David Hume Quotes
The same good sense, that directs men in the ordinary occurrences of life, is not hearkened to in religious matters, which are supposed to be placed altogether above the cognizance of human reason.
Quotes to Explore
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Dr. Phil is hiding something. Otherwise, why wouldn't he use his last name?
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There are hours when I must force the novel out of my mind and be interested in the children.
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Nothing is unfilmable.
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What really matters is what's on the inside.
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At some point, you grow out of being attracted to that flame that burns you over and over and over again.
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I don't take fancy vacations. I buy all my jewelry at Claire's. I can't remember the last time I went out to a fancy dinner. My family lives in a modest two-bedroom apartment, and my kids share a bedroom. But I do have one extravagant vice: shoes.
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I want to be judged on my own merits.
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The electroencephalogram represents a continuous curve with continuous oscillations in which... one can distinguish larger first order waves with an average duration of 90 milliseconds and smaller second order waves of an average duration of 35 milliseconds.
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My hat's off to Shonda Rhimes.
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Any time you have an injury, it's going to be tough.
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Talk about your problems. There's no need to feel shy. It's always good to talk about issues that concern you.
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I always say 'thriller;' if they see you're a woman - and you're a blond woman - people assume you're writing about cats and romances where somebody has died.
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Unfortunately or fortunately, in order to become acquainted with the idiom of country or rock music, it is necessary to occasionally play in a bar. Bars are a rehearsal place.
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Because Jews were kicked out of every country in Europe at one time or another, and plenty of other places as well, there isn't an ability to identify with a national heritage - you'll never hear a Jew say 'I'm German' or 'I'm Polish,' without saying something about being Jewish as well, and for good reason.
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There is more treasure in books than in all the pirate's loot on Treasure Island.
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I placed over a thousand deaf people in jobs throughout my career working for the deaf.
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Working with Sturges was like working with a guy who wanted to have a party all the time. He was very serious about his work, but in between shots, he was fun and we would play games.
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Normally, young writers have all the time in the world and they don't always use it well.
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There's a blizzard of metrics that social sites and messaging sites put out there.
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I made a lot of mistakes growing up, trying so hard to fit in. I got so lost trying to please everybody.
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In the theater, we used to have four weeks of glorious rehearsals.
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Local self-government…is the life-blood of liberty.
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If biologists so often forget the most universal of all biologic principles [variation], it is not surprising that men and women in general expect their fellows to think and behave according to the pattern that may fit the law-maker, or the imaginary ideals for which the legislation was fashioned, but which are ill-shaped for all real individuals who try to live under them.
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The same good sense, that directs men in the ordinary occurrences of life, is not hearkened to in religious matters, which are supposed to be placed altogether above the cognizance of human reason.
