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Somebody would come in and say, I never take a good picture. I'd say, Why not? You've got two eyes, a nose, and a mouth like everybody else.
Perhaps all human progress stems from the tension between two basic drives: to have just what everyone else has and to have what no one has.
I've had two children. I've had three boyfriends. I've had a lot of things happen that can change your opinions and values and philosophies.
All religions teach that two opposite forces act upon us and the human endeavour consists in a series of eternal rejections and acceptances.
With an absurd oversimplification, the "invention" of calculus [method in mathematics] is sometimes ascribed to two men, Newton and Leibniz.
Just... ate," M says, frowning at me a little. "Two days...ago." I grab my stomach again. "Feel empty. Feel... dead." He nods. "Marr...iage.
I think there are only two times that I've ever ended up paying somebody their quote. Like what they actually were worth in the marketplace.
Things That Don't Matter When You've Lived the Same Day Six Times and Died on at Least Two of Them: Lunch meats and their relative coolness.
What shall we call this undetermin'd state, This narrow isthmus 'twixt two boundless oceans, That whence we came, and that to which we tend?
There are two kinds of freedom: one is the freedom from something, which is a reaction; and the other is not a reaction, it is "being free."
There were two Irishmen eating sandwiches in a pub and the landlord said: "You can't eat your own food in here." So they swapped sandwiches.
I have a rule: Pretend you're going on a trip for two weeks, and pull what you'd wear on that two-week trip, and get rid of everything else.
The U.K.-U.S. defense relationship is the broadest, deepest and most advanced of any two countries, sharing military hardware and expertise.
There are two people that probably influenced me more than anybody out of all the artists out here: that's Nick Ashford and Valerie Simpson.
As for two years from now... who know where it'll be. I think we'll ideally be doing a lot of the same stuff, but maybe with spell checking.
Two bones fell down my chimney and into the bedroom this morning. Hysterical thing to happen to a thriller writer. Murderous ravens perhaps?
When two seemingly disparate elements are imaginatively poised put in apposition in new and unique ways, startling discoveries often result.
We have different kinds of intimacy with many, many people. I'm disappointed by well-written novels that only deal with two or three people.
A man is not necessarily a master because he happened to compose two or three centuries ago. Let us beware of the worship of mere antiquity.
I suppose I'll be able to get a drink there... I told the stewardess liquor for three... Who are the other two?...Oh, there are no other two
The NYPD was ubiquitous. They were always around Malcolm X. Whenever Malcolm spoke, there would be one or two dozen cops all over the place.
My vision that I’m living is to see two more daughters get married, dance at their weddings and then lift the Lombardi Trophy several times.
Every tomorrow has two handles. You can take hold of the handle of anxiety or the handle of enthusiasm. Upon your choice so will be the day.
Success must include two things: the development of an individual to his utmost potentiality and a contribution of some kind to one's world.
There are two kinds of houses in the neighborhood where I grew up-the ones where the parents stayed married, and the ones where they didn’t.
WEALTH AND HOW TO ACHIEVE IT: Let us define the wealthy man as he who has everything he desires. How to reach that happy condition? Two ways
But mostly I think two people do share a moment, and we all know that feeling, and it can put a spring in your step for the rest of the day.
Bob Dylan's first couple of records in the 60's weren't considered cover records, but he only wrote one or two original songs on each album.
There are two ways to wash the dishes. One way is to wash them to get them clean. The other way is to wash them in order to wash the dishes.
It is absolutely true that I have served in two Democratic administrations. You can tell something from me and my political views from that.
This [climate change] is potentially so dangerous that we have to act strongly. Do we want to play Russian roulette with two bullets or one?
I would say chemistry between two people is very powerful. You have to fight to keep it, but if you don't have it, you can't manufacture it.
The piano and the singing are two equal things to me - maybe not inseparable but very connected. You can say they are like two equal voices.
I love the ending of a movie where two people end up together. Preferably if there's rain and an airport or running or a confession of love.
If you look on the Republican side, the two Republicans who have most energized young people in modern times are Ronald Reagan and Ron Paul.
If there are two persons praying, there are three. If three meet to pray, there are four praying. There is always one more than you can see.
I only do two things in my life, and that's take care of my kids and work. Fortunately, these are my favorite things to do, so it works out.
Eros is a unique experience but it is not love itself. It bridges the gap between sexuality and love; it spans the chasm between two people.
Here's a two step formula for handling stress. Step number one: Don't sweat the small stuff. Step number two: Remember it's all small stuff.
With a heavy heart, I turned and walked away. I knew that as long as I lived I'd never forget the two little graves and the sacred red fern.
Two things are easiest to do. One, to carry water in a sieve. Two, to still the mind. Freeze water. Breathe calm. Only two secrets to learn.
It’s what happens when two people become one: they no longer only share love. They also share all of the pain, heartache, sorrow, and grief.
Take dance music: I like enough of it and its history to be able to say a word or two about this or that record, but I'm nobody's authority.
I really think of the studio as being like craftsmanship time, and then playing is about releasing energy, and the two are really different.
Nobody's going to tell me how to be different, so stop asking me. Stop asking me what two-plus-two is. Everybody knows two-plus-two is five.
You can't really get into regular football after you watch Australian rules football because it's just two different ends of the totem pole.
Ants make up two-thirds of the biomass of all the insects. There are millions of species of organisms and we know almost nothing about them.
Artistically, I find jokes really satisfying aesthetically, because there's something great about getting an idea down to a sentence or two.
There's two things that you don't listen to: flattery, which can't help you, and abuse, which can't hurt you. You have to look at the facts.
Separate two particles, place them at opposite ends of the universe, produce some effect in one, and the other will be identically affected.