to the National Theatre. What's better than that?"
Imelda Staunton, Actress
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Small: I sum up the prospects for 1967 in three short sentences. We are back on course. The ship is picking up speed.
"I sum up the prospects for 1967 in three short sentences. We are back on course. The ship is picking up speed. The economy is moving. Every seaman knows the command at such a moment: 'steady as she goes'"
James Callaghan, Leader
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Small: Cancer is a disease where the patient can contribute a great deal of help himself if he or she can retain thei
"Cancer is a disease where the patient can contribute a great deal of help himself if he or she can retain their morale and their hopes"
George Carman, Lawyer
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Small: Love is free to promise for ever to love the same woman is not less absurd than to promise to believe the same
"Love is free; to promise for ever to love the same woman is not less absurd than to promise to believe the same creed; such a vow in both cases excludes us from all inquiry"
Percy Bysshe Shelley, Poet
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Small: Government is an evil it is only the thoughtlessness and vices of men that make it a necessary evil. When all
"Government is an evil; it is only the thoughtlessness and vices of men that make it a necessary evil. When all men are good and wise, government will of itself decay"
Percy Bysshe Shelley, Poet
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Small: Ambition has but one reward for all: A little power, a little transient fame A grave to rest in, and a fading
Walter Savage Landor
"Ambition has but one reward for all: A little power, a little transient fame; A grave to rest in, and a fading name!"
Walter Savage Landor, Poet
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Small: Every sect is a moral check on its neighbour. Competition is as wholesome in religion as in commerce
Walter Savage Landor
"Every sect is a moral check on its neighbour. Competition is as wholesome in religion as in commerce"
Walter Savage Landor, Poet
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Small: You could say Im a character actress. Or maybe a character actress who does peculiar, interesting lead roles.
"You could say I'm a character actress. Or maybe a character actress who does peculiar, interesting lead roles. Does that make sense?"
Imelda Staunton, Actress
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Small: The one good thing is that I get a lot more good scripts coming through my letterbox. Vera Drake raised my pro
"The one good thing is that I get a lot more good scripts coming through my letterbox. 'Vera Drake' raised my profile in one way, and then 'Harry Potter' in another"
Imelda Staunton, Actress
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Small: Music is Gods gift to man, the only art of Heaven given to earth, the only art of earth we take to Heaven
Walter Savage Landor
"Music is God's gift to man, the only art of Heaven given to earth, the only art of earth we take to Heaven"
Walter Savage Landor, Poet
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Small: Look at Judi Dench, whos brilliant in whatever bloody job she does
"Look at Judi Dench, who's brilliant in whatever bloody job she does"
Imelda Staunton, Actress
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Small: Delay in justice is injustice
Walter Savage Landor
"Delay in justice is injustice"
Walter Savage Landor, Poet
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Small: We have heeded no wisdom offering guidance
"We have heeded no wisdom offering guidance"
Dora Russell, Celebrity
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Small: The report of this made me exceedingly angry, for I could not see why information which a middle-class woman c
"The report of this made me exceedingly angry, for I could not see why information which a middle-class woman could get from her doctor should be withheld from a poorer woman who might need it far more"
Dora Russell, Celebrity
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Small: Marie Stopes had established the first birth control clinic in Britain the whole question of informing women,
"Marie Stopes had established the first birth control clinic in Britain; the whole question of informing women, especially those who were poor, about methods of contraception, began to be discussed"
Dora Russell, Celebrity
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Small: Hence we did not foster competition in our school, on the contrary
"Hence we did not foster competition in our school, on the contrary"
Dora Russell, Celebrity
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Small: Measures of self-government and a school council, especially for such young children, were a great innovation
"Measures of self-government and a school council, especially for such young children, were a great innovation"
Dora Russell, Celebrity
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Small: Marriage, laws, the police, armies and navies are the mark of human incompetence
"Marriage, laws, the police, armies and navies are the mark of human incompetence"
Dora Russell, Celebrity
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Small: When youre wounded and left on Afghanistans plains, and the women come out to cut up what remains, jest roll t
"When you're wounded and left on Afghanistan's plains, and the women come out to cut up what remains, jest roll to your rifle and blow out your brains and go to your gawd like a soldier"
Rudyard Kipling, Writer
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Small: In matters of commerce the fault of the Dutch Is offering too little and asking too much. The French are with
"In matters of commerce the fault of the Dutch Is offering too little and asking too much. The French are with equal advantage content, So we clap on Dutch bottoms just twenty per cent"
George Canning, Statesman
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Small: I can prove anything by statistics except the truth
"I can prove anything by statistics except the truth"
George Canning, Statesman
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Small: One mans wage increase is another mans price increase
Harold Wilson
"One man's wage increase is another man's price increase"
Harold Wilson, Statesman
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