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Small: Evil borders upon good, and vices are confounded with virtues as the report of good qualities is delightful to
"Evil borders upon good, and vices are confounded with virtues; as the report of good qualities is delightful to a well-disposed mind, so the relation of the contrary should not be offensive"
Giraldus Cambrensis, Clergyman
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Small: No one of this nation ever begs, for the houses of all are common to all and they consider liberality and hosp
"No one of this nation ever begs, for the houses of all are common to all; and they consider liberality and hospitality amongst the first virtues"
Giraldus Cambrensis, Clergyman
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Small: It is remarkable that this people, though unarmed, dares attack an armed foe the infantry defy the cavalry, an
"It is remarkable that this people, though unarmed, dares attack an armed foe; the infantry defy the cavalry, and by their activity and courage generally prove victors"
Giraldus Cambrensis, Clergyman
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Small: Happy and fortunate indeed would this nation be, nay, completely blessed, if it had good prelates and pastors,
"Happy and fortunate indeed would this nation be, nay, completely blessed, if it had good prelates and pastors, and but one prince, and that prince a good one"
Giraldus Cambrensis, Clergyman
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Small: Reaper of enemies strong of grip One kind with his fathers
"Reaper of enemies; strong of grip; One kind with his fathers"
Taliesin, Poet
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Small: This diamond has so many carats its almost a turnip
"This diamond has so many carats it's almost a turnip"
Richard Burton, Actor
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Small: I might run from her for a thousand years and she is still my baby child. Our love is so furious that we burn
"I might run from her for a thousand years and she is still my baby child. Our love is so furious that we burn each other out"
Richard Burton, Actor
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Small: A man that hoards up riches and enjoys them not, is like an ass that carries gold and eats thistles
"A man that hoards up riches and enjoys them not, is like an ass that carries gold and eats thistles"
Richard Burton, Actor
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Small: The Welsh are all actors. Its only the bad ones who become professional
"The Welsh are all actors. It's only the bad ones who become professional"
Richard Burton, Actor
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Small: If youre going to make rubbish, be the best rubbish in it
"If you're going to make rubbish, be the best rubbish in it"
Richard Burton, Actor
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Small: False friendship, like the ivy, decays and ruins the walls it embraces but true friendship gives new life and
"False friendship, like the ivy, decays and ruins the walls it embraces; but true friendship gives new life and animation to the object it supports"
Richard Burton, Actor
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Small: Travelers are like poets. They are mostly an angry race
"Travelers are like poets. They are mostly an angry race"
Richard Burton, Actor
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Small: Indeed he knows not how to know who knows not also how to un-know
"Indeed he knows not how to know who knows not also how to un-know"
Richard Burton, Actor
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Small: The more I study religions the more I am convinced that man never worshipped anything but himself
"The more I study religions the more I am convinced that man never worshipped anything but himself"
Richard Burton, Actor
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Small: Little islands are all large prisons: one cannot look at the sea without wishing for the wings of a swallow
"Little islands are all large prisons: one cannot look at the sea without wishing for the wings of a swallow"
Richard Burton, Actor
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Small: Ive done the most awful rubbish in order to have somewhere to go in the morning
"I've done the most awful rubbish in order to have somewhere to go in the morning"
Richard Burton, Actor
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Small: You may be as vicious about me as you please. You will only do me justice
"You may be as vicious about me as you please. You will only do me justice"
Richard Burton, Actor
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Small: When I played drunks I had to remain sober because I didnt know how to play them when I was drunk
"When I played drunks I had to remain sober because I didn't know how to play them when I was drunk"
Richard Burton, Actor
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Small: They lard their lean books with the fat of others work
"They lard their lean books with the fat of others work"
Richard Burton, Actor
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Small: How strange are the tricks of memory, which, often hazy as a dream about the most important events of a mans l
"How strange are the tricks of memory, which, often hazy as a dream about the most important events of a man's life, religiously preserve the merest trifles"
Richard Burton, Actor
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Small: The purpose of getting power is to be able to give it away
"The purpose of getting power is to be able to give it away"
Aneurin Bevan, Politician
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Small: But my estimates, for instance, based upon book information, were simply ridiculous, fanciful images of Africa
"But my estimates, for instance, based upon book information, were simply ridiculous, fanciful images of African attractions were soon dissipated, anticipated pleasures vanished, and all crude ideas began to resolve themselves into shape"
Henry Morton Stanley, Explorer
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Small: When somebody grabs a movement, youre kind of locked into it. Its all par for the course
"When somebody grabs a movement, you're kind of locked into it. It's all par for the course"
John Cale, Musician
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Small: Wed hold a chord for three hours if we could
"We'd hold a chord for three hours if we could"
John Cale, Musician
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Small: Thats what my life is, writing songs
"That's what my life is, writing songs"
John Cale, Musician
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Small: If youre all loaded up on love, you havent got anywhere else to go
"If you're all loaded up on love, you haven't got anywhere else to go"
John Cale, Musician
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Small: I learn from thinking about the future, what hasnt been done yet. Thats kind of my constant obsession
"I learn from thinking about the future, what hasn't been done yet. That's kind of my constant obsession"
John Cale, Musician
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Small: Even if youre improvising, the fact that beforehand you know certain things will work helps you make those imp
"Even if you're improvising, the fact that beforehand you know certain things will work helps you make those improvisations successful. It really helps to have a certain amount of knowledge about musical structure"
John Cale, Musician
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Small: I had intended to have gone into Africa incognito. But the fact that a white man, even an American, was about
"I had intended to have gone into Africa incognito. But the fact that a white man, even an American, was about to enter Africa was soon known all over Zanzibar"
Henry Morton Stanley, Explorer
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Small: In cities like New York and Austin, theres much more of a social context for music than in other places
"In cities like New York and Austin, there's much more of a social context for music than in other places"
John Cale, Musician
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Small: All of the sudden the audiences started getting younger and the spread of the attendance was really wide.
"All of the sudden the audiences started getting younger and the spread of the attendance was really wide. I think it's as a result of the records selling more that they started following our careers"
John Cale, Musician
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Small: After the war, in which I served as a pilot in the Air Force, I took up films
"After the war, in which I served as a pilot in the Air Force, I took up films"
Ivor Novello, Musician
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Small: Yeah, but in the end his followers take what they want from his philosophy. Maybe it doesnt matter whats going
"Yeah, but in the end his followers take what they want from his philosophy. Maybe it doesn't matter what's going on in David Icke's mind. It's how other people take him"
Jon Ronson, Journalist
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Small: Well, I had nightmares when I was doing the Klan story all the time. I had a recurring nightmare of basically
"Well, I had nightmares when I was doing the Klan story all the time. I had a recurring nightmare of basically being exposed as a Jew inside the Klan compound"
Jon Ronson, Journalist
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Small: But on the extremist side I didnt get any rejections at all. Everyone agreed to talk to me
"But on the extremist side I didn't get any rejections at all. Everyone agreed to talk to me"
Jon Ronson, Journalist
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Small: Id love to do a show in Vegas with drag queens. The tackier the better
"I'd love to do a show in Vegas with drag queens. The tackier the better"
Catherine Zeta-Jones, Actress
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Small: I was like any new bride, who said, Im going to cook for my man. In fact, once I started a small kitchen fire
"I was like any new bride, who said, 'I'm going to cook for my man.' In fact, once I started a small kitchen fire in a pan. Smoke was pouring from the pan, and I got really scared. Right next to our stove is a small fire extinguisher. You know, easy access"
Catherine Zeta-Jones, Actress
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Small: I do think Im lucky I met Michael. Not just Michael Douglas the actor and producer with two Oscars on the shel
"I do think I'm lucky I met Michael. Not just Michael Douglas the actor and producer with two Oscars on the shelf, but Michael Douglas, the love of my life. I really do think it was meant to happen"
Catherine Zeta-Jones, Actress
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Small: For marriage to be a success, every woman and every man should have her and his own bathroom. The end
"For marriage to be a success, every woman and every man should have her and his own bathroom. The end"
Catherine Zeta-Jones, Actress
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Small: Every time I release an album my old record company releases another one
"Every time I release an album my old record company releases another one"
Bonnie Tyler, Musician
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