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The true grandeur of humanity is in moral elevation, sustained, enlightened and decorated by the intellect of man.

Charles Sumner American Politician

Up to now I've done everything I've wanted to do the way I wanted to do myself.

Hasil Adkins American Musician

When I get a little money I buy books; and if any is left I buy food and clothes.

Desiderius Erasmus Dutch Philosopher

My advice to you is get married: if you find a good wife you'll be happy; if not, you'll become a philosopher.

Socrates Greek Philosopher

Well what I will tell you is for this movie, I got into probably the best shape of my life.

Tea Leoni American Actress

Being typecast is a great thing for an actor. I was considered one of the New York mob actors.

Debi Mazar American Actress

I'm an American first, and I think that's how most people are.

Ed Gillespie American Politician

I think that the EU with the Lisbon agenda has put the right emphasis on growth and employment.

Angela Merkel German Statesman

All ballplayers should quit when it starts to feel as if all the baselines run uphill.

Babe Ruth American Athlete

I love to be alone. I never found the companion that was so companionable as solitude.

Henry David Thoreau American Author

When you extend life span, that's really something. That's hard to do.

George Martin English Producer

The nice thing about doing a crossword puzzle is, you know there is a solution.

Stephen Sondheim American Composer

I only know it takes weeks to recover, as if one had been in a car accident.

Patricia Highsmith American Novelist

She made the decision that her existence had lost its meaning. And you cannot judge that.

Jack Kevorkian American Activist

I've been perfectly happily married for 25 years, and have a nice life. Inane things don't interest me.

Geezer Butler English Musician

A heart is not judged by how much you love, but by how much you are loved by others.

Frank Morgan American Actor

There is nothing more foolish, nothing more given to outrage than a useless mob.

Herodotus Greek Historian

I don't think the author should make the reader do that much work to remember who somebody is.

Kevin J. Anderson American Writer

The innocence that feels no risk and is taught no caution, is more vulnerable than guilt, and oftener assailed.

Nathaniel Parker Willis American Author

One of the reasons people stop learning is that they become less and less willing to risk failure.

John W. Gardner American Educator