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If no one ever took risks, Michaelangelo would have painted the Sistine floor.


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ANTHONY BOURDAIN Why, he was so handsome and brave that no one would ever have suspected that he was bookish!
GERALD MORRIS They painted signs that read 'No dumping' and 'Save the fish' so the river would be a lot cleaner.
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GLENN HEFLEY No one would ever like him; he would never be accused of being unfair.
CHARLAINE HARRIS One would go mad if one took the Bible seriously; but to take it seriously one must be already mad.
ALEISTER CROWLEY I know I did the right thing, but no one would ever understand.
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BILL BAKER I don't excercise. If God had wanted me to bend over, he would have put diamonds on the floor.
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LUCIAN FREUD When I started out, I wanted to paint the Sistine Chapel. But I didn't have the content.
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CASSANDRA CLARE If I ever used my client's name in a question he would take care of me, ... I took it as a threat.
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PAUL SIMON Nike doesn't want to make products for everyone - they want to make products for champions.
SIMON SINEK Aerial flight is one of that class of problems with which men will never have to cope.
SIMON NEWCOMB A country's economic growth may be defined as a long-term rise in capacity to supply increasingl...
SIMON KUZNETS My father was the most rational and the most dispassionate of men.
SIMON NEWCOMB If your lifeguard duties were as good as your singing, a lot of people would be drowning.
SIMON COWELL My attitude is, if someone's going to criticize me, tell me to my face.
SIMON COWELL When someone asks, 'Does success make you into a monster?' I always say, 'No, it enables...
SIMON COWELL I was bought an electric guitar when I was 12, but my guitar teacher beat me up. I didn't like g...
SIMON COWELL My own saying is: 'Create the hype, but don't ever believe it.'
SIMON COWELL