Will Durant Quotes
It may be true that you can't fool all the people all the time, but you can fool enough of them to rule a large country.
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I think that God, in creating man, somewhat overestimated his ability.
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People still text me to say that there is something about me in the paper, and what really annoys me is that if it's nasty, I then have to go and have a look, even though actually I don't want to know.
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For any couple, once you delve into the idea of non-monogamy, you're entering pretty frightening territory.
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Napster has pointed the way for a new direction for music distribution, and we believe it will form the basis of important and exciting new business models for the future of the music industry.
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My brother and I had many games. We were inseparable. We had a little team going on between us. We had even a language that was kind of like pig latin. So we'd speak in the language. It's called Op.
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Writing humor for me is more like a watchful-ness. You have to watch. When you say something funny, or someone else does, it's more like you wait for the piece.
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Political theatre presents an entirely different set of problems. Sermonising has to be avoided at all cost. Objectivity is essential. The characters must be allowed to breathe their own air. The author cannot confine and constrict them to satisfy his own taste or disposition or prejudice.
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Everyone has something that they desperately need that makes them feel good, that they don't want anything to get in the way of. Whether it's a man's golf game, whether it's a woman's cooking. I have a friend who has to clean. She's addicted to cleaning.
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Large corporations, of course, are blinded by greed. The laws under which they operate require it - their shareholders would revolt at anything less.
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I sing a lot, so if I have lipstick, it gets all over the microphone, so I rarely wear lipstick.
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People want opportunity so they can earn security.
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I do think grand gestures are a hit and miss, especially for girls.
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Can ye fathom the ocean, dark and deep, where the mighty waves and the grandeur sweep?
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To speak specifically of our problem with the Muslim world, we are meandering into a genuine clash of civilizations, and we're deluding ourselves with euphemisms. We're talking about Islam being a religion of peace that's been hijacked by extremists. If ever there were a religion that's not a religion of peace, it is Islam.
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I don't have any regrets about not having had children. What's the point? It's just something else to beat yourself up over.
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I don't feel a day older when it comes to my approach to music or what gets me off than when I was a teenager. I've always been into different kinds of stuff and when I play I like to play loud. I like my arm hairs to move and I like my body to vibrate 'cause I like the feel of it; I'm still a teenager at heart.
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Why did the chicken cross the road? To prove to the possum that it could be done.
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I never go perform somewhere alone. I've done that since day one. I've always taken other comics with me.
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I like to learn. That's an art and a science.
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I am trying to get my paintings a bit lighter in tone, as some of my recent oils have been mistaken for night scenes.
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A man renowned for repartee will seldom scruple to make free with friendship's finest feeling, will thrust a dagger at your breast, and say he wounded you in jest, by way of balm for healing.
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It may be true that you can't fool all the people all the time, but you can fool enough of them to rule a large country.
