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The challenge is to lend conviction even to the voices which advocate views I find personally abhorrent, whether they are political Islamists or officers justifying a coup.

Quote by Orhan Pamuk

The only difference between suicide and martyrdom is...

The only difference between suicide and martyrdom is press coverage.

Quote by Chuck Palahniuk about opinion, press

I would like to go back to Wales. I'm obsessed with my...

I would like to go back to Wales. I'm obsessed with my childhood and at least three times a week dream I am back there.

Quote by Anthony Hopkins about childhood, dream

It has long been an axiom of mine that the little things...

It has long been an axiom of mine that the little things are infinitely the most important.

Quote by Arthur Conan Doyle about things

Great was the name of Abraham, but all his Sons were not...

Great was the name of Abraham, but all his Sons were not accepted, only Isaac was in the Covenant.

Quote by John Pearson about name

It is the cause, not the death, that makes the martyr.

It is the cause, not the death, that makes the martyr.

Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte about death

God gives me the children's ministry heart and patience. This is what He wants. It's awesome. I don't know where He's gonna take it-but God is building this thing.

Quote by Willie Aames about patience, god, children, heart, things

Take a chance, all life is a chance, the man who goes...

Take a chance, all life is a chance, the man who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare.

Quote by Dale Carnegie about events, chance, man, life

Men are the sport of circumstances when it seems...

Men are the sport of circumstances when it seems circumstances are the sport of men.

Quote by George Gordon Byron about circumstances, sport, man

On stage, I am in the dark.

On stage, I am in the dark.

Quote by Maria Callas about dark

This is Earth. Isn't it hot?

This is Earth. Isn't it hot?

Quote by Paris Hilton about earth

The real target is creating enough chaos in Iraq so that an extremist government can emerge there that would be friendly and conducive to the form of ideology that bin Laden, Zawahiri and Zarqawi believe in.

Quote by John Abizaid about ideology, chaos, real estate

A positive attitude, can turn a storm into a sprinkle.

A positive attitude, can turn a storm into a sprinkle.

Quote by Robert M. Hensel about attitude

No disability or dictionary out there, is capable of clearly defining who we are as a person. It's only when we step out of that labeled box, that our abilities begin to be fully recognized, giving us a better definition of who we truly are as...

Quote by Robert M. Hensel about ability, people

The biggest critics of my books are people who never read...

The biggest critics of my books are people who never read them.

Quote by Jackie Collins about books, people

In war, events of importance are the result of trivial...

In war, events of importance are the result of trivial causes.

Quote by Iulius Cezar about events, war

Together, we created the STACKED brand and have really taken the product up two or three notches.

Quote by Tim Page about opinion

I think the ISU should open up the rules for all the professionals to skate more so that they can contribute along with the amateurs to the sport of figure skating.

Quote by Oksana Baiul about sport, rules

Israel is a country that respects freedom, freedom of...

Israel is a country that respects freedom, freedom of assembly, freedom of speech and freedom of worship.

Quote by George Pataki about liberty, country

Poor is the man whose pleasures depend on the permission...

Poor is the man whose pleasures depend on the permission of another.

Quote by Madonna about poverty, permission, man

Of all virtues and dignities of the mind, goodness is the greatest, being the character of the Deity; and without it, man is a busy, mischievous, wretched thing.

Quote by Kevin Bacon about character, mind, being, things, man

It always amazes me to think that every house on every street is full of so many stories; so many triumphs and tragedies, and all we see are yards and driveways.

Quote by Glenn Close about home, house

A man is never more truthful than when he acknowledges...

A man is never more truthful than when he acknowledges himself a liar.

Quote by Mark Twain about people, man

As long as I retain my feeling and my passion for Nature, ...

As long as I retain my feeling and my passion for Nature, I can partly soften or subdue my other passions and resist or endure those of others.

Quote by George Gordon Byron about nature

I am an old scholar, better-looking now than when I was...

I am an old scholar, better-looking now than when I was young. That's what sitting on your ass does to your face.

Quote by Leonard Cohen about opinion, old, olderness, face

Some have argued we should wait, and that's an option. In my view, it's the riskiest of all options, because the longer we wait, the stronger and bolder Saddam Hussein will become.

Quote by George W. Bush

Banality is a symptom of non-communication. Men hide...

Banality is a symptom of non-communication. Men hide behind their cliches.

Quote by Eugen Ionescu about communication, man

To be hungry must be awful.

To be hungry must be awful.

Quote by Dick Van Patten about suffering

Appearances are often deceiving.

Appearances are often deceiving.

Quote by Aesop about philosophy

Never deceive yourself thinking you're the toughest...

Never deceive yourself thinking you're the toughest Transformer; if Hasbro doesn't want to sell your toy, they'll find a way to kill you off.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about commerce, thinking

You climb to reach the summit, but once there, discover...

You climb to reach the summit, but once there, discover that all roads lead down.

Quote by Stanis³aw Lem about irony

Age appears to be best in four things; old wood best to...

Age appears to be best in four things; old wood best to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to trust, and old authors to read.

Quote by Francis Bacon about age, olderness, old, wine, drinking, things

I'm a Christian, a conservative and a Republican, in that...

I'm a Christian, a conservative and a Republican, in that order.

Quote by Mike Pence about order

Before falling in love do take your backup, it always...

Before falling in love do take your backup, it always helps in recovery.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about love

Because one of the curious things about writing is that it doesn't matter how perfect you try and get it, that you never quite get the sentence right, or there are things that you miss and, you know, you have work repeated a couple of pages later...

Quote by Al Alvarez about literature, couple, things, writing, rightness, work

Kobe's an incredibly talented athlete, and there are many...

Kobe's an incredibly talented athlete, and there are many more like him among today's players.

Quote by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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