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• I am absolutely sick unto death of hearing people say - they all say this; it must be Item One on the curriculum in Trend College - "I just hate to talk to a machine!" They say this as though it is a major philosophical position, as opposed to a description of a minor neurosis. My feeling is, if you have a problem like this, you shouldn't go around trumpeting it; you should stay home and practice talking to a machine you can feel comfortable with, such as your Water Pik, until you are ready to assume your place in modern society.

  Dave Barry

  Hate, Philosophical, Humorous

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• I think jeans have gotten away from the original meaning, that symbol of freedom; they've gone gimmicky and turned into a status item. Our denim is offered at lower price points for that reason. As far as the men's clothing in the collection, it's basically my wardrobe. I think men's clothes should be grounded, strong and classic. I like simple: a blazer, jeans, a low cut tee and maybe a silk scarf.

  Johan Lindeberg

  Strong, Cutting, Simple

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• At Christmas you can get real bargains. I saw one item marked down ten dollars. It was a yacht.

  Milton Berle

  Christmas, Real, Dollars

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• The item of clothing that makes us feel powerful is the one that makes us feel confident and self-assured, that magically makes us look our best in all kinds of circumstances.

  Valerie Steele

  Powerful, Self, Looks

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• Millions of items in the outward order are present to my senses which never properly enter into my experience. Why? Because they have no interest for me. My experience is what I agree to attend to. Only those items which I notice shape my mind --without selective interest, experience is an utter chaos.

  William James

  Order, Mind, Experience

  William James (2012). “The Principles of Psychology”, p.402, Courier Corporation

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• We create a product nobody needs but people want. You spend more for what you really want; some boring things you need: an ugly old car can wait, but if you have a new fashion item it cannot wait.

  Karl Lagerfeld

  Fashion, Ideas, Car

  "News: Kim and Kanye Having a Baby; Hillary Clinton Hospitalized" by Hadas Margulies, www.elle.com. December 31, 2012.

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• Modern death is a matter of bright rooms and hard machines. Live long enough, and you might be filed away in a nursing home, your history scoured away, your life winnowed down to a few items on the table and some pictures of people who don't come around enough. When you are about to pass on, there is no quiet to attend you: busy fuss and professional zeal strive to bring you back, nail you to the soft cross of the rented bed.

  James Lileks

  Death, Home, Nursing

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• Not every item of news should be published. Rather must those who control news policies endeavor to make every item of news serve a certain purpose.

  Joseph Goebbels

  Purpose, News, Propaganda

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• The public hardly suspects that their purchase of cosmetics, pet food, toothpaste, eggs and other common items have, in all likelihood, caused some form of animal suffering.

  Marianne Thieme

  Animal, Eggs, Pet

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• This is President Obama’s number one political agenda item because he knows we will never again have a Republican president, ever, if amnesty goes into effect.

  Michele Bachmann

  Numbers, Political, President

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• You might be a redneck if you grow Vidalia onions, rather than considering them a gourmet item.

  Jeff Foxworthy

  Redneck, Gourmet, Onions

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• I like to look for gifts throughout the year. If I find the perfect item for someone, I put it in my "gift closet" and keep it for the next holiday. But I often get too excited and just give it to them before!

  Christina Hendricks

  Holiday, Years, Giving

  "Christina Hendricks on Life After 'Mad Men', Beauty Must-Haves, and Her New Femme Fatale Role". Interview with Lauren Valenti, www.marieclaire.com. December 21, 2015.

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• Whitney Houston came in. Someone dared me to do "the Gap act" on her. You know, the Gap act. So I went up to her like I didn't know who she was, and I said, 'Hi, I just wanted to let you know about our sale items and make sure to check out our new colors'. She looked at me like I was crazy.

  Amy Adams

  Crazy, Color, Houston

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I've always had a keen sense of history. My father was an antiques dealer and he used to bring home boxes full of treasures, and each item always had a tale attached.

  Sara Sheridan

  Father, Home, Treasure

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• This year I hope to introduce legislation that would require Power Administrations to list direct and indirect costs associated with ESA compliance as a line item on customer's power bills.

  Cathy McMorris Rodgers

  Years, Cost, Lines

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• Because I readily absorb ideas from every source - frequently starting where the last person left off - I never pick up an item without thinking of how I might improve it.

  Thomas A. Edison

  Motivational, Thinking, Ideas

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• Good kitchen equipment is expensive, but most items last a lifetime and will pay for themselves over and over again

  Delia Smith

  Kitchen, Pay, Lasts

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• The baskets start at $25 and] the sky's the limit, I've done baskets worth hundreds of dollars. At that price, they are putting in luxury items.

  John Neff

  Sky, Luxury, Dollars

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• There is no magic move or secret that creates victory but lots of little items that, when added together, can make you victorious.

  Bill Toomey

  Moving, Magic, Secret

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• Values are not trendy items that are casually traded in.

  Ellen Goodman

  Trendy, Values

  Ellen Goodman (1990). “Making Sense”, Penguin Group USA

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• A burrito is a delicious food item that breaks down all social barriers and leads to temporary spiritual enlightenment.

  Lisi Harrison

  Spiritual, Enlightenment, Burritos

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• Union in privacy (with one's wife); boldness; storing away useful items; watchfulness; and not easily trusting others; these five things are to be learned from a crow.

  Chanakya

  Wife, Crow, Unions

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• Now, I know it’s hard, particularly for our young people, to choose to observe the Sabbath day when athletic teams on which they so much want to participate regularly schedule games on Sunday. I too know it seems trivial to many who are in need of just a few items on the Sabbath to quickly stop at a convenience store to make a Sunday purchase. But I also know that remembering to keep the Sabbath day holy is one of the most important commandments we can observe in preparing us to be the recipients of the whisperings of the Spirit

  H. David Burton

  Team, Sunday, Games

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• A North Korean soldier would later recall a buddy who had been given an American-made nail clipper and was showing it off to his friends. The soldier clipped a few nails, admired the sharp, clean edges, and marveled at the mechanics of this simple item. Then he realized with a sinking heart: If North Korea couldn’t make such a fine nail clipper, how could it compete with American weapons?

  Barbara Demick

  Heart, Simple, Korea

  Barbara Demick (2010). “Nothing To Envy: Real Lives In North Korea”, p.168, Granta

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• Art has definitely influenced how I think of design, both as individual items and as a body of work.

  Cynthia Rowley

  Art, Thinking, Design

  "Cynthia Rowley Does Warhol". Interview with Ana Finel Honigman, www.interviewmagazine.com. February 17, 2010.

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