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Nothing would be more profitable to us than a right history of mankind.


Adam Weishaupt
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There's nothing worse than people who want to make you feel better when you are losing. I just want to smack them.
Kate Mara
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I believe that it's better to be looked over than it is to be overlooked.


Mae West
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I began to feel that the drama of the truth that is in the moment and in the past is richer and more interesting than the drama of Hollywood movies. So I began looking at documentary films.
Ken Burns
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There are significant human rights abuses in China. In some areas, the situation is worse today than in the past. In other areas, there have been improvements. We will recognize the latter, and be critical of the former.
Max Baucus
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Today, there are more Americans working than ever before in the history of our Nation, and the average wage of those workers is higher than it has ever been in the history of our Nation.
Todd Tiahrt
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I think that Liverpool's particular modern history lends itself to the cinema better than London in many ways. When you go to Liverpool, you absorb that whole sound and humour.
Rhys Ifans
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I think a guy who's had just the right amount of booze can sing the blues a hell of a lot better than a guy who is stone sober.
Charlie Rich
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There's nothing worse than a leader who lacks ambition.


Ruth J. Simmons
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Nothing profits more than self-esteem, grounded on what is just and right.


John Milton
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I've never been a guy who had more than a toe in Hollywood anyway, so my toe is more easily lopped off than most.
Richard Linklater
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Nothing is going to improve my hearing. I've only got to prevent it from getting worse.


Stephanie Beacham
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Optimism means better than reality; pessimism means worse than reality. I'm a realist.


Margaret Atwood
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There's nothing better than keeping fit. It gives me energy and helps me think more clearly.


Trevor Donovan
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For better or worse, I've been involved in the description of political conflict.


John le Carre
The power of historical fiction for bad and for good can be immense in shaping consciousness of the past.
Antony Beevor
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As things get worse, poetry gets better because it becomes more necessary.


Eileen Myles
Because of the long, long history of British shipping, immigration, trade, empire, missionaries, you can have a better shot at telling a worldwide story in the British Museum's collection than any other. Britain has been more connected with the rest of the world than any other country, for longer.
Neil MacGregor
It's OK to argue with your friends. Guys can do it better than girls, usually, but if you ever get into a fight with a true friend or a spouse or a boyfriend, get it out, fight, be angry for five minutes, and then move past it. Don't let it fester; don't hold a grudge. If you do, that's when it will get worse and worse.
Ike Barinholtz
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Anything in any way beautiful derives its beauty from itself and asks nothing beyond itself. Praise is no part of it, for nothing is made worse or better by praise.
Marcus Aurelius
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