Noam Chomsky
Linguist, Philosopher, Activist
"There's a good reason why nobody studies history, it just teaches you too much."
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Zelda Fitzgerald
Author
"She quietly expected great things to happen to her, and no doubt that’s one of the reasons why they did."
DJ Khaled
Music Producer
"Its so real out here right now, the only reason why you see anything is cuz I got the flash on."
Debbie Reynolds
Actress, Singer
"I would never stop watching film. The reason why I say I like the old ones is I like the subject matter better. I thought they had more variety to them, they had more romantic comedies and things that appealed to me more."
Rebecca West
Novelist, Journalist
"There is no logical reason why the camel of great art should pass through the needle of mob intelligence."
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"Stop seeing the obstacles you face as reasons why you can't do something. See them as a reason why you can. And celebrate your accomplishments on a daily basis."
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"I need to have a reason why I'm doing something. Otherwise I'm lost."
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"Service is a limitless opportunity, it is the reason why we breathe."
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"There must be reasons why we men are so hipped on breasts as if we'd all been weaned too soon."
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"The reason why I praise the lion is because the lion is the king of the jungle."
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"Remember, the thoughts that you think and the statements you make regarding yourself determine your mental attitude. If you have a worthwhile objective, find the one reason why you can achieve it rather than hundreds of reasons why you can't."
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"One of the reasons why so few of us ever act, instead of react, is because we are continually stifling our deepest impulses."
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"Michael Jackson is the reason why I do music and why I am an entertainer. I am devastated by this great loss, and I will continue to be humbled and inspired by his legacy. My prayers are with his family. Michael will be deeply missed, but never forgotten. He's the greatest, the best ever. No one will ever be better."
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"The Incarnation is the ultimate reason why the service of God cannot be divorced from the service of man."
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"The fundamental reason why Medicare is failing is why the Soviet Union failed - socialism doesn't work."
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"The reason why we have to acquire wealth is the body, because we are slaves in its service."
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"Writing in English is the most ingenious torture ever devised for sins committed in previous lives. The English reading public explains the reason why."
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"Yesterday's weirdness is tomorrow's reason why."
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"The reason why men enter into society is the preservation of their property."
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"This is the reason why our Theology is certain: because it seizes us from ourselves and places us outside ourselves."
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"I don't see any reason why I should look for someone who never took the trouble to love me."
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"There's a reason why actors are always dying to work with the Coens. They just set the stage for you to do their best work."
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"The standard of living has risen along with the size of the world's population since the beginning of recorded time. There is no convincing economic reason why these trends toward a better life should not continue indefinitely."
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"The only reason why we are always thinking of our own ego is that we have to live with it more continuously than with anyone else's."
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"It requires real strength to love Man. And to love him despite all invitations to do otherwise, all provocations and all reasons why one should not."
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