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Denis Diderot Philosopher, Writer
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"It is said that desire is a product of the will, but the converse is in fact true: will is a product of desire."

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Bette Davis Actress
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"I never said anything that was unprintable. Never said anything just for the sake of being startling."

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"Death was standing behind a lectern, poring over a map. He looked at Mort as if he wasn’t entirely there. You haven't heard of the bayof mante, have you? He said. “No, sir,” said Mort. Famous shipwreck there. “Was there?” there will be, said Death, if I can find the damn place."

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Jimmy Dean Country Music Singer, Actor, Television Host
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"Do what you say you're going to do. And try to do it a little bit better than you said you would."

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Elie Wiesel Writer, Holocaust Survivor
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"[Friedrich] Nietzsche said something marvellous, he said "Madness is not a consequence of uncertainty but of certainty", and this is fanaticism."

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Crystal Reed Actress
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"There’s something to be said about sitting in front of the TV and being removed from your own life and just pushed into another one."

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