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I first began to read religious books at school, and especially the Bible, when I was eleven years old; and almost immediately commenced a habit of secret prayer. ↗

— Francis W. Newman

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It is almost the definition of a gentleman to say that he is one who never inflicts pain. ↗

— John Henry Newman

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It is almost a definition of a gentleman to say that he is one who never inflicts pain. ↗

— John Henry Newman

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When one does away with oneself one does the most estimable thing possible: one thereby almost deserves to live. ↗

— Friedrich Nietzsche

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Most of my images have been done in-studio, under very controlled lighting conditions. There have been a few that have been shot in nature, but even then they were shot almost exclusively at night, and again, under controlled lighting conditions. ↗

— Leonard Nimoy

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I almost forgot what it's like to be proud of my government. ↗

— Edward Norton

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But 'Memento' was so successful, such a huge cult hit, almost on the scale of a large film. If that had happened, with all the acclaim, before the next job, I'd have found it very difficult to figure out what to do next. ↗

— Christopher Nolan

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I think there have been some periods when the writing almost became a bit of a burden. ↗

— Leo Ornstein

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The way I look at myself, the biggest achievement in my eyes - forget winning trophies or scoring in World Cups - is that I'm still at a top club playing at a really high standard having been almost two different players. ↗

— Michael J. Owen

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After all my years of playing soldiers, and then of reading History, I have almost a mania to be in the East, to see fighting, and to serve. ↗

— Wilfred Owen

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