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Death is a release from the impressions of the senses, and from desires that make us their puppets, and from the vagaries of the mind, and from the hard service of the flesh.

Quote by Marcus Aurelius about death, mind

Scarcely one person in a thousand is capable of tasting...

Scarcely one person in a thousand is capable of tasting the happiness of others.

Quote by Henry Fielding about happiness, people

An affair now and then is good for a marriage. It adds...

An affair now and then is good for a marriage. It adds spice, stops it from getting boring... I ought to know.

Quote by Bette Davis about affair, marriage, good, good luck

What is art? Nature concentrated.

What is art? Nature concentrated.

Quote by Honoré de Balzac about concentration, art, magic, nature

When John Kennedy was running for president he came to my neighborhood. It was the hottest day in a century, it was like 9,000 degrees. People came from all over Manhattan to my neighborhood to see this guy who talked about my country, and my part...

Quote by Whoopi Goldberg about country, things, day, people

Whenever the construction process is going well, the...

Whenever the construction process is going well, the bobbin thread runs out.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy

Soccer, Dance, Basketball, Softball, Piano, ...

Soccer, Dance, Basketball, Softball, Piano, Girl(Boy)Scouts is always on the same day with less then 5 minutes between.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about dance, day

Some have argued that confronting the threat from Iraq could detract from the war against terror. To the contrary, confronting the threat posed by Iraq is crucial to winning the war on terror.

Quote by George W. Bush about fear, war

A man cannot become an atheist merely by wishing it.

A man cannot become an atheist merely by wishing it.

Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte about atheism, man

Being shot hurts.

Being shot hurts.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about war, being

Were I to decide that I didn't want to be a genre writer, ...

Were I to decide that I didn't want to be a genre writer, or that I wanted to switch genres, I'd be looking at starting over.

Quote by Lynn Abbey about writers

Those who hesitate under fire usually do not end up KIA...

Those who hesitate under fire usually do not end up KIA or WIA.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about war, fire, fire brigade, end

The pain of parting is nothing to the joy of meeting again.

The pain of parting is nothing to the joy of meeting again.

Quote by Charles Dickens about meetings, joy, pain, nothing

I see youI see you, even if I close my eyes, Among speechless mists, I just keep you with my fluid mind, I cast you away and I tell you: stay longer! When you found me, you were too far away, When I felt I was still alive, When you came, I have...

Quote by Andrei Alexandru Păunescu about love, contentment, eyes, mind

America has never paid any attention to other people, so...

America has never paid any attention to other people, so it's absurd for Bush to say that it's all in the best interests of the Iraqi people.

Quote by Richard Gere about attention, absurd, people

The priest is an immense being because he makes the crowd...

The priest is an immense being because he makes the crowd believe astonishing things.

Quote by Charles Baudelaire about religion, faith, being, things

When you need to carry a child they will want to walk.

When you need to carry a child they will want to walk.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about children, need, contentment

The time, how it erodes our body, like a constant...

The time, how it erodes our body, like a constant rottenness.

Quote by Iulian Boldea about time, body

My favourite all-time work of fiction: Lord of the Rings. My favourite all-time nonfiction book: Guns, Germs, and Steel. Ask me again next week, you'll get a different answer.

Quote by Orson Scott about fiction, time, work, contentment

Ah, yes, divorce, from the Latin word meaning to rip out...

Ah, yes, divorce, from the Latin word meaning to rip out a man`s genitals through his wallet.

Quote by Robin Williams about sex, word, man

Words are men's daughters, but God's sons are things.

Words are men's daughters, but God's sons are things.

Quote by Izaak Walton about opinion, word, god, man, things

What God intended for you goes far beyond anything you...

What God intended for you goes far beyond anything you can imagine.

Quote by Oprah Winfrey about god, contentment

Each person has the right to be free, and free persons...

Each person has the right to be free, and free persons can produce order spontaneously, without a commanding power over them.

Quote by Tom G. Palmer about people, order, power, rightness

The tyrant has fallen, and Iraq is free.

The tyrant has fallen, and Iraq is free.

Quote by George W. Bush

Shadow owes its birth to light.

Shadow owes its birth to light.

Quote by John Gay about shadow, light

If you want to act, you have to devote yourself to it. Send out letters and photos every day, work all the hours under the sun, whatever it takes. If you're not determined, you won't get anywhere.

Quote by Christopher Parker about opinion, sun, contentment, work, day

Only morons consider a safe gun exclusively safe.

Only morons consider a safe gun exclusively safe.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about cowboys

You can drive a car in to any river ford, just don't...

You can drive a car in to any river ford, just don't expect to always be able drive out.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about cars, contentment

To use it like a giant.

To use it like a giant.

Quote by William Shakespeare about philosophy, use

In the last four years under the Patriot Act, we have seen a great increase in the ability of law enforcement officials to investigate and track terrorists.

Quote by Mike Pence about opinion, ability, law

Your best idea is already copyrighted.

Your best idea is already copyrighted.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about idea

Friendship is a disinterested commerce between equals;...

Friendship is a disinterested commerce between equals; love, an abject intercourse between tyrants and slaves.

Quote by Oliver Goldsmith about love, commerce, friendship

Right now I can't be sure that I will be back on stage....

Right now I can't be sure that I will be back on stage. We have been touring for two years and that is way too much.

Quote by Mick Jagger about rightness

Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst.

Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about war, hope

It only becomes a riot right after you show up.

It only becomes a riot right after you show up.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about police, rightness, contentment

If the truth is in your favor no one will believe you.

If the truth is in your favor no one will believe you.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about truth, faith, contentment

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