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Small: Knowledge is never too dear
"Knowledge is never too dear"
Francis Walsingham, Celebrity
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Small: And why do we, who say we oppose tyranny and demand freedom of speech, allow people to go to prison and be vil
"And why do we, who say we oppose tyranny and demand freedom of speech, allow people to go to prison and be vilified, and magazines to be closed down on the spot, for suggesting another version of history"
David Icke, Athlete
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Small: A gift of truth is the gift of love
"A gift of truth is the gift of love"
David Icke, Athlete
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Small: Perhaps that suspicion of fraud enhances the flavor
"Perhaps that suspicion of fraud enhances the flavor"
C. S. Forester, Novelist
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Small: Loss and possession, death and life are one, There falls no shadow where there shines no sun
"Loss and possession, death and life are one, There falls no shadow where there shines no sun"
Hilaire Belloc, Poet
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Small: I think I work harder on the pitch, I cover more ground and my passing is more accurate
"I think I work harder on the pitch, I cover more ground and my passing is more accurate"
Frank Lampard, Athlete
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Small: Im reading scripts, desperately wanting to work. Ive set a couple of things up for next year
"I'm reading scripts, desperately wanting to work. I've set a couple of things up for next year"
Charlie Hunnam, Actor
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Small: When I die there may be a paragraph or two in the newspapers. My name will linger in the British Museum Readin
"When I die there may be a paragraph or two in the newspapers. My name will linger in the British Museum Reading Room catalogue for a space at the head of a long list of books for which no one will ever ask"
C. S. Forester, Novelist
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Small: Fruits are always of the same nature with the seeds and roots from which they come, and trees are known by the
"Fruits are always of the same nature with the seeds and roots from which they come, and trees are known by the fruits they bear: as a man begets a man, and a beast a beast, that society of men which constitutes a government upon the foundation of justice"
Algernon Sidney, Politician
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Small: From too much love of living, From hope and fear set free, We thank with brief thanksgiving Whatever gods may
"From too much love of living, From hope and fear set free, We thank with brief thanksgiving Whatever gods may be That no life lives for ever; That dead men rise up never; That even the weariest river Winds somewhere safe to sea"
Algernon Charles Swinburne, Poet
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Small: Glory to Man in the highest! For Man is the master of things
"Glory to Man in the highest! For Man is the master of things"
Algernon Charles Swinburne, Poet
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Small: If Id seen a grown man beating a crippled boy, of course Id intervene. If my father died and left my mother de
"If I'd seen a grown man beating a crippled boy, of course I'd intervene. If my father died and left my mother destitute, it's your instinct to take care of her. So when I started to think about it in those terms, it started to make sense to me"
Charlie Hunnam, Actor
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Small: Having one child makes you a parent having two you are a referee
David Frost
"Having one child makes you a parent; having two you are a referee"
David Frost, Journalist
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Small: I really dont remember much about Cleopatra. There were a lot of other things going on
"I really don't remember much about Cleopatra. There were a lot of other things going on"
Elizabeth Taylor, Actress
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Small: I fell off my pink cloud with a thud
"I fell off my pink cloud with a thud"
Elizabeth Taylor, Actress
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Small: This is not a battle between the United States of America and terrorism, but between the free and democratic w
"This is not a battle between the United States of America and terrorism, but between the free and democratic world and terrorism"
Tony Blair, Statesman
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Small: It is not an arrogant government that chooses priorities, its an irresponsible government that fails to choose
"It is not an arrogant government that chooses priorities, it's an irresponsible government that fails to choose"
Tony Blair, Statesman
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Small: Women serve but to keep a man from better company
William Wycherley
"Women serve but to keep a man from better company"
William Wycherley, Dramatist
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Small: Hes a fool that marries, but hes a greater that does not marry a fool what is wit in a wife good for, but to m
William Wycherley
"He's a fool that marries, but he's a greater that does not marry a fool; what is wit in a wife good for, but to make a man a cuckold?"
William Wycherley, Dramatist
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Small: I never really made a full album in Los Angeles before
"I never really made a full album in Los Angeles before"
Elton John, Musician
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Small: And I talked to my doctor, and I must admit, you know, Im sometimes quite renowned for my outbursts and I was
"And I talked to my doctor, and I must admit, you know, I'm sometimes quite renowned for my outbursts and I was just very frustrated, maybe a little frightened"
Elton John, Musician
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Small: Ambition may be defined as the willingness to receive any number of hits on the nose
Wilfred Owen
"Ambition may be defined as the willingness to receive any number of hits on the nose"
Wilfred Owen, Soldier
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Small: Im like Johnny Cash. I only wear black
Adele
"I'm like Johnny Cash. I only wear black"
Adele, Musician
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Small: I love hearing my audience breathe
Adele
"I love hearing my audience breathe"
Adele, Musician
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Small: If there be any truer measure of a man than by what he does, it must be by what he gives
"If there be any truer measure of a man than by what he does, it must be by what he gives"
Bishop Robert South, Theologian
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Small: Guilt upon the conscience, like rust upon iron, both defiles and consumes it, gnawing and creeping into it, as
"Guilt upon the conscience, like rust upon iron, both defiles and consumes it, gnawing and creeping into it, as that does which at last eats out the very heart and substance of the metal"
Bishop Robert South, Theologian
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Small: There may be fairies at the bottom of the garden. There is no evidence for it, but you cant prove that there a
"There may be fairies at the bottom of the garden. There is no evidence for it, but you can't prove that there aren't any, so shouldn't we be agnostic with respect to fairies?"
Richard Dawkins, Scientist
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Small: And I did wonder - because its now three years ago since I left prison - whether there would come a time when
"And I did wonder - because it's now three years ago since I left prison - whether there would come a time when I would forget it, or it would be in the past as anything else might be - no, it's there every day of my life"
Jeffrey Archer, Politician
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Small: The war effects me less than it ought. I can do no service to anybody by agitating for news or making dole ove
Wilfred Owen
"The war effects me less than it ought. I can do no service to anybody by agitating for news or making dole over the slaughter"
Wilfred Owen, Soldier
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Small: The general revolt of a Nation cannot be called a Rebellion
"The general revolt of a Nation cannot be called a Rebellion"
Algernon Sydney, Politician
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Small: God leaves to Man the choice of Forms in Government and those who constitute one Form, may abrogate it
"God leaves to Man the choice of Forms in Government; and those who constitute one Form, may abrogate it"
Algernon Sydney, Politician
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Small: It does not do to leave a live dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him
"It does not do to leave a live dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him"
J. R. R. Tolkien, Novelist
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Small: Go not to the elves for counsel, for they will say both yes and no
"Go not to the elves for counsel, for they will say both yes and no"
J. R. R. Tolkien, Novelist
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Small: When neither party can give checkmate, the game is drawn
"When neither party can give checkmate, the game is drawn"
Howard Staunton, Celebrity
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Small: Sixty per cent of people entering prison today are illiterate
"Sixty per cent of people entering prison today are illiterate"
Jeffrey Archer, Politician
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Small: When a Piece or Pawn is in a situation to be taken by the enemy, it is said to be en prise. To put a piece en
"When a Piece or Pawn is in a situation to be taken by the enemy, it is said to be en prise. To put a piece en prise, is to play it so that it may be captured"
Howard Staunton, Celebrity
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Small: You know how sad your life is when you know the release date of DVDs
Heston Blumenthal
"You know how sad your life is when you know the release date of DVDs"
Heston Blumenthal, Chef
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Small: No, when I worked as an accountant I was falling asleep waiting for 5 oclock
Heston Blumenthal
"No, when I worked as an accountant I was falling asleep waiting for 5 o'clock"
Heston Blumenthal, Chef
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Small: My diminished girth, in tailor phraseology, was hardly conceivable even by my own friends, or my respected med
William Banting
"My diminished girth, in tailor phraseology, was hardly conceivable even by my own friends, or my respected medical adviser, until I put on my former clothing, over what I now wear, which is a thoroughly convincing proof of the remarkable change"
William Banting, Celebrity
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Small: I am fully persuaded that thousands of our fellow-men might profit equally by a similar course to mine but, co
William Banting
"I am fully persuaded that thousands of our fellow-men might profit equally by a similar course to mine; but, constitutions not being all alike, a different course of treatment may be advisable for the removal of so tormenting an affliction"
William Banting, Celebrity
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