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Related I'm a doer, and whether it was the tsunami in Sri Lanka or the earthquake in Indonesia, I was al... PAUL WALKER Whether we live in Sri Lanka or Malaysia or India, the U.K. or the U.S., we face similar issues of u... ROMESH GUNESEKERA I remember so clearly from when I was five years old, my mom and dad arguing over - not over whether... SUNIL YAPA Ask yourself whether the dream of heaven and greatness should be waiting for us in our graves - or w... AYN RAND To stand on the brink of what is coming, feeling eager, optimistic anticipation—with no feeli... ASK AND IT IS GIVEN I have spend a lot of time on everything and what's impresses me about people I have written that in... DEYTH BANGER 37. It is better to be single and unhappy than unhappily married. JAMES C. DOBSON I think when the people in Burma stop thinking about whether or not they're free, it'll mean... AUNG SAN SUU KYI The true test is, whether the object be of a local character, and local use; or, whether it be of ge... JOSEPH STORY It should simply be an empirical matter whether the climate is changing or not and whether we're... IAN MCEWAN The fact that it is set in a phantasmagorical island somewhere in ancient Sri Lanka throws up immens... FRANCIS WACZIARG Companies that pretend to care about music and really care about other things - whether it be hardwa... JAY-Z It has nothing to do with whether I'm the best or whether I'm a rock and roller or whether I'm a blu... SAM MOORE His contribution (to Sri Lanka) was immense. BERNARD GOONETILLEKE An economically peaceful and prosperous Sri Lanka is the dream of youth of the nation. My message fo... A. P. J. ABDUL KALAM When I was younger, I could remember anything, whether it had happened or not; but my faculties are ... MARK TWAIN The balance of payments crisis sounds rather dry but it really would have a devastating impact on th... BRIAN AITKEN The third round bidding might be dominated by China, Japan, Russia, Thailand, Malaysia and India. MAHMUDUR RAHMAN If the operation of this centre is deemed to be successful, we'll then discuss with our dealers whet... DAIZO ITO It'll be a milestone if Sri Lanka can do an international bond. DESMOND SOON Remember that pain has this most excellent quality. If prolonged it cannot be severe, and if severe ... SENECA (SENECA THE ELDER) Remember that pain has this most excellent quality. If prolonged it cannot be severe, and if severe ... SENECA Whatever crushes individuality is despotism, by whatever name it may be called and whether it profes... JOHN STUART MILL How wild it was, to let it be. T. S. ELIOT Be careful not to compromise what you want most for what you want now. ZIG ZIGLAR I think I was quite clever about it. I could have still carried on fielding against Sri Lanka, but I... HERSCHELLE GIBBS There should be greater national discussion about whether there is a need (for an international serv... HISASHI HIEDA I like to believe that science is becoming mainstream. It should have never been something that sort... NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON If we could have the ability to change the past and right our wrongs would it make us learn from any... GARY F EVANS... To be in a time of technological change and advancement is an awesome thought indeed as long as it i... GARY F EVANS... I love a lot of things, and I'm pretty much obsessive about most things I do, whether it be gardenin... GATES MCFADDEN Sri Lanka is a part of my background: it's not where I live, but it's what I want to explore... ROMESH GUNESEKERA I never want to get a job because I'm female. I want to get it because I earned it and I deserve... MARY BARRA All of us, whether guilty or not, whether old or young, must accept the past. It is not a case of co... RICHARD VON WEIZSAECKER It is fantastic news. We need him back, and it will be good to have him facing the first ball (in th... KEVIN PIETERSEN My giving birth was nothing when I think about all the people in Sri Lanka that have to give birth i... M.I.A. It is not easy to ignore a bid when India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh decide to come togethe... SHARAD PAWAR Victor wondered about lots of things. He wondered about himself (whether he was broken, or special, ... VICTORIA SCHWAB Many other countries in this world are in a difficult situation, and all the Thai people are probabl... BHUMIBOL ADULYADEJ My definition of hip hop is taking elements from many other spheres of music to make hip hop. Whethe... AFRIKA BAMBAATAA Do not be afraid of failure, it is part of the learning process SOTONYE ANGA Jon Lewis and Stuart Broad have both shown fine early-season form for their counties and I'm sure th... DAVID GRAVENEY Care not for time and success. Act out thy part, whether it be to fail or to prosper. GHOSE AUROBINDO I think they've just slightly had the edge over Sri Lanka and I think Sri Lanka probably rely on too... RICKY PONTING We do not know whether it was an opportunistic robbery, whether it was something that was planned or... WILLIE WILLIAMS I probably felt most out of place as a young kid growing up in Sri Lanka. My mental world was somewh... ROMESH GUNESEKERA It's hard to talk about whether there is a problem or not when the people who receive (the national ... ALICE KNAPP It's a tribal state, and it always will be. Whether we like it or not, whenever we withdraw from... JON HUNTSMAN, JR. The fact that television and tourism have made the whole world accessible has created the illusion t... MARTIN JACQUES When I was younger I could remember anything, whether it happened or not. MARK TWAIN An actor's body should be full of emotions, whether it is happiness or sorrow, pain or joy, enra... SONNY CHIBA Whether the weather be fine, Whether the weather be not, Whether the weather be cold, Whether the we... JOHN RUSKIN Any society that starts forbidding certain words or expressions is a society you should be wary abou... STELLAN SKARSGARD I love a lot of things, and I'm pretty much obsessive about most things I do, whether it be gard... GATES MCFADDEN On our part we have pledged that there will be no acts of violence. At the same time we want the gov... ANTON BALASINGHAM 6 Ways To Give Your Mind A Break: 1. Stop stressing 2. Stop worrying 3. Give re... GERMANY KENT I was something that lay under the sun and felt it, like the pumpkins, and I did not want to be anyt... WILLA SIBERT CATHER My writing has been shaped by the three countries - Sri Lanka, the Philippines and England - I have ... ROMESH GUNESEKERA China is the big economic engine in Asia, so what happens is, as China growth expands, these countri... GARY COHN It is a beautiful and terrible thing, and should therefore be treated with great caution.” Whether J.K. ROWLING should be removed or disciplined, or whether members of his staff should be disciplined for repeated... JOHN CONYERS When I was younger, I could remember anything, whether it had happened or not. MARK TWAIN I can remember, even on up to the job I have now, some fair degree of uncertainty about whether I wa... DAVID BONDY To this day, just always treat people the way you want to be treated. Whether it's family or fri... BRENDA SONG The fabrics, whether it be hand-painted prints at the end, or whether it be new knits and stretch fa... RALPH LAUREN We've offered direct financial support for a range of renewable energy sources, whether it be la... DENIS NAPTHINE The decision that has to be made was whether it was material, whether he knew he was lying under oat... BARBARA OLSON He wondered about himself (whether he was broken, or special, or better, or worse) and about other p... VICTORIA SCHWAB To be political means to speak out, to risk being called 'catty', or worse. I don't hear... MADELEINE M. KUNIN Everyone's worry on the economy was jobs. Today's report was unexpected by most people and it allaye... ADAM TRACY Whether it is through the research or just making people aware (of the risks of cancer), it will be ... JAN ULMER This experience will be to his and the West Indies youth team's benefit for next month's Youth World... JOEY CAREW They believe anything that can be done should be done whether a patient wants it or not. That's what... GEORGE HSU Dance should not just divide people into audience and performers. Everyone should be a participant, ... TWYLA THARP In whatever work environment, whether we admit it or not, there is always a little part of us that h... DOMINIC COOPER It was nice to see him perform during home series against Sri Lanka. But he was struggling since Ken... FARUQUE AHMED There is a relentless war between good and evil which has to be fought whether one likes it or not. RADHIKA MUNDRA We're being not overprotective but special, and careful, about it because it is special. We don't wa... RAINE MAIDA The process of testing claims is called science. Now, If you have a claim that can't be tested thats... BILL NYE Government or politics in America today is big business. Everybody makes money involving themselves ... DOUGLAS WILDER This looks more and more like a constitutional coup here in Sri Lanka. KASRA NAJI It is not known precisely where angels dwell -- whether in the air, the void, or the planets. It has... VOLTAIRE (FRANçOIS-MARIE AROUET) It is not known precisely where angels dwell -- whether in the air, the void, or the planets. It has... VOLTAIRE I will make a decision on how many matches I should play for Essex after the Sri Lanka tour. DANISH KANERIA People were really divided about whether it was appropriate. JENNY THOMPSON I don't like to read about myself, whether it be positive or negative. CHLOE SEVIGNY It ends or it doesn't. That’s what you say. That’s how you get through it. The tu... CAITLYN SIEHL And then, it is all one whether he has been happy or miserable; for his life was never anything more... ARTHUR SCHOPENHAUER It was previously a question of finding out whether or not life had to have a meaning to be lived. I... ALBERT CAMUS And whether we be afflicted, it is for your consolation and salvation, which is effectual in the end... BIBLE One Christmas was so much like another,...that I can never remember whether it snowed for six days a... DYLAN THOMAS Bigotry should never be sanctioned, whether intentionally or unintentionally. BARRY O'FARRELL I'm of those who believe that excesses in all matters are not a good idea, whether it's form... CHRISTINE LAGARDE He will undergo medical tests beginning Monday... Then, it will be determined whether or not he shou... EMMANUEL MWAMBA The most valuable of all education is the ability to make yourself do the thing you have to do, when... ALDOUS HUXLEY Politics is the dirtiest of games. Whether you play it, watch it or even try to avoid it, you'll alw... MOSTAFA BAKOUSH Power! Did you ever hear of men being asked whether other souls should have power or not? It is born... OLIVE SCHREINER It is a toss up whether it is worse to be old and bent or young and broke. SOURCE UNKNOWN We really should be close to 100 percent on all of these measures. There's not much controversy abou... ASHISH JHA A universal feeling, whether well or ill founded, cannot be safely disregarded. ABRAHAM LINCOLN
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Stretch'd on the rack of a too easy chair,
And h... ALEXANDER POPE It is part of the cure to wish to be cured.
[Lat., Pars sanitatis velle sanari fruit.] ALEXANDER POPE There are times when I think, if I were a bit more famous, life could be easier in terms of work bec... ALEXANDER HANSON I am not aspiring to be a senior bureaucrat. It would limit my freedom. ALEXANDER LEBEDEV Joe E. Lewis said, 'Money doesn't buy happiness but it calms the nerves.' And that is ho... ALEXANDER PAYNE That's not to say we won't hear an aircraft occasionally, but the national standard for noise compat... ALAN ALEXANDER It's a very rugged country, and the weather can turn rapidly. Sometimes you can see the storms comin... ALAN ALEXANDER Insurgents used to mortar the thing every day. Luckily, it was a very large base and they were very ... ALAN ALEXANDER I had some personal reservations about, 'Can I do the job?' But I had no reservations about being mo... ALAN ALEXANDER When my unit left, we felt good about what we had done. ALAN ALEXANDER The bookful blockhead, ignorantly read, With loads of learned lumber in his head. ALEXANDER POPE Even when I was an actor in training, one criticism my teachers had was that I should think about di... JASON ALEXANDER War means blind obedience, unthinking stupidity, brutish callousness, wanton destruction, and irresp... ALEXANDER BERKMAN Such a wife as I want... must be young, handsome I lay most stress upon a good shape, sensible a lit... ALEXANDER HAMILTON More and more people care about religious tolerance as fewer and fewer care about religion ALEXANDER CHASE A soft refusal is not always taken, but a rude one is immediately believed ALEXANDER CHASE To understand is to forgive, even oneself. ALEXANDER CHASE To attempt suicide is a criminal offense. Any man who, of his own will, tries to escape the treadmil... ALEXANDER CHASE The most imaginative people are the most credulous, for them everything is possible ALEXANDER CHASE Psychiatry's chief contribution to philosophy is the discovery that the toilet is the seat of the so... ALEXANDER CHASE