Thomas Carlyle Quotes
No great man lives in vain. The history of the world is but the biography of great men.

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When I admire the wonders of a sunset or the beauty of the moon, my soul expands in the worship of the creator.
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If a division becomes insolvent, the credit markets' reaction to that is immediate - regardless of what period of time you think you have to remedy.
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There's a fine line between genius and insanity. I have erased this line.
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Writers should provoke disagreement.
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I guess becoming an adult and learning how to survive on your own is exciting.
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No sensible decision can be made any longer without taking into account not only the world as it is, but the world as it will be.
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Our society wants things to grow, and our society wants things to become bigger and bigger. Everything has to be put under the spotlight.
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The production of too many useful things results in too many useless people.
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You mustn't always believe what I say. Questions tempt you to tell lies, particularly when there is no answer.
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Academic institutions in Britain have been infiltrated for years by dangerous theocratic fantasists. I should know: I was one of them.
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I've got friends who are literally working alone on indie games that have no prospect of profit or commercial success. I've got guys working on iPhone games.
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Perhaps no place in any community is so totally democratic as the town library. The only entrance requirement is interest.
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The most important thing as a leader is your relationship with God.
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When we think about the past, we think, 'It must have been so boring.' It's actually not.
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I would argue that Asean has been instrumental in driving both economic growth and political development, and that there can be no clearer example than its relations with Myanmar.
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To get a good deal, I buy them all with a friend. The houses, the boat, everything. We each buy half. So I pay half price! They get used more.
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Love is a great emotion, but I believe it's not just about romance; it could be love for nature, people, for relationships.
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It never gets old. Working with somebody like Kevin Hart is rejuvenating in a lot of ways. He's such a pro. He's so good.
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'In the beginning was the Word,' and you must not be tempted with a script just because you have a great part. You want a great role to play, but the whole - the whole - must be good. It'll never succeed if it's just the role you like.
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I started on an Apple II, which I had bought at the very end of 1978 for half of my annual income. I made $4,500 a year, and I spent half of it on the computer.
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We put our best foot forward, but it's the other one that needs the attention.
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I was thinking things had changed: that the next generation of men weren't as institutionally misogynist as the previous were. And then, suddenly, the Internet came along and gave them a platform to voice their feelings anonymously. And boy, did the bile come out.
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There's a lot of revisionist history that goes on these days about Iraq.
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No great man lives in vain. The history of the world is but the biography of great men.