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When I'm not working, my family and I have a house in the...

When I'm not working, my family and I have a house in the San Juan Islands. We've been here since '94.

Quote by Elizabeth Pena about family, home, house

Proper disposal of chewing gum is in the carpet.

Proper disposal of chewing gum is in the carpet.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about things

That lake was a tear of Earth. Earth had cried, who knew when, a long time ago, and it felt ashamed, and it had hidden there one of tears. The beauty of unseen stone, 1965

Quote by Leonida Lari Iorga about tears, earth, beauty, time

The louder you speak and the more you repeat something is...

The louder you speak and the more you repeat something is inversely proportional to the amount of information taken in.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy

The reason can only be this: heroic poetry depends on an...

The reason can only be this: heroic poetry depends on an heroic age, and an age is heroic because of what it is, not because of what it does.

Quote by Lascelles Abercrombie about age, olderness, poetry, reason

Given the choice between the experience of pain and...

Given the choice between the experience of pain and nothing, I would choose pain.

Quote by William Faulkner about pain, experience, nothing

Every character has an aspect that can and will be...

Every character has an aspect that can and will be insulted and ridiculed at length.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about character

The leaves of hopes which have destined words in the body...

The leaves of hopes which have destined words in the body of the thought have settled to the ground. This is the world.

Quote by Sorin Cerin about hope, body, word, wisdom, thinking, world

She is Lavinia, therefore must be loved.

She is Lavinia, therefore must be loved.

Quote by William Shakespeare about philosophy

Work is not man's punishment. It is his reward and his...

Work is not man's punishment. It is his reward and his strength and his pleasure.

Quote by George Sand about work, reward, punishment, pleasure, man

A philosophy of consciousness can end only through one of...

A philosophy of consciousness can end only through one of the forgetfulness.

Quote by Emil Cioran about philosophy, end

That's all gone, now, the old, Hollywood.

That's all gone, now, the old, Hollywood.

Quote by Warren Beatty about old, olderness

Happiness is like a ball, we run after it and, when we...

Happiness is like a ball, we run after it and, when we catch it, we kick it.

Quote by Stephen Leacock about happiness

Spending enough time and money, all human behavior can be...

Spending enough time and money, all human behavior can be psychologically explained.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about money, human imperfections, time

I look at marriage and I think marriage is phenomenal. I...

I look at marriage and I think marriage is phenomenal. I think it's great. I don't hold anything against marriage.

Quote by Kim Basinger about marriage

The fact is that the United States is behind what has...

The fact is that the United States is behind what has happened in Nicaragua, and what they did was to promote a confrontation between Nicaraguans.

Quote by Daniel Ortega about nation

We have it in our power to begin the world over again.

We have it in our power to begin the world over again.

Quote by Thomas Paine about power, world

Every person, all the events of your life are there...

Every person, all the events of your life are there because you have drawn them there. What you choose to do with them is up to you.

Quote by Richard Bach about events, people, life

I think I've got something when I'm onscreen, but that's...

I think I've got something when I'm onscreen, but that's nothing to do with acting or talent.

Quote by Julie Christie about talent, nothing

Let your courage and determination be the vehicle that...

Let your courage and determination be the vehicle that drives you, and takes you anywhere in this life you wanna go.

Quote by Robert M. Hensel about courage, determination, life

If you forget or pack the wrong ammo, that will always be...

If you forget or pack the wrong ammo, that will always be the caliber the club vender will be out of.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about cowboys, bad

Evil has no substance of its own, but is only the defect, ...

Evil has no substance of its own, but is only the defect, excess, perversion, or corruption of that which has substance.

Quote by John Henry Newton about bad, corruption, excess

To the wise, life is a problem; to the fool, a solution.

To the wise, life is a problem; to the fool, a solution.

Quote by Marcus Aurelius about life

I've thought about writing in other genres, but my...

I've thought about writing in other genres, but my imagination just doesn't seem to lead me in other directions.

Quote by Lynn Abbey about imagination, writing, thinking

I just throw it out and see what happens. If it sounds...

I just throw it out and see what happens. If it sounds and feels right, then I continue.

Quote by F. Murray Abraham about rightness

The perfect officer for the job will transfer in the day...

The perfect officer for the job will transfer in the day after that billet is filled by someone else.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about war, perfection, day

I married Antonio and we had Stella I didn't want to work.

I married Antonio and we had Stella I didn't want to work.

Quote by Melanie Griffith about work

Increased government spending can provide a temporary stimulus to demand and output but in the longer run higher levels of government spending crowd out private investment or require higher taxes that weaken growth by reducing incentives to save,...

Quote by Martin Feldstein about work

I say myself no depressed words just depressed minds.

I say myself no depressed words just depressed minds.

Quote by Brendan Behan about opinion, depression, word

On that film and I Dreamed of Africa, I was able to submerge myself into the work and we were all there for the same reason: To try to do the best we can, do a great piece of work and not take it all so seriously.

Quote by Kim Basinger about work, reason, film

They sin who tell us Love can die: with Life all other...

They sin who tell us Love can die: with Life all other passions fly, all others are but vanity.

Quote by Robert Southey about poetry, proudness, vanity, sin, death, love, life

No matter how long or how hard you shop for an item, ...

No matter how long or how hard you shop for an item, after you've bought it, it will be on sale somewhere cheaper.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy

In my house I am the boss, my wife is just the decision...

In my house I am the boss, my wife is just the decision maker.

Quote by Woody Allen about marriage, heads, wife, home, house

We sincerely hope that south Asian countries will respect and live in amity with each other, and achieve common development, and that south Asia will enjoy peace, stability and prosperity.

Quote by Li Peng about hope, stability, prosperity, evolution, country, common sense, peace, respect

In parallel, we developed the theoretical background for...

In parallel, we developed the theoretical background for the experiments we had in mind as well as for the optimum performance of the instruments.

Quote by Richard Ernst about mind

A computer that has surpassed its user's frustration...

A computer that has surpassed its user's frustration capacity (FC) will accelerate downwards at 9.8 meters per second squared.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about computers

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