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The people who are absent are the ideal; those who are present seem to be quite commonplace. ↗

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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When ideas fail, words come in very handy. ↗

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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You may imagine the joy manifested by these poor Africans, when they heard one of their own color address them in a friendly manner, and in a language they could comprehend! ↗

— Lewis Tappan

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Well, my hand never fell off, and within no time, I was bowling competitively in leagues and tournaments. ↗

— Joe Tex

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I never knew whether to pity or congratulate a man on coming to his senses. ↗

— William Makepeace Thackeray

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Novelty is always welcome but talking pictures are just a fad. ↗

— Irving Thalberg

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Every conceivable cruel method of blackmail was used against me to obtain by force and at all costs confessions and statements both about comrades who had been arrested, and about political activities. ↗

— Ernst Thalmann

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Wars begin in the minds of men, and in those minds, love and compassion would have built the defenses of peace. ↗

— U Thant

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With a woman of sophistication, class and modesty and refinement, I become a totally tongue-tied buffoon. I can't even look her straight in the face. ↗

— Iain Glen

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It's a delight to trust somebody so completely. ↗

— Jeff Goldblum

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