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We have in our heads a pretty well-defined narrative of the First World War, and there are certain events that are obviously key.

~Geoff Dyer

Topics: Certain Events First First World First World War Heads Key Narrative Obviously Our Pretty War World World War

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I do love perusing the dictionary to find how many words I don't use - words that have specific, sharp, focused meaning. I also love the sound of certain words. I love the sound of the word pom-pom.

~Geoffrey Rush

Topics: Also Certain Dictionary Find Focused How Love Many Meaning Sharp Sound Specific Use Word Words I Love

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I'm so envious of certain actors that have that natural facility to hear a cadence and the rhythm of an accent, that it goes into their brain and just comes out. Chameleon voices.

~Geoffrey Rush

Topics: Accent Actor Brain Certain Chameleon Envious Facility Goes Hear Just Natural Out Rhythm Voices

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When you have a chef that wants to be in the spotlight, maybe after one or two appearances on a show, they think they're at a certain level that they haven't reached yet in the kitchen. Shows like 'Top Chef', 'Hell's Kitchen' have helped bring attention to the culinary world.

~Geoffrey Zakarian

Topics: After Appearances Attention Bring Certain Certain Level Chef Culinary Hell Helped Kitchen Level Like Maybe One Or Two Reached Show Shows Spotlight Think Top Top Chef Two Wants World You

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Just as the performance of the vilest and most wicked deeds requires spirit and talent, so even the greatest demand a certain insensitivity which under other circumstances we would call stupidity.

~Georg C. Lichtenberg

Topics: Call Certain Circumstances Deeds Demand Even Greatest Insensitivity Just Most Other Performance Requires Spirit Stupidity Talent Which Wicked Would

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There are people who possess not so much genius as a certain talent for perceiving the desires of the century, or even of the decade, before it has done so itself.

~Georg C. Lichtenberg

Topics: Before Century Certain Decade Desires Done Even Genius Itself Much People Perceiving Possess Talent Who

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I realise that in this undertaking I place myself in a certain opposition to views widely held concerning the mathematical infinite and to opinions frequently defended on the nature of numbers.

~Georg Cantor

Topics: Certain Concerning Defended Frequently Held Infinite Mathematical Myself Nature Numbers Opinions Opposition Place Realise Undertaking Views Widely

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I grew up on the old EC comic books before the Comics Code in North American and with all sort of good-natured fun. I never had nightmares I think because all of the old horror stuff that I was exposed to was well meaning in a certain sense.

~George A. Romero

Topics: American Because Before Books Certain Code Comic Comic Books Comics Exposed Fun Good-Natured Grew Had Horror Meaning Never Nightmares North North American Old Sense Sort Stuff Think Up Well I Think

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You just wish you could lobotomize yourself and just do a thing that's really on instinct. There's always a certain self-consciousness. And you worry about that.

~George A. Romero

Topics: About Always Certain Could Instinct Just Really Self-Consciousness Thing Wish Worry You Yourself

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The heart which finds life in material wealth is usually certain to go farther and seek for more in the satisfaction of base and sullen appetites.

~George A. Smith

Topics: Appetites Base Certain Farther Finds Go Heart Life Material Material Wealth More Satisfaction Seek Sullen Wealth Which

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