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• The third major characteristic of God - "infinitude" - is the catchall, the universal modifier of Christian theology. God is not merely a being; he is infinite being. God is not merely good; he is infinite goodness. God is not merely wise; he is infinite wisdom. And so on down the list. God is exaggeration run amuck.

  George H. Smith

  Christian, Wise, Running

  George H. Smith (1974). “Atheism: The Case Against God”

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• We want to put a stop to tax havens. We want results on this, with a list of tax havens and a series of consequences.

  Nicolas Sarkozy

  Want, Results, Taxes

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• At the top of the list of what makes a successful marriage, is a sense of humor.

  Deborah Kerr

  Successful, Sense Of Humor, Successful Marriage

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• Earlier in life, I put family in front of faith. I've fixed that. But I always tried to keep work fourth on the list. I was proud when [my wife] Nellie told an interviewer, 'I never could tell whether John had a good practice or a bad practice, because he never brought it home'

  John Wooden

  Home, Practice, Wife

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• Whenever I think of how religion started, I picture some frustrated old man making out a list of all the ways he could gain power, until he finally came up with the great solution of constant fear and guilt, then he leaped up and started planning a new wardrobe.

  Steve Blake

  Men, Thinking, Frustrated

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• It is impossible for an abortion clinic to have a waiting list of more than nine months.

  George Carlin

  Abortion, Waiting, Nine

  George Carlin (1998). “Brain Droppings”, Hyperion

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• The only things government can do are regulate and redistribute, prohibit and penalize, confiscate and command. Are these the things that liberty is made of? Somebody else's money and an endless list of Thou Shalt Nots?

  James Bovard

  Government, Liberty, Made

  James Bovard (2015). “Freedom in Chains: The Rise of the State and the Demise of the Citizen”, p.101, Macmillan

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• I'm sure I have a lot to atone for, if there is a judgment day. It's gonna be a long list for me. It goes right up until I was about 18 and then I sort of straightened out.

  Ryan Reynolds

  Long, Judgment, Ifs

  "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Every morning I walk by a funeral home, and that's my productivity hack for how to make sure your to-do list is properly prioritized.

  Anil Dash

  Morning, Home, Funeral

  Twitter post from Oct 22, 2013

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• The big-name stars . . . are always going to be playing what they've played before if they want to remain so-called A-list stars. That's why someone like Johnny Depp is doing more interesting roles not caring about the size of the movie.

  Ben Stiller

  Stars, Caring, Names

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• It might be different for people that are A-list actors, but a lot of us really look at what's offered to us and look for something that has some traction with other people. But, it's not like I read 100 scripts a week, and then pick and choose. Maybe some actors do. I certainly don't do that.

  John Noble

  People, Different, Looks

  Source: collider.com

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• I didn't want the film to be didactic, and this is tough because if you look at the list of issues, you have immigration, the education system, you have the grieving, you have suicide. I think what saved me were two things. I tried to do everything with some level of restraint and let the spectator make up his own mind.

  Philippe Falardeau

  Suicide, Thinking, Grieving

  Source: collider.com

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• I keep joking that I'm in Jason Reitman Film School, because I keep asking him questions every single day about directing and I have a list of things that he's told me to do and not do and I definitely couldn't learn from a better person.

  Diablo Cody

  School, Jason, Asking

  "Diablo Cody Talks YOUNG ADULT, the EVIL DEAD Remake, SWEET VALLEY HIGH, Her Directorial Debut, and a Lot More". Interview with Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub, collider.com. December 16, 2011.

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• I firmly believe that contemporary spiritual use of entheogenic drugs is one of humankind's brightest hopes for overcoming the ecological crisis from which we threaten the biosphere and jeopardize our own survival, for Homo sapiens is close to the head of the list of endangered species.

  Jonathan Ott

  Spiritual, Believe, Drug

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• If I were gay, you know. I think Woody Allen is one of a long list of men I might go gay for.

  David Duchovny

  Gay, Men, Thinking

  "'Californication' Star David Duchovny: I'd Go Gay for the Stars of 'Twilight'". www.foxnews.com. January 11, 2011.

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• My life is not about the set list, it is to be set apart.

  Louie Giglio

  Life Is

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• Nutty people are always writing me. I always think I must be on some nutty mailing list.

  Andy Warhol

  Writing, Thinking, People

  Andy Warhol (2014). “The Philosophy of Andy Warhol: From A to B and Back Again”, p.97, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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• Do you ever go off with a long grocery list and come home from the store with a bunch of different stuff? And somebody in the family unsacks the groceries and wants to know why you got this and didn't get that and just where is the whatever? And you want to say, 'Well, just be glad I came back, okay?' And the unpacker says, 'Well, next time bring what's on the list.'

  Robert Fulghum

  Home, Long, Want

  Robert Fulghum (1989). “It was on Fire when I Lay Down on it”

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• I try not to read best-dressed lists or anything like that.

  Nina Dobrev

  Trying, Best Dressed

  "Nina Dobrev Exclusive Interview" by Emily Laurence, www.seventeen.com. September 4, 2012.

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• Do what you do because Jesus is watching, not so you'll end up on some top 100 church list or be the envy of the next pastors gathering. That stuff doesn't matter. Be innovative because you believe people matter and you want to please Jesus.

  Tim Stevens

  Jesus, Believe, People

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• Lean is a way of thinking- not a list of things to do

  Shigeo Shingo

  Thinking, Way, Things To Do

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• I'm not big on to-do lists. Instead, I use e-mail and desktop folders and my online calendar. So when I walk up to my desk, I can focus on the e-mails I've flagged and check the folders that are monitoring particular projects and particular blogs.

  Bill Gates

  Focus, Use, Calendars

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• I like the idea of putting your Christmas wish list up and letting people share it.

  Bill Gates

  Ideas, People, Christmas Wishes

  "Bill Gates predicted the future in January 2000". Entertainment Weekly Interview, ew.com. October 28, 2015.

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• How I hate the attitude of ordinary people to life. How I loathe ordinariness! How from my soul I abhor nice simple people, with their eternal price list. It makes my blood boil.

  D. H. Lawrence

  Attitude, Hate, Nice

  D. H. Lawrence, James T. Boulton (2002). “The Letters of D. H. Lawrence”, p.542, Cambridge University Press

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• I am not immune to the lure of a signed record, flier or set list. The fact that your music heroes potentially had, in their own hands, the record you now have in yours is kind of cool. When the musician has departed, it can give the thing a unique power.

  Henry Rollins

  Hero, Unique, Hands

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