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Mehmet Murat Ildan

Mehmet Murat Ildan

I like my shadow; it

I like my shadow; it reminds me that I exist.
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Earl Warren

Earl Warren

I always turn to the

I always turn to the sports pages first, which records people's accomplishments. The front page has nothing but man's failures.
93
Oscar Wilde

Oscar Wilde

Arguments are to be avoided;

Arguments are to be avoided; they are always vulgar and often convincing.
79
Judith Martin

Judith Martin

We are all born charming,

We are all born charming, fresh and spontaneous and must be civilized before we are fit to participate in society.
37
Earl Warren

Earl Warren

The sports page records people's

The sports page records people's accomplishments The front page nothing but their failures.
100
Mehmet Murat Ildan

Mehmet Murat Ildan

What have you done for

What have you done for science today? Stop doing things for God! He doesn't need anything. Do something for science, for God's sake!
45
Isaac Newton

Isaac Newton

Did blind chance know that

Did blind chance know that there was light and what was its refraction, and fit the eyes of all creatures after the most curious manner to make use of it? These and other suchlike considerations, always have, and always will prevail with mankind, to believe that there is a Being who made all things, who has all things in his power, and who is therefore to be feared.
166
Frank Lloyd Wright

Frank Lloyd Wright

Turn the world over on

Turn the world over on its side and everything loose will land in Los Angeles.
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Mehmet Murat Ildan

Mehmet Murat Ildan

Forest who is in love

Forest who is in love with fire will wear black wedding gown in her wedding!
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Earl Warren

Earl Warren

We may not know the

We may not know the whole story in our lifetime. (On assassination of President John F Kennedy(
120
H. L. Mencken

H. L. Mencken

Conscience is a mother-in-law whose

Conscience is a mother-in-law whose visit never ends
25
Bible

Bible

Ask, and it shall be

Ask, and it shall be given you; Seek, and ye shall find; Knock, and it shall be opened unto you.
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Earl Warren

Earl Warren

Everything I did in my

Everything I did in my life that was worthwhile I caught hell for.
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Mehmet Murat Ildan

Mehmet Murat Ildan

A bird without wings and

A bird without wings and a man without art are both condemned to wander in low places; they can never soar up to those unrivaled heights.
102
Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein

The significant problems we have

The significant problems we have cannot be solved at the same level of thinking with which we created them.
183
Fred Allen

Fred Allen

Hanging is too good for

Hanging is too good for a man who makes puns; he should be drawn and quoted.
69
Earl Warren

Earl Warren

The fantastic advances in the

The fantastic advances in the field of communication constitute a grave danger to the privacy of the individual.
110
Mehmet Murat Ildan

Mehmet Murat Ildan

No writer has an imaginative

No writer has an imaginative power richer than what the streets offer.
50
E. H. Chapin

E. H. Chapin

Do not judge men by

Do not judge men by mere appearances; for the light laughter that bubbles on the lip often mantles over the depths of sadness, and the serious look may be the sober veil that covers a divine peace and joy.
12
Friedrich Nietzsche

Friedrich Nietzsche

Perhaps I know best why

Perhaps I know best why it is man alone who laughs; he alone suffers so deeply that he had to invent laughter.
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Mehmet Murat Ildan

Mehmet Murat Ildan

For an apple you can't

For an apple you can't reach up and pick, you have to climb that tree; the tree won't bend down for you!
61
Jeff Warner

Jeff Warner

We are not put on

We are not put on earth for ourselves, but are placed here for each other. If you are there always for others, then in time of need, someone will be there for you.
33
Benito Mussolini

Benito Mussolini

The history of saints is

The history of saints is mainly the history of insane people.
30
Bertrand Russell

Bertrand Russell

There is much pleasure to

There is much pleasure to be gained from useless knowledge.
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