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If I've been an architect of my own career in any fashion, one thing that I've attempted to do is not get typecast, in order to be able to play all different kind of characters. I think I've done a pretty good job of that over the years.

~Ed Harris

Topics: Able Any Architect Attempted Been Career Characters Different Different Kind Done Fashion Get Good Good Job Job Kind My Own One Thing Order Over Own Play Pretty Pretty Good Thing Think Typecast Years I Think

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Vox populi vox dei: the voice of the people is the voice of God. The slogan was useful for those who first attempted to substitute the people for God as the source of political authority. Their attempt was ultimately so successful that God no longer seems to be needed in government.

~Edmund Morgan

Topics: Attempt Attempted Authority First God Government Longer Needed People Political Seems Slogan Source Substitute Successful Those Ultimately Useful Voice Who

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I believe that the great painters with their intellect as master have attempted to force this unwilling medium of paint and canvas into a record of their emotions.

~Edward Hopper

Topics: Attempted Believe Canvas Emotions Force Great Intellect Master Medium Paint Painters Record Unwilling I Believe I Believe That

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I attempted to fish in Scotland and I managed to hook a dog. It was a horrible moment but the dog turned out to be fine.

~Emily Blunt

Topics: Attempted Dog Fine Fish Hook Horrible Moment Out Scotland Turned

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Mass communication, radio, and especially television, have attempted, not without success, to annihilate every possibility of solitude and reflection.

~Eugenio Montale

Topics: Attempted Communication Every Mass Possibility Radio Reflection Solitude Success Television Without

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We tried many times before to speed on the social revolution in Spain; attempted to stir up the feelings of the people and to raise the banner of Libertarian Communism.

~Federica Montseny

Topics: Attempted Banner Before Communism Feelings Libertarian Many People Raise Revolution Social Spain Speed Stir Times Tried Up

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Serum albumin is a well-defined protein, but no laboratory has yet attempted to ascertain its full chemical structure.

~Frank Macfarlane Burnet

Topics: Ascertain Attempted Chemical Full Laboratory Protein Structure

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I think if you go beyond a year - if this continues into the system in the out years, I think there is a risk and that - that we could have a negative reaction in the bond market and that will offset the good that was attempted to be done.

~Franklin Raines

Topics: Attempted Beyond Bond Could Done Go Good Market Negative Offset Out Reaction Risk System Think Will Year Years You I Think

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For decades engineers have stood accused that their buildings do not have any cultural value. We have attempted to liberate engineering of this accusation.

~Fritz Todt

Topics: Accusation Accused Any Attempted Buildings Cultural Decades Engineering Engineers Liberate Stood Value

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I wouldn't mind meeting some of the people I've attempted to portray from the olden, olden days. They probably would all have really terrible skin and horrible bad breath, and I'd have to give them an Altoid.

~Geoffrey Rush

Topics: Attempted Bad Bad Breath Breath Days Give Horrible Meeting Mind People Portray Really Skin Some Terrible Them Would

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