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It's a small world, but I wouldn't want to have to paint it.
Steven Wright

Life in general has never been even close to fair, so the pretense that the government can make it fair is a valuable and inexhaustible asset to politicians who want to expand government.
Thomas Sowell

Life, Government, Fair

We all knew this. We all knew that it would take more time than any of us want to dig ourselves out of this hole created by this economic crisis.
Barack Obama

Time, Crisis, Ourselves

I want a man who's kind and understanding. Is that too much to ask of a millionaire?
Zsa Zsa Gabor

I've never preached one sermon on money, on just finances. I want to stay away from it.
Joel Osteen

Money, Away, Stay

I just want to go through Central Park and watch folks passing by. Spend the whole day watching people. I miss that.
Barack Obama

Through, Whole, Miss

I don't want expensive gifts; I don't want to be bought. I have everything I want. I just want someone to be there for me, to make me feel safe and secure.
Princess Diana

Someone, Everything, Safe

I find it strange the way human nature wants heroes and yet wants to destroy their heroes. It's a kind of mass insecurity people want something to look up to and get a buzz off but, at the same time, want to destroy it because it makes them feel insecure.
Danielle Dax

Nature, Time, Insecurity

I wish President Obama had succeeded because I want America to succeed. But his promises gave way to disappointment and division. This isn't something we have to accept. Now is the moment when we can do something. With your help we will do something.
Mitt Romney

Help, America, Wish

If you knew that your life was merely a phase or short, short segment of your entire existence, how would you live? Knowing nothing 'real' was at risk, what would you do? You'd live a gigantic, bold, fun, dazzling life. You know you would. That's what the ghosts want us to do - all the exciting things they no longer can.
Chuck Palahniuk

Life, Fun, Live

If you dream the proper dreams, and share the myths with people, they will want to grow up to be like you.
Ray Bradbury

Dreams, Dream, Grow

After one look at this planet any visitor from outer space would say 'I want to see the manager.'
William S. Burroughs

After, Space, Manager

It isn't sufficient just to want - you've got to ask yourself what you are going to do to get the things you want.
Franklin D. Roosevelt

Yourself, Ask, Sufficient

If you want to give up the admiration of thousands of men for the distain of one, go ahead, get married.
Katharine Hepburn

Men, Give, Married

The wish to acquire more is admittedly a very natural and common thing; and when men succeed in this they are always praised rather than condemned. But when they lack the ability to do so and yet want to acquire more at all costs, they deserve condemnation for their mistakes.
Niccolo Machiavelli

Men, Mistakes, Wish

Do right. Do your best. Treat others as you want to be treated.
Lou Holtz

Best, Others, Treat

If I am not allowed to laugh in heaven, I don't want to go there.
Martin Luther

Laugh, Heaven, Allowed

If you want something done, ask a busy person to do it. The more things you do, the more you can do.
Lucille Ball

Busy, Person, Done

Marriage is a wonderful institution, but who would want to live in an institution?
H. L. Mencken

Marriage, Live, Wonderful

The burden of originality is one that most people don't want to accept. They'd rather sit in front of the TV and let that tell them what they're supposed to like, what they're supposed to buy, and what they're supposed to laugh at.
Marilyn Manson

Laugh, Tell, Rather

If you want to achieve things in life, you've just got to do them, and if you're talented and smart, you'll succeed.
Juliana Hatfield

Life, Smart, Succeed

You know, out-of-touch liberals like Barack Obama say they want a strong economy, but in everything they do, they show they don't like business very much. But the economy, of course, is simply the product of all the businesses of the nation added together. So it's a bit like saying you like an omelet, but you don't like eggs.
Mitt Romney

Business, Strong, Saying

And Barack and I were raised with so many of the same values, like you work hard for what you want in life. That your word is your bond; that you do what you say you're going to do. That you treat people with dignity and respect, even if you don't know them and even if you don't agree with them.
Michelle Obama

Life, Work, Respect

Only those who want everything done for them are bored.
Billy Graham

Everything, Done, Bored

If you want to gather honey, don't kick over the beehive.
Dale Carnegie

Kick, Honey, Gather

I don't want to just preach to the church. I feel like I have a broader message.
Joel Osteen

Church, Message, Preach

I'm not afraid of death, but I'm in no hurry to die. I have so much I want to do first.
Stephen Hawking

Death, Die, Afraid

I'm tired of hearing about money, money, money, money, money. I just want to play the game, drink Pepsi, wear Reebok.
Shaquille O'Neal

Money, Tired, Game

Most comedy is based on getting a laugh at somebody else's expense. And I find that that's just a form of bullying in a major way. So I want to be an example that you can be funny and be kind, and make people laugh without hurting somebody else's feelings.
Ellen DeGeneres

Funny, Laugh, Feelings

If you are not allowed to laugh in heaven, I don't want to go there.
Martin Luther

Laugh, Heaven, Allowed

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