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We all flinched as Ray flipped the breaker back on, but my laboratory again failed to erupt in flames. It must be a mad scientist record. — Richard Roberts

Whatever you build, you're building for the family - not with an eye toward getting away, but with an eye toward adding to the family pie. — J. B. Pritzker

Accepting the loss of a loved one is difficult. But reconciling with the living is just as important. — Edie Claire

going, but that was OK. Good, honest hard work: burying the dead. Took an hour to dig a hole — Sharon Jones

My old school in Liverpool is now a performing-arts school, and I kind of teach there - I use the word lightly - but I go there and talk to students. — Paul McCartney

Everyone said, 'Emil, you are a fool!'
But when I first won the European Championship, they said: 'Emil, you are a genius!' — Emil Zatopek

In avoiding the appearance of evil, I am not sure but I have sometimes unnecessarily deprived myself and others of innocent enjoyments. — Rutherford B. Hayes

Contentment is not escape from the battle, but rather an abiding peace and confidence in the midst of the battle. — Warren W. Wiersbe

I get terrible reviews, but there are people who like to see me in the movies, I guess. — Sandra Dee

Any property that's open to common use gets destroyed. Because everyone has incentive to use it to the max, but no one has incentive to maintain it. — Neal Stephenson

I go way beyond just the wood and stone but to the process of growth and farming and the tensions between the two. — Andy Goldsworthy

Only God can make the appointment, but only you can keep the appointment. — Mark Batterson

The two old secretaries conversed in the manner of hostile but toothless male dogs. — John Irving

Everyone thinks that the principal thing to the tree is the fruit, but in point of fact the principal thing to it is the seed. — Friedrich Nietzsche

To see the universe clearly, you need not only a clear sky but also a clear mind! — Mehmet Murat Ildan

I adore simple pleasures," said Lord Henry. "They are the last refuge of the complex. But I don't like scenes, except on the stage. — Oscar Wilde

No one uses a ribbon typewriter any more, but your final draft is not the time to try to wring a few more sheets out of your inkjet cartridge. — Lynn Abbey

I had always been told by my parents, not implicitly told, but every inference was that Britain was the hub of the universe. — Rolf Harris

We do not hold that doctrine gives rise to awakening but rather that the individual awakenings come first. — Haruki Murakami

I have built little. But, I have built many castles in the air. — Frei Otto

I don't ask myself, is the life congenial to me? But, am I fitted for, am I called to, the Ministry? — Wilfred Owen

A German team could be quite good. But maybe they are a little bit too convinced that they are the best. — Alain Prost

Most art in the world does not have a capital 'A,' but is a way of turning everyday objects into personal expressions. — Gloria Steinem

But sometimes it's the sunshine that frightens us more than the big black shadows. — Megan Hart

Great minds do indeed react on the society which has made them what they are; but they only pay with interest what they have received. — Thomas B. Macaulay

I'm cool with the way I look, I'm not an ugly dog, but I don't see myself as a stud or anything. — Seann William Scott

Lies can be wonderful things, and when a lie is told artfully, if it's done with a degree of craftsmanship, I can't help but admire the liar. — Patrick DeWitt

Is it necessary for me to drink my own urine? No, but I do it anyway because it's sterile and I like the taste. — Rip Torn

You learn that the interest is in what you don't yet know and that theories evolve. But we nonetheless have progress and improved knowledge over time. — Lisa Randall

I hate to say this, but I always listen to the music and the instrumentation first, and then grab on to the lyrics later. — Elton John

Everyone should own a piece of the wealth-producing capital of this country, but not everyone can be a manager. Or should be. — Louis O. Kelso

Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful. — Aesop

Yes the sex scenes are explicit but we all love the dirty bits! — Airam

People go to the zoo and they like the lion because it's scary. And the bear because it's intense, but the monkey makes people laugh. — Lorne Michaels

It's not racist if I like the race. But I don't like Asian people. — Thom Yorke

True security lies not in the things one has, but in the things one can do without. — Og Mandino

When writing poetry, it is not that produces a bright idea, but the bright idea that kindles the fire of. — Cesare Pavese

In all sincere speech there is power, not necessarily great power, but as much as the speaker is capable of. — George Henry Lewes

The excesses of love soon pass, but its insufficiencies torment us forever. — Mignon McLaughlin

I'm an amazing cook. And I'm a gentleman but can belch the entire alphabet. Classy. — Jussie Smollett

The only use of an obstacle is to be overcome. All that an obstacle does with brave men is, not to frighten them, but to challenge them. — Woodrow Wilson

Emotions enthrall, but change, and as such have the ability to disrupt and destroy. — Donna Lynn Hope

This world is nothing but a trap. The only place where a man is safe and gets comfort is the secluded place of God. — Mirza Ghulam Ahmad

Sometimes milestones are not measured by the accomplishments of society, but by those of integrity. — Tamara Rose Blodgett

Regeneration, however it is described, is a divine activity in us, in which we are not the actors but the recipients. — Sinclair B. Ferguson

MAKE WAVES WITH ME! My talk's not cheap, but sponsorship is inexpensive and tax-deductible. — Lisa Tolliver

But the sort of sucky thing is, time doesn't necessarily heal all wounds. Sometimes, it just makes the wounds worse. — Jess Rothenberg

The entire universe will eventually disintegrate but by then I hope to be in a safer place. — Ashleigh Brilliant

A girl can have the face of an angel but have a horrid sort of heart. — Franny Billingsley

Follow your passion. Do what you love, and the money will follow. Most people don't believe it, but it's true. — Oprah Winfrey

We buy into the saving work of Jesus big-time, but we dodge his words and his life as prototypical for the authentic Christian life. — Hugh Halter

The Prince of the Air may rule the world, but last I checked the Great Magician still owns the place. — Mark Andrew Poe

We are afraid. But fear confirms life and identifies the source of every successful argument - ourselves. — Gerry Spence

If you insist on being determined by the past that's your game, but the fact of the matter is it all starts right now. — Alan Watts

Morning dew upon the grass,
glistening in the sun.
Yesterday's gone,
tomorrow may come,
but this day has begun. — Calvin W. Allison

The only guest star I really wanted to get but didn't was Bruce Springsteen. — Mike Scully

My reaction to 3D is subtly. Things don't come out at you, but rather you - The audience come into the film. — Ian McKellen

Why can you believe the lie, but not the truth? — Stephenie Meyer

I cannot give you the formula for success, but I can give you the formula for failure - which is: Try to please everybody. — Herbert Bayard Swope

Sorry, maybe this is the head injury talking, but ... what? — Stacey Kade

The degree to which we openly express our feelings should be governed, not by fear of reprisal, but by our commitment to loving others. — Larry Crabb

Money is nice, but the world is full of things that people would never sell. Favors and obligation are worth far, far more. — Patrick Rothfuss

People will say, 'There are a million ways to shoot a scene,' but I don't think so. I think there are two, maybe. And the other one is wrong. — David Fincher

We're doomed to be do-gooders for the rest of our lives and doomed to fail. But, happily, truth is a relative business. — Jo Nesbo

I could say the night felt magical, but that would be embellishment.
That would be romanticization.
What it actually felt like was life. — Nina LaCour

Jeb: But I need to tell you something first.
Max (thinking): That you are the devil incarnate? — James Patterson

It's always nice to share your energy with young people, the people who might not have any skills but are simply willing to be a part of it. — Ai Weiwei

I don't want to compare Bowditch to Matt Le Tissier, but the way he scored his goal was similar to Matt. — Joe Royle

I'm of the glamorous ladies At whose beckoning history shook. But you are a man, and see only my pan, So I stay at home with a book. — Dorothy Parker

Perhaps, after all, the greatest psychologist is not the metaphysician but the novelist. — Walter Besant

A novel that features real people is complicated, but in the end, that extra challenge is all for the good. — Rick Bass

Everyone is trying to get attention but intelligent persons get theirs by doing something worthwhile, beneficial to himself and the community. — Beatrice Sparks

Outside in the sun the Holy Mother stood on her pedestal in the garden, sorry but unsympathetic. The usual position of mothers. — Barbara Kingsolver

The kiss, the bodily surrender which would seem natural and but moderately attractive ... — Marcel Proust

In his mind a man plans his course, but the Lord directs his steps. — Anonymous

We all know that somebody did it, but how did they find the answer? — John Thaw

The home videos aren't as good, but they are seeming to get better. — Bob Hope

I have always done my own stunts, and I have been in hundreds of fights in films, but I have never been in a fist fight outside the movies. — Dennis Quaid

You'll work hard to create characters that are compelling and unforgettable. But in the end, it's the story that matters. — James Dashner

I do not want to give any orders to the airmen, but get hold of a Komsomol air unit, and say I want volunteers for the job. — Ivan Konev

Just be patient. Let the game come to you. Don't rush. Be quick, but don't hurry. — Earl Monroe

Mitt Romney had a horse competing in the Olympics. He didn't win. But next year, he'll be competing in 'Dancing with the Stars.' — David Letterman

The primary question about life after death is not whether it is a fact, but even if it is, what problems that really solves. — Ludwig Wittgenstein

As an adult, be child-like as you learn but not child-ish as you live. — Carew Papritz

This sounds really hokey, but I think Buddhism is the only religion that is genuinely peaceful, so I'd try to promote it in a contemporary society. — Nick Love

It's easy to shortcut when you get busy explaining the why's of the world, but it's very important to try. — Keith Rabois

I don't think of it at the moment, but the roles that interest me are those of young people. — Isabelle Adjani

A man may be ungrateful, but the human race is not so. — John Milton

I love you not for the person you are, but for your possibilities. — John Cheever

I've always been a fella who put most of my eggs in one basket and then take a dump in the basket but I really don't know. — Robert Downey Jr.

There are things that happen in life that we can't control. But we can control the way we respond to them. — Vhalsky

When words fail, the hammer drops,
living can never be its own excuse. — Michael Hogan

For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favor is life. Weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning. — King David

What was I before the war? It's hard to remember that far back. But I think maybe I was human. — A.J. Vega

But I like who I became just fine. That's the way life is. We all try to make something out of our lives, and some of us are just luckier than others. — Jimmy Buffett

But I belong to that landscape now, to the sky and the mountains. I wouldn't be happy anywhere else. — Anita Diamant

Time alone reveals the just man; but you might discern a bad man in a single day. — Sophocles

The piano and the singing are two equal things to me - maybe not inseparable but very connected. You can say they are like two equal voices. — Agnes Obel

The whole of life is but a moment of time. It is our duty, therefore to use it, not to misuse it. — Plutarch

Pop music I have always loved best. But the more extreme, fascist-led examples of the music business I tend to detest the most. — John Lydon