"Let us remember that everything is double."

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“All these philosophers are no more than surgeons.”

“In such times, if you want neither to lie nor to wound, you are reduced to being silent.”

“Fortunately, when he lacks reason he also lacks words.”

“Stars more beautiful to the eyes than the telescope that robs them of their illusions.”

“The punishment of those who have loved women too much is to love them forever.”

“Of what must be said and what must not be said. The importance of knowing.”

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"Contraceptives should be used on every conceivable occasion."

— Spike Milligan

Literature1918–2002

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"Hollywood is run by Jews. It is owned by Jews, and they should have a greater sensitivity. They should have greater sensitivity about the issue of people who are suffering because they've exploited. W…"

— Marlon Brando

Entertainment1924–2004

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"It were endless to dispute upon everything that is disputable."

— William Penn

Religion1644–1718

"The whole culture of wearing flags on our lapel and saying ‘we’ when referring to the United States and, even the ‘shock and awe’ of the initial stages, it was just too jubilant and just a little unco…"

— Katie Couric

Journalism1957

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