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I had a dream that I was awake and I woke up to find myself asleep. Stan Laurel
Myself Dream Find Had Woke Up Asleep Awake
You can lead a horse to water, but a pencil must be lead. Stan Laurel
You Water Pencil Must Horse Lead
I have so much that I want to do. I hate wasting time. Stephen Hawking
Time Hate Want Much Wasting Wasting Time
Science can lift people out of poverty and cure disease. That, in turn, will reduce civil unrest. Stephen Hawking
Science People Will Poverty Out Civil Unrest Lift Reduce Cure Disease Turn
Sometimes I wonder if I'm as famous for my wheelchair and disabilities as I am for my discoveries. Stephen Hawking
Sometimes Disabilities Am Discoveries Wonder Wheelchair Famous
God not only plays dice, but also sometimes throws them where they cannot be seen. Stephen Hawking
God Sometimes Seen Only Throws Also Dice Where Cannot Them Plays
My ideal role would be a baddie in a James Bond film. I think the wheelchair and the computer voice would fit the part. Stephen Hawking
Think Would Would-Be Voice Computer Part Ideal Fit Role Wheelchair James James Bond Film Bond
I don't think I'm easy to talk about. I've got a very irregular head. And I'm not anything that you think I am anyway. Syd Barrett
You Think Easy About Head Talk Got Am Very Irregular Anything Anyway
Only in our dreams are we free. The rest of the time we need wages. Terry Pratchett
Dreams Time Rest Free Our Our Dreams Only Wages Need
It is difficult for a woman to define her feelings in language which is chiefly made by men to express theirs. Thomas Hardy
Woman Language Made Men Feelings Difficult Define Chiefly Which Express Her
The rung of a ladder was never meant to rest upon, but only to hold a man's foot long enough to enable him to put the other somewhat higher. Thomas Huxley
Man Brainy Rest Long Ladder Other Enough Rung Only Somewhat Higher Foot Never Put Him Enable Hold Meant
There are matters in the Bible, said to be done by the express commandment of God, that are shocking to humanity and to every idea we have of moral justice. Thomas Paine
God Bible Justice Humanity Matters Every Moral Idea Said Commandment Shocking Done Express
It is necessary to the happiness of man that he be mentally faithful to himself. Infidelity does not consist in believing, or in disbelieving, it consists in professing to believe what he does not believe. Thomas Paine
Happiness Man Faithful Believe Consist Consists Mentally He Himself Does Infidelity Professing Believing Necessary
Any system of religion that has anything in it that shocks the mind of a child, cannot be true. Thomas Paine
Religion Mind Be True System True Shocks Child Any Anything Cannot
A thing moderately good is not so good as it ought to be. Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice. Thomas Paine
Good Ought Virtue Temper Principle Always Moderately Moderation Vice Thing
When we are planning for posterity, we ought to remember that virtue is not hereditary. Thomas Paine
Remember Ought Virtue Posterity Planning Hereditary
We're losing social skills, the human interaction skills, how to read a person's mood, to read their body language, how to be patient until the moment is right to make or press a point. Too much exclusive use of electronic information dehumanises what is a very, very important part of community life and living together. Vincent Nichols
Life Together Losing Language Too Much Be Patient Important Patient Community Living Too Press Mood Point Part Exclusive Until Make Read Important Part How Very Person Human Interaction Information Social Much Body Skills Body Language Use Moment Electronic Social Skills Right
The object of government in peace and in war is not the glory of rulers or of races, but the happiness of common man. William Beveridge
Happiness War Government Man Peace Rulers Object Glory Common Common Man Races
Love seeketh not itself to please, nor for itself hath any care, but for another gives its ease, and builds a Heaven in Hell's despair. William Blake
Love Care Hell Despair Please Ease Hath Gives Another Builds Nor Itself Any Heaven
Say what you will, 'tis better to be left than never to have been loved. William Congreve
Love You Better Will Say Never Been Left Than Loved Tis
If you have not chosen the Kingdom of God first, it will in the end make no difference what you have chosen instead. William Law
God You Will First No Difference Kingdom Instead Make End Difference In The End Chosen
A clever, ugly man every now and then is successful with the ladies, but a handsome fool is irresistible. William Makepeace Thackeray
Man Fool Ugly Clever Every Handsome Irresistible Ladies Then Successful Now Now And Then
Dinner was made for eating, not for talking. William Makepeace Thackeray
New Year's Made Dinner Eating Talking
Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God. William Penn
God Obedience Rebellion Tyrants
He that loves to be flattered is worthy o' the flatterer. William Shakespeare
Worthy He Flattered Flatterer Loves
The most peaceable way for you, if you do take a thief, is, to let him show himself what he is and steal out of your company. William Shakespeare
You Thief Way Out Steal Take He Most Him Himself Your Show Company Peaceable
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