"One could construe the life of man as a great discourse in which the various people represent different parts of speech (the same might apply to states)."
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"Those who dream must be awakened, and the deeper the people are who slumber, or the deeper they slumber, the more important it is that they be awakened, and the more powerfully must they be awakened."
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"There's nothing I'm afraid of like scared people."
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"The best things and best people rise out of their separateness; I'm against a homogenized society because I want the cream to rise."
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"If one by one we counted people out For the least sin, it wouldn't take us long To get so we had no one left to live with. For to be social is to be forgiving."
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"The land was ours before we were the land's. She was our land more than a hundred years Before we were her people."
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"Renoir had not only a great interest in human character, in human feeling, but had also a great love for the people he painted."
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"There are mighty few people who think what they think they think."
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"I'd like to state that Spike Lee is not saying that African American culture is just for black people alone to enjoy and cherish. Culture is for everybody."
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"Have this faith that someone is there to take away your weaknesses. Ok, you slipped once, twice, thrice. It does not matter. Keep moving ahead. People take vows never to commit mistakes again. Breaking the vows makes it worse. Surrendering is better"
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"I think in some ways, it can do a listener a disservice to explain a song. I think I'd rather leave a little room for people to put themselves in it."
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"I'm sure thousands of people in the world are taking on twice what I am attempting. I'm really looking forward to it all."
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"If I got a superpower I wouldn't say, oh, I got to get a costume and put on a mask. I would say hey, I can do something better than other people. How can I turn it into a buck?"
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"If there are people who like the work you've done, because of that, they like you and want your autograph and to take a photo, that's really gratifying. You have to be appreciative."
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"You remember when Tobey Maguire was first selected, most of the fans were angry. They felt, what kind of a guy is that for a superhero? Nobody thought it was a good idea. Yet he turned out to be great. The people at Marvel who do these things are really pretty smart. If they chose this guy, he'll probably be terrific."
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"My company survives because I've learned to respect the ideas of people younger than me and recognize when my wisdom is obsolete."
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"One of the reasons people aren't rich is because almost everyone has more excuses than money."
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"People without leverage work for those with leverage."
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"When I was young, people lived paycheck to paycheck. Today, it seems like they live from credit card payment to credit card payment."
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"Most people want everyone else in the world to change themselves. Let me tell you, it's easier to change yourself than everyone else."
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