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• All lovers swear more performance than they are able, and yet reserve an ability that they never perform; vowing more than the perfection of ten, and discharging less than the tenth part of one.

  William Shakespeare

  Love, Perfection, Able

  William Shakespeare (1833). “The plays and poems of William Shakspeare”, p.587

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• People ask 'do you make a conscious effort not to swear?' - if you're doing silly stuff you're not tempted to put swearing in. All the comics from my childhood, who were funny without swearing, were the people that influenced me. What I do is quite traditional anyway.

  Tim Vine

  Silly, People, Childhood

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• When you swear, swear seriously and solemnly, but at the same time with a smile, for a smile is the twin sister of seriousness.

  Plato

  Twins, Twin Sister, Seriousness

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• A lot of people don't realize that depression is an illness. I don't wish it on anyone, but if they would know how it feels, I swear they would think twice before they just shrug it.

  Jonathan Davis

  Depression, Depressing, Thinking

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• I swear to the Lord, I still can't see, why Democracy means, everybody but me.

  Langston Hughes

  Mean, Racism, Political

  "The Black Man Speaks" l. 1 (1943)

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• Now don't say you can't swear off drinking; it's easy. I've done it a thousand times.

  W. C. Fields

  Drinking, Alcohol, Done

  "The Temperance Lecture" (radio broadcast) (1938)

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• See there?" Jem was scowling triumphantly. "Nothin' to it. I swear, Scout, sometimes you act so much like a girl its mortifyin

  Harper Lee

  Girl, Sometimes, Jem

  Harper Lee (1960). “TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD”

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• People often swear the first time they see my work. I like that.

  Willard Wigan

  People, Firsts, First Time

  "The world's leading micro artist has finally made it big". www.dailymail.co.uk. September 2007.

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• I think because I was brought up in a Christian home, I was kind of careful not to swear in my lyrics.

  Avril Lavigne

  Christian, Home, Thinking

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• Being on stage is magic. There's nothing like it. You feel the energy of everybody who's out there. You feel it all over your body. When the lights hit you, it's all over, I swear it is.

  Michael Jackson

  Light, Over You, Magic

  FaceBook post by Michael Jackson from Mar 11, 2013

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• I swear by swadeshi as it affords occasion for ample exercise of all our faculties and it tests every one of the millions of men and women, young and old.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Exercise, Men, Tests

  Mahatma Gandhi (1967). “The Gospel of Swadeshi, by M.K. Gandhi”

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• I've got to learn French because I've been going there for years and still, the only words I know are the swear words.

  Clint Eastwood

  Years, Stills, Knows

  Interview with Clint Eastwood, www.interviewmagazine.com. November 27, 2011.

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• Tony Hale is a devout Christian and is a complete retard when it comes to swearing. The script called for him to swear for about 30 seconds and he just couldn't do it.

  Jason Bateman

  Christian, Scripts, Hale

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• I looked at Thalia. "You're afraid of heights." Now that we were safely down the mountain, her eyes had their usual angry look. "Don't be stupid." That explains why you freaked out on Apollo's bus. Why you didn't want to talk about it." She took a deep breath. Then she brushed the pine needles out of her hair. "If you tell anyone, I swear—" No, no," I said. "That's cool. It's just… the daughter of Zeus, the Lord of the Sky, afraid of heights?

  Rick Riordan

  Daughter, Stupid, Eye

  Rick Riordan (2007). “The Titan's curse”

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• May the New Year bring you courage to break your resolutions early! My own plan is to swear off every kind of virtue, so that I triumph even when I fall!

  Aleister Crowley

  New Year, Courage, Fall

  Aleister Crowley (2015). “Moonchild”, p.139, Booklassic

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• I swear my car won't run unless I'm picking my nose: At least, I'm that superstitious about it, so I don't want to take any chances.

  Adam Carolla

  Running, Car, Noses

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• I drink booze, I smoke, and I'm hooked on caffeine. I actually have been known to swear at times and belch and even raise my voice when provoked. And I'm not physically repressed!

  Helena Bonham Carter

  Voice, Drink, Booze

  "Planet Of The Apes: Interview With Helena Bonham Carter". Cinema.com Interview, www.cinema.com. 2001.

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• I swear to God, if you saw me when I am by myself in the woods, I'm a lunatic. I sing, I dance.

  Chris Evans

  Inspirational, Dance, Swear To God

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• There were times, especially when I was traveling for 'Eat, Pray, Love,' when, I swear to God, I would feel this weight of my female ancestors, all those Swedish farmwives from beyond the grave who were like, 'Go! Go to Naples! Eat more pizza! Go to India, ride an elephant! Do it! Swim in the Indian Ocean. Read those books. Learn a language.'

  Elizabeth Gilbert

  Ocean, Book, Swear To God

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• Okay," I said, clasping her hand. "I swear it. The next time I do something stupid that might get me killed, you can come along.

  Richelle Mead

  Stupid, Hands, Might

  Richelle Mead (2013). “Vampire Academy: The Complete Collection”, p.839, Penguin

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• I really did put up all my wedding pictures on my website. And I swear to you, my wedding pictures got downloaded just as much as my bikini pictures.

  Cindy Margolis

  Wedding, Bikinis, Website

  "IGN For Men Interview: Cindy Margolis". Interview with Sabbott, www.ign.com. March 10, 2002.

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• I have a lot of Twitter rules. I never swear on Twitter, and if anybody's inappropriate, I block them. I have young followers.

  Rachel Nichols

  Block, Followers, Inappropriate

  "Rachel Nichols Talks ALEX CROSS, How She Got Involved, Playing Strong Women, Fight Training with Her Co-Stars and Matthew Fox’s Transformation". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. October 19, 2012.

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• 'Nice' means nothing. Is it someone who doesn't swear and shout? I swear and shout. 'Nice' sounds ineffectual.

  Michael Palin

  Nice, Mean, Sound

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• It's likely that taboo words are stored in the right hemisphere of the brain. Massive left hemisphere strokes or the entire surgical removal of the left hemisphere can leave people with no articulate speech other than the ability to swear, spout cliches and song lyrics.

  Steven Pinker

  Song, People, Brain

  "This much I know". Interview with Tom Templeton, www.theguardian.com. June 21, 2008.

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• Some people swear by writing courses, but whether it really helps American poetry, I have doubts.

  Robert Morgan

  Writing, People, Doubt

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