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I decided that playing piano was a little bit too common, you know what I mean?

~Barbara Lynn

Topics: Bit Common Decided Know Little Little Bit Mean Piano Playing Too You

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I find that when I'm struggling to think of how a six-year-old would feel about something, I just have to go right down to the common denominator, find the simplest way that you can look at an object or a problem, and not muck it up with all of the stuff that adults do and over-analyze.

~Barbara Park

Topics: About Adult Common Common Denominator Denominator Down Feel Find Go How Just Look Object Problem Right Simplest Something Struggling Stuff Think Up Way Would You

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I like to think that Junie B. looks at the world - and this isn't a negative comment on her - from the lowest common denominator. It's not all gray to her; it's all black and white.

~Barbara Park

Topics: Black Black And White Comment Common Common Denominator Denominator Gray Her Like Looks Lowest Negative Think White World

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Ever since I began writing my Junie B. Jones series, people have been assuming that the character is based on me when I was a little girl. The fact is, though, that Junie B. and I have very little in common.

~Barbara Park

Topics: Assuming Based Been Began Character Common Ever Fact Girl Little Little Girl Me People Series Since Though Very Writing

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First of all, the Jewish religion has a great deal in common with the Christian religion because, as Rabbi Gillman points out in the show, Christianity is based on Judaism. Christ was Jewish.

~Barbara Walters

Topics: Based Because Christ Christian Christian Religion Christianity Common Deal First First Of All Great Great Deal Jewish Judaism Out Points Rabbi Religion Show

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All of the religions - with the exception of Tibetan Buddhism, which doesn't believe in a heaven - teach that heaven is a better place. At the end of the program, I say that heaven is a place where you are happy. All of the religions have that in common.

~Barbara Walters

Topics: Believe Better Better Place Buddhism Common End Exception Happy Heaven Place Program Religions Say Teach Tibetan Where Which You

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I do have friends that are Republicans, and we have very spirited conversations on a whole range of issues. I am often baffled by why they are Republicans, but I enjoy the dialogue and can move beyond politics to find common ground in my personal relationships.

~Barbra Streisand

Topics: Am Baffled Beyond Common Common Ground Conversations Dialogue Enjoy Find Friends Ground Issues Move Often Personal Personal Relationships Politics Range Relationships Republicans Spirited Very Whole Why I Am

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I hope we will not so characterize religious people as being so narrow and so biased towards people not of their own religion that they cannot even work with them in this common cause to which you say they are committed.

~Barney Frank

Topics: Being Biased Cannot Cause Characterize Committed Common Even Hope Narrow Own People Religion Religious Religious People Say Them Towards Which Will Work You

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To discover the true principles of Morality, men have no need of theology, of revelation, or of gods: They have need only of common sense.

~Baron D'Holbach

Topics: Common Common Sense Discover Gods Men Morality Need Only Principles Revelation Sense Theology True

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When we examine the opinions of men, we find that nothing is more uncommon than common sense; or, in other words, they lack judgment to discover plain truths or to reject absurdities and palpable contradictions.

~Baron D'Holbach

Topics: Absurd Common Common Sense Contradictions Discover Examine Find In Other Words Judgment Lack Men More Nothing Opinions Other Palpable Plain Reject Sense Than Truths Uncommon Words

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