At some future period, not very distant as measured by centuries, the civilized races of man will almost certainly exterminate, and replace the savage races throughout the world.

A great deal of talent is lost to the world for want of a little courage. Every day sends to their graves obscure men whose timidity prevented them from making a first effort... view

By: Sydney Smith

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I'm an average enough person to point to the things I've gotten to see that are awe-inspiring... view

By: Laurie Anderson

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If I look at my old lyrics, they seem to be full of rage, but empty. There was an emptiness in my life... view

By: Billie Joe Armstrong

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The process of my transformation came to a head with my discovery of St. Francis of Assisi during a pilgrimage I went on with a scout troop from my school... view

By: Abbe Pierre

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Habits in writing as in life are only useful if they are broken as soon as they cease to be advantageous... view

By: W. Somerset Maugham

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I am a grandmother now, and that means age is creeping on, creeping on... view

By: Lillie Langtry

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I liked being a teenager, but I would not go back for all the tea in China... view

By: Rob Lowe

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I've given my memoirs far more thought than any of my marriages. You can't divorce a book... view

By: Gloria Swanson

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I wouldn't know any newer bands. We're past the pimple stage... view

By: Angus Young

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There's a lot of money with a lot of big law firms that have a tremendous amount at stake by getting the right language to convince the right jury that my client is either innocent or that the opposition is guilty... view

By: Frank Luntz

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There was a period which I refer to as the 'Golden Age of Jazz,' which sort of encompasses the middle Thirties through the Sixties, we had a lot of great innovators, all creating things which will last the world for a long, long time... view

By: Sonny Rollins

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I had been doing summer stock every summer while I was in college. We did a showcase, like most good conservatories do - monologues and things that agents and casting directors come to see. From that I got an agent... view

By: Randy Harrison

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