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George Harrison Musician, Singer-songwriter
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"I wouldn't like to say that I'm absolutely God conscious. It's like everybody else. We're battling with the forces that are pulling us upwards and downwards at the same time. But basically we all want love, that's what I feel."

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George Harrison Musician, Singer-songwriter
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"When somebody does something which everybody really wants to do, then it makes everyone else try a little bit harder and strive for something better, and it's good."

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George Harrison Musician, Singer-songwriter
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"You've got as many lives as you like, and more, even ones you don't want."

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Marie Lu Author
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"Then I realize from the hollow sound of her gun's click that her gun isn't loaded. Apparently she just wants to slap me around with it."

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Marilyn Monroe Actress, Model
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"Do not ever go back to that from which decided to leave. As much as you did not ask, and how would you not want to own. Having conquered a mountain, begin to attack the other."

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