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In the old days, you would chastise people for reinventing the wheel. Now we beg, 'Oh, please, please reinvent the wheel.'

~Alan Kay

Topics: Beg Days Now Oh Old Old Days People Please Reinvent Reinvent The Wheel Reinventing Wheel Would You

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I cannot stand that whole game of confession, that is: Here I have sinned, now I'm confessing my sins, and describing my path of sin and then in the act of confession I beg for your forgiveness and redemption.

~Aleksandar Hemon

Topics: Act Beg Cannot Confession Describing Forgiveness Game Here Now Path Redemption Sin Sins Stand Then Whole Your

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I used to beg for auditions. Now, they're being thrown at me.

~Alex Meraz

Topics: Auditions Beg Being Me Now Thrown Used

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According to its doctors, my one intransigent desire is to have been a Confederate general, and because I could not or would not become anything else, I set up for poet and beg an to invent fictions about the personal ambitions that my society has no use for.

~Allen Tate

Topics: About According Ambition Anything Anything Else Because Become Been Beg Confederate Could Desire Doctors Else General Invent Personal Poet Set Society Up Use Would

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The poor have to labour in the face of the majestic equality of the law, which forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal bread.

~Anatole France

Topics: Beg Bread Bridges Equality Face Labour Law Majestic Poor Rich Sleep Steal Streets Well Which

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The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal bread.

~Anatole France

Topics: Beg Bread Bridges Equality Law Majestic Poor Rich Sleep Steal Streets Well

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Before I was going to be an actress, I was going to be a veterinarian! I thought I was one as a child. I was the kid who was like, 'Daddy! I want a kitty! It needs a mommy!' And my dad was such a sucker. Every time I would beg, with tears flying down my face, about how this animal needs love, needs a home. He would cave.

~Annalynne Mccord

Topics: About Actress Animal Before Beg Cave Child Dad Daddy Down Every Every Time Face Flying Going He Home How Kid Kitty Like Love Mommy Needs Sucker Tears Thought Time Veterinarian Want Who Would

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I would rather clean than beg.

~Ayaan Hirsi Ali

Topics: Beg Clean Rather Than Would

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I would I could stand on a busy corner, hat in hand, and beg people to throw me all their wasted hours.

~Bernard Berenson

Topics: Beg Busy Corner Could Hand Hat Hours Me People Stand Throw Wasted Would

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Any outfit that has to beg its listeners for money is an organization that has to constantly please its listeners or it will dry up and go away. It shouldn't work when you think about it.

~Bob Edwards

Topics: About Any Away Beg Constantly Dry Go Go Away Listeners Money Organization Outfit Please Think Up Will Work You

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