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Jean-Baptiste Say

"How many other opinions, as universally prevailing and as much respected, will in like manner pass away?"

- Jean-Baptiste Say

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Charles Schumer

“You can set up whatever negotiations or structure you want, but until the Palestinians are willing to accept the fact, as the majority of Israelis do, that there should be two states between the Jordan and the Mediterranean, we won't have peace.”

- Charles Schumer

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Dana Snyder

“I graduated from the University of Whatever.”

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Henri La Fontaine

“International institutions ought to be, as the national ones in democratic countries, established by the peoples and for the peoples.”

- Henri La Fontaine

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Goswin de Stassart

“The horses which make the most show are, in general, those which advance the least. It is the same with men; and we ought not to confound that perpetual agitation which exhausts itself in vain efforts, with the activity which goes right to the end.”

- Goswin de Stassart

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Warren Spector

“Seriously, I don't know if people would really tell you this. But in my dream world, the people who work for you would say, 'Wow, I didn't know I could do that until I started working with that guy.'”

- Warren Spector

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Edward Levi

“The University conceives of itself as dedicated to the power of the intellect. Its commitment is to the way of reason.”

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Shelley Conn

“I think I would struggle with any job if it was purely about effects. Even as a viewer, those aren't the kind of things that interest me. I think ultimately you have to be connected to characters and their relationships. Otherwise, it's not drama to me.”

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Ofra Haza

“I understand them. I understand where they came from, what their lifestyle was there. But my parents didn't push us to be like them. They said do whatever you think right, but remember the important things in life.”

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Daniel H. Wilson

“Personally, I'm not afraid of a robot uprising. The benefits far outweigh the threats.”

- Daniel H. Wilson

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Jerry Herman

“Hello, Dolly, Well, hello, Dolly, It's so nice to have you back where you belong.”

Source/Notes: Hello, Dolly! (1964)

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J. Proctor Knott

“I think every gentleman on this floor is as well satisfied as I am that Duluth is destined to become the commercial metropolis of the universe, and that this road should be built at once.”

- J. Proctor Knott

Source/Notes: Speech on the St. Croix and Bayfield Railroad Bill, Jan. 27, 1871.

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Bernard Arnault

“When I was working in my first job engineering construction, what I liked the most was working with architects and making buildings that had this creative side coming from the architect and that were making them a big success.”

- Bernard Arnault

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Micky Dolenz

“Many people have fond memories of 'The Monkees.' I fondly remember it, too.”

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Emily Murphy

“This is courtship all the world over - the man all tongue; the woman all ears.”

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Werner Klemperer

“You know, I find it so difficult being a... as a matter of fact, little do people know that most of the leading members of the cast have a background that they would never expect them to have, and play the show they did.”

- Werner Klemperer

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Laura Bush

“I like politics. I like traveling in the United States.”

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Jonathan Rhys Meyers

“I wouldn't date an actress. There's only room for one actor in my life and I'm it. Too difficult. On the one hand, they understand the job. But on the other hand, it's very competitive within the relationship. Two actors, say one becomes a mega-star and the other doesn't.”

- Jonathan Rhys Meyers

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