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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

I like romantic comedy as a genre, but I think it can get stuck in its ways. — Zooey Deschanel

It wasn't love, but a deep intrigue. It was a pull, gravity. — Alanna J. Faison

I do a great deal of research. I don't want anyone to say, 'That could not have happened.' It may be fiction, but it has to be true. — Jacquelyn Mitchard

But when it is a question of the life of a king it is better to sacrifice the innocent than save the guilty — Andrew Lang

I still have hope that I won't have to confess it all, but he must have gone through angel interrogation school because he gets it all out of me. — Susan Ee

Parents are supposed to protect you, but they seem to be really, really lousy at it. — Hannah Harrington

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

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

It's partly true, too, but it isn't all true. People always think something's all true. — J.D. Salinger

Most people think of poise as calm, self-assured dignity; but I call it "just being you". — John Wooden

Girl that age ought not to have so many troubles, but she did. Looking at it that way, them two was about made for each other. — Bryn Greenwood

I'd rather experiment than follow the same formula. I'm a curious person. It's gotten me into trouble, but I say, 'Why not? Let's try it.' — Eve

Perhaps sunlight had always been luminous, and doorways signs of greater passage than that of one room to another. But she'd not noticed it until now. — Clive Barker

Sin recognized but that may keep us humble, But oh, it keeps us nasty. — Margaret Smith

It had to teach her to think of love as a state of grace: not the means to anything but the alpha and omega, an end it itself. — Gabriel Garcia Marquez

It wasn't so much that I thought there was nowhere to go, in this huge city; but with so many places to go, where were you supposed to begin? — Kelly Braffet

Democracy used to be a good thing, but now it has gotten into the wrong hands. — Jesse Helms

I like slim style. It is good to catch up to the trend too, but not too much exposure. I like styles that would show their unique charms. — Yesung

I like a view but I like to sit with my back turned to it. — Gertrude Stein

Always tell the truth, good or bad, but never when it's unnecessary. — Derrick

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

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

The Web is fascinating and transformative, but it's an easy, flashy, get-rich-quick option to the hard graft of proper industry. — James Dyson

Money can't buy you happiness but it does bring you a more pleasant form of misery. — Spike Milligan

I'm not sure I'm okay with 2 guys gettin' married, but I don't wanna be a jerk about it. — Lizz Winstead

Riding a bike works your legs but not your brain. Playing chess works your mind but not your body. Climbing brings it all together. — Pat Ament

Every New Year people get you some presents but your best present you get never changes: Your own existence! It is also your best present to others! — Mehmet Murat Ildan

A system is corrupt when it is strictly profit-driven, not driven to serve the best interests of its people, but those of multinational corporations. — Suzy Kassem

We went into the laser tag room, paranoid, delirious, and shot at one another. It was a little like Lord of the Flies but with more 98 Degrees. — Katie Heaney

Sean," I forced a smile, but it might have looked a little scary. "When have I ever done anything stupid?"
"Perfect," he muttered. — Kristen Simmons

When I was fresh out of law school, I had a burning desire to do something important, to have an impact in some way, but I didn't know what it was. — Jennifer Granholm

If I had the ability to touch anyone else in this world, I still don't believe I'd want it to be anyone but you. — Jus Accardo

Will any man despise me? Let him see to it. But I will see to it that I may not be found doing or saying anything that deserves to be despised. — Marcus Aurelius

In real life there are indeed black people who have been in the middle class for generations, but in entertainment it's as if they don't exist. — Stephen Carter

I didn't know what we would be selling in the year 2000 but whatever it was we would be selling the most of it. — Ray Kroc

Mathematics is not only real, but it is the only reality. — Martin Gardner

But the good news is that since this is the worst day ever, tomorrow can only be better. Even if it's by a little bit. — Julie Murphy

It's nice having your work recognized but having people follow you around is kinda weird. — Alex O'Loughlin

The greatest love stories are not those in which love is only spoken, but those in which it is acted upon. — Steve Maraboli

Each time I wake,I think, At last, this is over, but it isn't. — Suzanne Collins

There are an awful lot of things going on that need understanding and explanation, but - to put it mildly - the world is a mess. — Madeleine Albright

But boy, right away it is fun to play around with the Paintbox program. — Red Grooms

You do have a modicum of peace of mind here, but it's as unsettled as any other place. — Todd Rundgren

Obviously, a long-distance relationship is hard. But, like anything worth having, you make it work. — Leona Lewis

I love writing, but I have that E. E. Cummings idea that as long as you stay inside the rules of your own world, it doesn't matter what it is. — Pete Wentz

There is no privacy in our culture anymore, so I have to try and carve that out for myself, but I'm OK with it. — Tim Howard

We frequently applaud failure in theory, but the dirty little secret is that it makes all of us feel at least a little ashamed. — Whitney Johnson

It's ok to not be ok, but it's not ok to stay that way. — Perry Noble

Money-it can buy your kids anything, but it cannot teach them love, respect, and the true value of living life without things. — Carew Papritz

She shuddered. What is it with slobbery kissers? Are they trying to drown us in spit? I mean, Jesus, swallow every now and then. — Tammara Webber

It is always easy to begin a war, but very difficult to stop one. — Sallust

Society is a little more forgiving of two women kissing than two men. It's sad but true. — Tiffani Thiessen

She needs her freedom, but I won't let her have it. — Kenya Wright

I want to have fun. It's a beautiful life. You learn, you win, you lose, but you get up. — Nas

All Modern Men are descended from a Wormlike creature but it shows more on some people. — Will Cuppy

Baxter knows a lot more than I do, I told her.
Yes, said Baxter, but I will never tell people all of it. — Alasdair Gray

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

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

It's important that I make a difference in some way. It's not necessarily how I make a difference, but I want to make sure that I do. — Clay Aiken

Quality is like quantity, but there's a lot less of it. — Suzan-Lori Parks

Where I am they can smell out a hurricane. My house survived Hurricane Hazel, but it didn't get past Hugo. — Mickey Spillane

I could have gone either north or south but decided to strike off north because it was my favorite direction. — Alan Bradley

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

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

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

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

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

Nick tried to give him a reassuring smile, but he knew himself well enough to know that when he smiled, it rarely reassured anyone. — Abigail Roux

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

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

It doesn't have to be like that but mostly it is. — Jeanette Winterson

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

I don't think people ever were free of fear of death, but clinging to life and being so unprepared for it is a modern experience. — Katy Butler

It's easy to listen to what you are taught. But it's difficult to find what you have within yourself and master it as yor own. — Gogen Yamaguchi

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'm still sad, but you've given my sadness a richness and depth it has never known before. — Don DeLillo

Anarchy is a function, not of a society's simplicity and lack of social organization, but of it's complexity and multiplicity of social organizations. — Colin Ward

It's a cliche, but there really is no handbook about the celebrity thing; you have to figure it out as you go along. — Nathan Lane

Art may varnish and gild, but it can do no more. — Henry David Thoreau

I'm surprisingly practical in much of my life, but not when it comes to my shoes. — Danielle Steel

Her bladder felt painfully, solidly full, as though it would burst and release not urine but the garbled prayers she was muttering. — Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

One devoted to his cat would not leave it long alone. A cat's loyalty is not a thing to be taken for granted, but courted day by day. — Robin Hobb

it is still the case that he "can look in her eyes and disappear." He may not know how to live with her, but he will always know he loves her — Elaine N. Aron

You may not see it, but even the lowliest servant has value, purpose, worth. Everyone has a place and none of those places should be diminished. — Lorraine Heath

It's not rebels that make trouble, but trouble that makes rebels. — Ruth Messinger

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

Images are the currency of our age, but it's a toss-up whether live in a time of abundance or debasement. — Douglas McCulloh

Fortunately, as we all know, it's impossible for anybody but Jimmy Smith to really sound like Jimmy Smith. — Benmont Tench

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

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

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

I love surfing, rock climbing, cycling - all that stuff. But it's just amazing that I can inspire people with my running. It's humbling, really. — Dean Karnazes

Oh Death where is thy sting! It has none. But life has. — Mark Twain

Epic poetry exhibits life in some great symbolic attitude. It cannot strictly be said to symbolize life itself, but always some manner of life. — Lascelles Abercrombie

I can sing fine and I can play guitar fine, but put 'em together and it becomes a thoughtful effort. — Jerry Cantrell

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

I'm not a real smart guy. But I've got enough brains to realize that when I'm 60 years old and play a sport, that it's downhill. — Lee Trevino