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Small: I believe that there may be intelligent life on other planets
"I believe that there may be intelligent life on other planets"
Pat Buckley, Clergyman
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Small: I believe in the freedom of Gods sons and daughters
"I believe in the freedom of God's sons and daughters"
Pat Buckley, Clergyman
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Small: The true measure of a man is what he would do if he knew he would never be caught
"The true measure of a man is what he would do if he knew he would never be caught"
Lord Kelvin, Scientist
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Small: The atheistic idea is so nonsensical that I cannot put it into words
"The atheistic idea is so nonsensical that I cannot put it into words"
Lord Kelvin, Scientist
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Small: In science there is only physics all the rest is stamp collecting
"In science there is only physics; all the rest is stamp collecting"
Lord Kelvin, Scientist
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Small: I only really cast people who are desperate to be in it - who were dying to be in it, whose talent I believed
"I only really cast people who are desperate to be in it - who were dying to be in it, whose talent I believed in and were dead ready to do the work that was necessary"
Kenneth Branagh, Actor
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Small: People always complain, you never invited me to your wedding, but I prefer casual weddings
"People always complain, 'you never invited me to your wedding', but I prefer casual weddings"
Sinead O'Connor, Musician
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Small: The Federal appropriations process is a marathon, not a sprint, and we are at the beginning of that process
"The Federal appropriations process is a marathon, not a sprint, and we are at the beginning of that process"
Jim Walsh, Politician
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Small: What pisses me off is when Ive got seven or eight record company fat pig men sitting there telling me what to
"What pisses me off is when I've got seven or eight record company fat pig men sitting there telling me what to wear"
Sinead O'Connor, Musician
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Small: I dont feel like me unless I have my hair shaved. So even when Im an old lady, Im going to have it
"I don't feel like me unless I have my hair shaved. So even when I'm an old lady, I'm going to have it"
Sinead O'Connor, Musician
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Small: Simple stories... emerge as lovely films or television pieces
"Simple stories... emerge as lovely films or television pieces"
Cyril Cusack, Actor
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Small: Looking back I find it hard to believe that I could forge a career in anything other than football but I didnt
Kenny Cunningham
"Looking back I find it hard to believe that I could forge a career in anything other than football but I didn't do too badly in my final exams and there were a few business-related courses that interested me"
Kenny Cunningham, Athlete
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Small: It will be difficult to let go but it is going to happen sooner rather than later in my case
Kenny Cunningham
"It will be difficult to let go but it is going to happen sooner rather than later in my case"
Kenny Cunningham, Athlete
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Small: I enjoyed seven years at Wimbledon and there were high and low points
Kenny Cunningham
"I enjoyed seven years at Wimbledon and there were high and low points"
Kenny Cunningham, Athlete
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Small: I have much to say why my reputation should be rescued from the load of false accusation and calumny which has
"I have much to say why my reputation should be rescued from the load of false accusation and calumny which has been heaped upon it"
Robert Emmet, Activist
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Small: To gain what is worth having, it may be necessary to lose everything else
"To gain what is worth having, it may be necessary to lose everything else"
Bernadette Devlin, Politician
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Small: Everybody gets too drunk sometimes and even if everybody didnt, I have gotten too drunk sometimes. I havent hu
"Everybody gets too drunk sometimes; and even if everybody didn't, I have gotten too drunk sometimes. I haven't hurt anybody. In Ireland we drink a lot. It's part of our culture. I like drinking. I don't think it's a bad thing"
Andrea Corr, Musician
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Small: All I care is that my family, and my loved ones, understand me. Or that they understand me to a degree - I don
"All I care is that my family, and my loved ones, understand me. Or that they understand me to a degree - I don't understand me very much. And I don't need the world to understand me. That is the most egocentric thing"
Andrea Corr, Musician
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Small: Religion promotes the divine discontent within oneself, so that one tries to make oneself a better person and
"Religion promotes the divine discontent within oneself, so that one tries to make oneself a better person and draw oneself closer to God"
Cyril Cusack, Actor
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Small: Ones performance is often heightened by the brilliance and generosity of other actors
"One's performance is often heightened by the brilliance and generosity of other actors"
Cyril Cusack, Actor
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Small: I am basically a religious man
"I am basically a religious man"
Cyril Cusack, Actor
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Small: Yesterday I dared to struggle. Today I dare to win
"Yesterday I dared to struggle. Today I dare to win"
Bernadette Devlin, Politician
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Small: People are so busy anyway they dont see you or recognise you in the street
"People are so busy anyway they don't see you or recognise you in the street"
Andrea Corr, Musician
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Small: Wouldnt want to write the X-Men, and I suppose the X-Men is the ultimate Marvel comic, and I really wouldnt wa
"Wouldn't want to write the X-Men, and I suppose the X-Men is the ultimate Marvel comic, and I really wouldn't want to go anywhere near it at all, although on the other had I wouldn't mind having a crack at something like the Punisher"
Garth Ennis, Writer
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Small: Most regular superhero books are designed to go on forever of course, very few of them do, but the point is th
"Most regular superhero books are designed to go on forever; of course, very few of them do, but the point is they are trying to throw mud against the wall and hope it will stick, and most of it slides off"
Garth Ennis, Writer
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Small: Ive been married before, but Ive never had my dream wedding in Vegas. I wanted to do it there because its casu
"I've been married before, but I've never had my dream wedding in Vegas. I wanted to do it there because it's casual, quick, not religious and, most of all, very romantic"
Sinead O'Connor, Musician
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Small: As far as Im concerned, Im now in the business of making spiritual records and using my voice for that purpose
"As far as I'm concerned, I'm now in the business of making spiritual records and using my voice for that purpose. I'm not going to be singing songs that I made in the past. I closed the door on that incarnation of Sinead O'Connor"
Sinead O'Connor, Musician
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Small: Let no man write my epitaph... When my country takes her place among the nations of the earth, then shall my c
"Let no man write my epitaph... When my country takes her place among the nations of the earth, then shall my character be vindicated, then may my epitaph be written"
Robert Emmet, Activist
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Small: Yeah, Hitman I suppose is most of the time a lighter read than Preacher it was always going to be
"Yeah, Hitman I suppose is most of the time a lighter read than Preacher; it was always going to be"
Garth Ennis, Writer
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Small: I dont necessarily write everything as automatically assuming it will be collected, theres nothing that says H
"I don't necessarily write everything as automatically assuming it will be collected, there's nothing that says Hitman will be collected, though it might be"
Garth Ennis, Writer
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Small: Like everybody at that age, I read an awful lot of pulp fiction. But at the same time, I also read quite a bit
John Hume
"Like everybody at that age, I read an awful lot of pulp fiction. But at the same time, I also read quite a bit of history and read that as much for pleasure as part of a curriculum"
John Hume, Politician
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Small: If the word No was removed from the English language, Ian Paisley would be speechless
John Hume
"If the word 'No' was removed from the English language, Ian Paisley would be speechless"
John Hume, Politician
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Small: I think thats not a question that one can answer accurately. I read a whole range of books, quite a lot of his
John Hume
"I think that's not a question that one can answer accurately. I read a whole range of books, quite a lot of history at the time, and still do read a lot. I read very widely"
John Hume, Politician
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Small: Theres nothing in the world that isnt good, bad, and indifferent
"There's nothing in the world that isn't good, bad, and indifferent"
Ninette de Valois, Dancer
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Small: There would never have been a British Ballet without Diaghilev. He had a wonderful influence
"There would never have been a British Ballet without Diaghilev. He had a wonderful influence"
Ninette de Valois, Dancer
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Small: Exactly the same with dancing, you cant dance until youve learnt steps, the things your feet can do
"Exactly the same with dancing, you can't dance until you've learnt steps, the things your feet can do"
Ninette de Valois, Dancer
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Small: Kinseys quest was really for us all to be tolerant and accepting of each other
Liam Neeson
"Kinsey's quest was really for us all to be tolerant and accepting of each other"
Liam Neeson, Actor
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Small: At the Sex Institute in Bloomington, Indiana, they were a phenomenal help, too. We went out there for a few da
Liam Neeson
"At the Sex Institute in Bloomington, Indiana, they were a phenomenal help, too. We went out there for a few days, and they gave us access to materials. And the biographies, there are four or five, ranging from very poor to excellent"
Liam Neeson, Actor
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Small: Science is bound, by the everlasting vow of honour, to face fearlessly every problem which can be fairly prese
"Science is bound, by the everlasting vow of honour, to face fearlessly every problem which can be fairly presented to it"
Lord Kelvin, Scientist
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Small: Well, I mean, we are developing the other parts, and we cant give quite all our attention to the upper part, b
"Well, I mean, we are developing the other parts, and we can't give quite all our attention to the upper part, but soon the lower parts will be developed, and the upper part and the lower part will become partners, that will be wonderful"
Ninette de Valois, Dancer
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