John Milton Quotes
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I don't know who said that novelists read the novels of others only to figure out how they are written. I believe it's true. We aren't satisfied with the secrets exposed on the surface of the page: we turn the book around to find the seams.
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Elections have consequences, and at the end of the day, I won. So I think on that one I trump you.
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Guantanamo will be closed no later than one year from now.
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Every great man nowadays has his disciples, and it is always Judas who writes the biography.
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The way I run my business seems to be easier than the way I run my life.
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Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.
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It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.
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Giving up smoking is the easiest thing in the world. I know because I've done it thousands of times.
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If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.
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Patriot: the person who can holler the loudest without knowing what he is hollering about.
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Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint.
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Laws control the lesser man... Right conduct controls the greater one.
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The lack of money is the root of all evil.
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A round man cannot be expected to fit in a square hole right away. He must have time to modify his shape.
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The reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated.
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Martyrdom covers a multitude of sins.
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Life would be infinitely happier if we could only be born at the age of eighty and gradually approach eighteen.
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The man who is a pessimist before 48 knows too much; if he is an optimist after it, he knows too little.
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Don't say the old lady screamed. Bring her on and let her scream.
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It were not best that we should all think alike; it is difference of opinion that makes horse races.
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Love distills desire upon the eyes, love brings bewitching grace into the heart.
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Not all intelligence can be artificial now, so if we make a mistake, the consequences are no longer simply located within an institution or a national culture.
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Come, then," returned the nephew gaily. "What right have you to be dismal? What reason have you to be morose? You're rich enough.
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And ever against eating cares Lap me in soft Lydian airs, Married to immortal verse...
