Burt Lancaster Quotes
I found marriage somewhat stifling. I don't know that I am the kind of man who ought to be married.
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My vision and my creative ability is just so broad.
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If humanity doesn't land on Mars in my lifetime, I would be very disappointed.
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God wants us to pray that we might have the courage to live before him in ways that are not natural to us.
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I found marriage somewhat stifling. I don't know that I am the kind of man who ought to be married.
