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The pursuit of pretty formulas and neat theorems can no doubt quickly degenerate into a silly vice, but so can the quest for austere generalities which are so very general indeed that they are incapable of application to any particular. ↗

— E. T. Bell

#application #austere #degenerate #doubt #formulas

I don't want to be pigeonholed into doing just romantic comedies. But they're fun, and especially for women, it's nice to go to see them and enjoy that breath of fresh air. ↗

— Kristen Bell

#breath #comedies #doing #enjoy #especially

I came into a strong organization, and I hope I strengthened it more and expanded its capacity to deal with some of the challenges that might not have seemed as great 10 years ago, such as H.I.V., AIDS and children affected by war. ↗

— Carol Bellamy

#ago #aids #came #capacity #challenges

I was really conflicted. I had always planned to help the world. Instead, I was going to become an actress? That seemed like such a selfish thing to do. ↗

— Maria Bello

#always #become #going #had #help

California is like an artificial limb the rest of the country doesn't really need. You can quote me on that. ↗

— Saul Bellow

#california #country #like #limb #me

Accidents happen, whether they're car accidents, friendly fire, drug overdoses. Accidents happen, and they're tragic. It's like a bomb that goes off and pieces of shrapnel rip into the flesh of the family. It's the families that need the compassion, because everywhere they walk, every day, someone reminds them of their loss. ↗

— James Belushi

#because #bomb #car #compassion #day

Heroes aren't born, they' re cornered. Oh, I was cornered. And I found out that I was no hero. ↗

— James Belushi

#cornered #found #hero #heroes #i

We are constantly being surprised that people did things well before we were born. ↗

— Robert Benchley

#being #born #constantly #did #people

When I first saw a Fellini movie, I came out of the movie theatre and decided to become a lawyer! I thought to myself, it's impossible to make something so beautiful! ↗

— Roberto Benigni

#become #came #decided #fellini #first

There can be no knowledge without emotion. We may be aware of a truth, yet until we have felt its force, it is not ours. To the cognition of the brain must be added the experience of the soul. ↗

— Arnold Bennett

#aware #brain #cognition #emotion #experience