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“Eighteen months ago, when first I stood before you I called attention, as earnestly and seriously as I knew how, to what looked to me to be the dangers that were ahead, and I urged you at that time to practice the old virtues of thrift, of honesty, of truthfulness, of industry, and so on through the list of those I named. All that I said then I say again.”

Firsts Said Attention Practice Virtue Honesty Danger Months Industry Constitution Lists Eighteen Truthfulness Thrift

Author:J. Reuben Clark

“I'm not fond of any of my films in an intimate way, but Gregory's Girl would be number 4 on my list.”

Way Would Be Film Girl Numbers Affection Lists Intimate Number 4

Author:Bill Forsyth

“It is unacceptable that disabled veterans in Illinois rank at the bottom of the list when it comes to disability pay. We owe our disabled veterans more than speeches, parades and monuments.”

Pay Speech Bottom Lists Disability Veteran Monument Disabled Parades Veterans Day Illinois Thank A Veteran Thank You Veteran Happy Veterans Day

Author:Dick Durbin

“While I cannot take the time to name all the men in the State Department who have been named as members of the Communist Party and members of a spy ring, I have here in my hand a list of 205.”

Men Has Beens War States Hands Names Party He Man Cold Members Lists Rings Department Communist Cold War Spy Communist Party

Author:Joseph McCarthy

“Some pieces in the King's Indian appear on a 'special price' list: the dark square bishops are at the top of that list.”

Dark Pieces Special Kings Lists Chess Opening Indian Squares Bishops

Author:David Bronstein

“I'm Doctor McMahon with a Ph.D. in sweet-ass rock with an emphasis in set list creation.”

Rocks Creation Sweet Doctors Lists Ass Emphasis Enlightening

Author:Andrew McMahon

“Seeing your name on the list for KP or guard duty when you're in the Army is like reading a bad review.”

Reading Names Seeing Duty Army Lists Reviews Bad Reviews

Author:Robert Duvall

“If you're not feeling good and you want to change the way you feel, or if you want to lift good feelings higher, then take a minute or two and god through a mental list of everything you love and adore. You can do it while getting dressed in the morning, walking, driving or traveling anywhere.”

Ifs Way Want Inspirational Feels Two Feelings Can Do Morning Minutes Higher Walking Lists Driving Feel Good Lifts Adore You Can Do It Good Feeling Getting Dressed Adore You Not Feeling Good

Author:Rhonda Byrne

“People who want to appear clever rely on memory. People who want to get things done make lists.”

People Want Inspirational Done Memories Accomplish Lists Clever Rely Things Done

Book:Do It!: Let's Get Off Our Buts

Source: Do It!: Let's Get Off Our Buts

“I also don't believe that whatever come after life depends on my correctly reciting a list of my transgressions-that sounds too much like an Erudite afterlife to me, all accuracy and no feeling.”

Life Believe Feelings Sound Too Much Depends Don't Believe Lists Afterlife Accuracy Transgression Erudite Reciting

Author:Veronica Roth

“I've got no aspirations to become an A-list celebrity.”

Motivation Lists Fighter Aspiration

Author:Carl Froch

“The failed stimulus, along with Obamacare's long list of failures, show what happens when Congress passes laws in a rush.”

Long Shows Happens Law Congress Lists Stimulus Obamacare

Author:John Barrasso

“There comes a time when you roll up your sleeves and put yourself at the top of your commitment list.”

Commitment Lists Sleeves There Comes A Time

Author:Marian Wright Edelman

“Some claim a place in the list of patriots, by an acrimonious and unremitting opposition to the court. This mark is by no means infallible. Patriotism is not necessarily included in rebellion. A man may hate his king, yet not love his country.”

Men May Mean Country Hate Kings Claims Mark Court Lists Opposition Rebellion Patriot Infallible

Book:Works

Source: Works

“If you put down a list of jobs, doctor, lawyer, janitor, teacher or movie star, everybody would pick the movie star. And why? So you could lie around the pool, drink margaritas and send money to your parents. So that's what I did.”

Ifs Jobs Lying Stars Parent Teacher Drink Picks Doctors Lawyer Lists Swimming Pool Movie Star Swimming Pool Janitor Margarita

Author:Steve Guttenberg

“People always ask me to list my greatest accomplishments, expecting me to rattle off a bunch of movies I've made, but what I'm proudest of is my kids.”

People Children Made Kids Asks Lists Bunch Ask Me Accomplishment Expecting Greatest Accomplishment

Author:Mel Gibson

“What a tiny list of friends I have! All my fault. I less and less want to see people.”

People Want Friendship Faults Lists Tiny

Author:Dodie Smith

“We put people of concern on the watch list or the no-fly list, so we have a number of layers of security beyond the airport checkpoint. We gather as much information about a passenger as the law allows without profiling.”

People Law Numbers Watches Security Information Concern Lists Layers Airports Passengers Checkpoints

Author:John S. Pistole

“There are very few designers in Hollywood today who know how to really flatter a woman's body, and Mark Zunino is at the top of my list.”

Knows Body Today Know How Hollywood Mark Lists Designer Women's Bodies

Author:Joan Collins

“If you look at any list of great modern writers such as Ernest Hemingway, William Faulkner, and F. Scott Fitzgerald, you'll notice two things about them: 1. They all had editors. 2. They are all dead. Thus we can draw the scientific conclusion that editors are fatal.”

Ifs Looks Two Modern Draws Lists Conclusion Two Things Editors Scott Fitzgerald

Author:Dave Barry

“Stories are how we remember; we tend to forget lists and bullet points.”

Stories Remember Forget Lists Bullets

Author:Robert McKee

“Sometimes I'm asked to list the most important steps in preparing for an evangelistic mission, and my reply is always the same: prayer... prayer... prayer.”

Important Sometimes Prayer Steps Missions Lists Preparing

Book:Billy Graham in Quotes

Source: Billy Graham in Quotes

“'Grand Illusion' and 'Rules of the Game' are routinely included on lists of the greatest films, and deserve to be.”

Film Games Illusion Deserve Lists Rules Of The Game

Book:The Great Movies IV

Source: The Great Movies IV

“I have always lived my life by making lists: lists of people to call, lists of ideas, lists of companies to set up, lists of people who can make things happen. Each day I work through these lists, and that sequence of calls propels me forward.”

People Ideas Happens Company Lists Things Happen Each Day Sequence Make Things Happen

Book:Losing my virginity: how I've survived, had fun, and made a fortune doing business my way

Source: Losing my virginity: how I've survived, had fun, and made a fortune doing business my way

“I'm definitely a messy person... I know where everything is but I just can't organize. I don't make lists and find scripts on the laundry machine, and under my bed, or in the bathroom, kitchen. It's bad, I really need to take control.”

Knows Needs Persons Bed Machines Scripts Lists Kitchen Organize Bathroom Messy Laundry Take Control

Author:Katie Holmes

“Remember the to-do list but don't forget the to-be list.”

Remember Forget Lists

Author:Richard Branson

“There should be a list of people who can and cannot clone themselves.”

People Should Lists Cloning

Author:Ted Danson

“In addition, we were unable to meet openly to discuss the progress of the book, for we were both on the list of persons banned from communicating with other banned persons.”

Persons Book Progress Communicate Lists Corny Banned Communicating With Others

Author:Ruth First

“We like lists because we don't want to die.”

Want Dies Lists Wanting To Die

Author:Umberto Eco

“Grave of the Fireflies is an emotional experience so powerful that it forces a rethinking of animation... It belongs on any list of the greatest war films ever made.”

Made War Film Force Powerful Emotional Lists Graves Animation Firefly Rethinking

Author:Roger Ebert

“In the book of things people more often do wrong than right, investing must certainly top the list, followed closely by wallpapering and eating artichokes”

People Book Eating Investing Lists Artichokes

Author:Robert Klein

“All of us would be wiser if we would resolve never to put people down, except on our prayer lists.”

People Ifs Would Be Prayer Lists Resolve Wiser Our Prayers

Book:A Call to Spiritual Reformation: Priorities from Paul and His Prayers

Source: A Call to Spiritual Reformation: Priorities from Paul and His Prayers

“High school teachers who want to get reluctant readers turned around need to give the students some say in the reading list. Make it collaborative: The students will feel ownership, and everyone will dig in.”

Want Needs Giving Feels School Reading Teacher Students Reader High School Lists Ownership Reluctant School Teachers High School Teachers

Author:Dave Eggers

“Christ remains the most influential figure in history. Any list of world-transforming individuals would no doubt include Moses, Buddha, and Muhammad. Moses, Buddha, and Muhammad, however occupy totally different places in Judaism, Buddhism, and Islam than Christ occupies in Christianity. Moses, Buddha, and Muhammad never professed to perform miracles; indeed they never claimed to be anything more than men. They viewed themselves simply as God's messengers. Christ is the only person in history who has defined a whole religion around his person.”

“It is time for every one of us to roll up our sleeves and put ourselves at the top of our commitment list.”

Healing Commitment Lists Teens Sleeves

Author:Marian Wright Edelman

“Excuses are a list of self imposed obstacles that prevent you from having a better life.”

Self Excuse Obstacles Lists Better Life

Author:Tony Horton

“Run down the list of those who felt intense anger at something: the most famous, the most unfortunate, the most hated, the most whatever: Where is all that now? Smoke, dust, legend...or not even a legend. Think of all the examples. And how trivial the things we want so passionately are.”

Thinking Want Running Felt Example Lists Intense Dust Smoke Hated Legends Unfortunate Stoicism

Author:Marcus Aurelius

“On the top of the batting list we have pinned our hopes on the Dilshan-Thirima nne combination as they have been putting the runs on the board whenever they have been entrusted with the opening slot.”

Has Beens Running Lists Opening Combination Boards Batting

Author:Sanath Jayasuriya

“Write your goals down in detail and read your list of goals every day. Some goals may entail a list of shorter goals. Losing a lot of weight, for example, should include mini-goals, such as 10-pound milestones. This will keep your subconscious mind focused on what you want step by step.”

Want Inspirational Should Writing Mind May Goal Steps Example Losing Weight Details Focused What You Want Lists Pounds Subconscious Subconscious Mind Milestone

Author:Jack Canfield

“The incredible list of supposed horrors that increasing carbon dioxide will bring the world is pure belief disguised as science.”

World Belief Horror Pure Incredibles Lists Carbon Carbon Dioxide Chemical Compounds

Author:William Happer

“I have this theory about words. There's a thousand ways to say "Pass the salt". It could mean, you know, "Can I have some salt?" or it could mean, "I love you.". It could mean, "I'm very annoyed with you". Really, the list could go on and on. Words are little bombs, and they have a lot of energy inside them.”

Knows Way Mean Littles Energy Love You Theory Goes On Thousand Lists Bombs Salt Annoyed

Author:Christopher Walken

“Aerosmith's 'Rocks' is on the list of my top favorite albums of all time.”

Rocks Albums Lists All Time Aerosmith

Author:Tommy Lee

“Got a long list of ex-lovers, they'll tell you I'm insane. But I got a blank space baby, and I'll write your name.”

Writing Long Names Space Baby Lovers Lists Insane Blank Exes Blank Space Ex Lover

Author:Taylor Swift

“One thing I've tried to never do is make wish lists. I try to have a very steppingstone mentality about this whole thing, where as soon as you make one step you visualize the next step, not five steps ahead.”

Trying Whole Next Wish Steps Five One Thing Lists Mentality Next Steps

Author:Taylor Swift

“My mom, who's been in the restaurant business for 40 years, is the number-one influence in my life. But I look up to a lot of people in the industry. Tops on my list is Mario Batali. My mom and Mario taught me the same lesson: Food is love.”

People Years Looks Numbers Influence Taught Mom Industry Lessons My Mom Lists Restaurants Look Up Mario Restaurant Business

Author:Rachael Ray

“When I was 9, my parents let me take a cab to the mall all by myself. I had hardly any money to spend, but I did have a very specific list of things I wanted to do: buy cookies and sit on the furniture at Sears.”

Wanted Parent Let Me Lists Furniture Cookies Malls Cab Sears

Author:Leslie Mann

“And I had this big, long list of what I wanted in a guy but I realized I didn't stack up to the list myself.”

Long Bigs Wanted Guy Lists I Realized

Author:Star Jones

“The list of women to potentially be on a major party ticket, in both parties, is embarrassingly short.”

Party Majors Lists Tickets

Author:Eleanor Clift

“It would take 2,000 Vietnam Memorials to list the [Twentieth] century's war dead.”

War Century Lists Vietnam Twentieth Century Memorial

Author:Kim Stanley

“I try not to read best-dressed lists or anything like that. For every good thing, there will often be a not-so-nice thing people would say.”

People Trying Nice Good Things Very Good Lists Nice Things Often Is Best Dressed

Author:Nina Dobrev

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