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Douglas Adams Writer, Humorist
Funny

“Joo Janta 200 Super-Chromatic Peril Sensitive Sunglasses have been specially designed to help people develop a relaxed attitude to danger. At the first hint of trouble, they turn totally black and thus prevent you from seeing anything that might alarm you.”

Douglas Adams Writer, Humorist
Funny

“Bypasses are devices that allow some people to dash from point A to point B very fast while other people dash from point B to point A very fast.”

DK Melancholic

“Success is a very fragile veneer. I get wary of people who embrace celebrity. It ruins people.”

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Douglas Southall Freeman Historian, Author
Grateful

“I think the American people lose a large part of the joy of life because they do not live for generations in the same place.”

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Drake Rapper, singer, songwriter
Sad

“I personally don't enjoy films that bring black people down. I find that a majority of the films that black people are starred in nowadays, are ones focused on gang violence or dancing.”

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Dylan Ratigan Television Host
Courageous

“People of the United States of America, your Congress is bought, your Congress is incapable of making legislation on healthcare, banking, trade, or taxes because if they do it, they will lose their political funding and they won’t do it.”

Dwight D. Eisenhower Military Leader, Politician
Philosophical

“In all those things which deal with people, be liberal, be human. In all those things which deal with the people's money or their economy or their form of government, be conservative.”

Dwight D. Eisenhower Military Leader, Politician
Spiritual

“The people of Israel, like those of the United States, are imbued with a religious faith and a sense of moral values”

Dorothy Parker Poet, Writer, Critic
Love

“Yes, well, let me tell you that if nobody had ever learned to quote, very few people would be in love with La Rochefoucauld. I bet you I don't know ten souls who read him without a middleman.”

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Donald Miller Author
Spiritual

“...I should have people around bugging me and getting under my skin because without people I could not grow - I could not grow in God, and I could not grow as a human.”

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Donald Miller Author
Creative

“I took William Zinsser's advice that you write to yourself and you hope that there are people out there who are like you.”

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Donald Miller Author
Creative

“Flattery has a short battery life, but reminding people they are amazing and precious and wanted and works of art can truly change their lives.”

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Donald Miller Author
Philosophical

“The very scary thing about religion, to me, is that people actually believe God is who they think He is.”

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Dominic West Actor
Funny

“I'm not a great fan of green screen. It's not much fun for actors. It's great for directors and technical people and cameramen.”

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Denzel Washington Actor, Director
Philosophical

“I honestly believe, and I've said it many times, that the universal stems from the specific and I can't walk around with a performance and ask everyone how they feel about it, but if noble is an opinion that people have I'll accept that. I've been asked many times why I don't play bad guys, or heavies, and I would do it, absolutely, in a second, just haven't been offered any so... if anybody has a script out there tonight I'm more than willing.”

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Denzel Washington Actor, Director
Creative

“There's things that I can do as an actor that I couldn't do in any other form of life and I've got a strange personality. But film requires strange people, so I've got a nice comfy home.”

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Denzel Washington Actor, Director
Thoughtful

“When people say "What do you want people to get from this movie?" I say, "Well, it depends on what they bring to it." I don't try to decide what people should get from it or why. I don't do a part for those kinds of reasons.”

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Deepak Chopra Author, Speaker
Creative

“People love stories and the more you can give information and knowledge and even wisdom through a story, the more likely you are to be heard.”