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• A species has to become pretty intellectually advanced in order to grasp the concept of death in the abstract, and to dream up the idea of immortality. Long before that (in evolutionary terms) all species with brains have the survival instinct in some form. So, I am just saying that there are many existent proofs of species that have one, but not the other.

  Neal Stephenson

  Dream, Ideas, Order

  Source: www.omnivoracious.com

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• What Francis [Collins] was just saying about Genesis was, of course, a little private quarrel between him and his Fundamentalist colleagues. It would be unseemly for me to enter in except to suggest that he'd save himself an awful lot of trouble if he just simply ceased to give them the time of day.

  Richard Dawkins

  Giving, Would Be, Littles

  Source: inters.org

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• You'll see some great performances [in Fences]. And I'm not just saying that because I directed it either! You'll see!

  Denzel Washington

  Fence, Performances, Great Performance

  Source: www.theawesomemuse.com

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• George H. W. Bush is gracious. And I'm not saying any of the former presidents aren't gracious, I'm just saying, this man is gracious.

  George W. Bush

  Men, President, George H W Bush

  Source: www.texasmonthly.com

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• I did a film recently in the Republic of Georgia [upcoming 'Halo of Stars'] which was based on a long poem written by the director. We found that all these words were beautiful as a poem, but for humans it was more about the emotion or a look than just saying what was there.

  Lily Collins

  Beautiful, Stars, Long

  Source: www.hollywoodchicago.com

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• I'm just saying, tonight, if you're going through a breakup and you're drinking, don't call. Just don't do it. Don't call. Because here's the thing: booze has information in it!

  Greg Behrendt

  Breakup, Drinking, Information

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• Just saying no to drugs is like just saying cheer up to a manic depressant

  Steven Tyler

  Cheer, Drug, Saying No

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• That song [You Got To Make It Through The World] came from a vibe I picked up from an old blues singer named Bo Carter. My lady was making a film as a thesis for U.C.L.A. and she wanted me to write a song to depict this character. The movie had something to do with bootlegging and stuff like that. I found this Bo Carter record and he was just saying something about making it to the woods or something like that.

  Van Morrison

  Song, Writing, Character

  Source: ritchieyorke.com

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• There's a difference between ad-libbing and improvising. And there's a difference between not knowing what to do and just saying something. Or making choices as an actor. As a writer also, as a person who's making a film, as a cameraman, everything is a choice. And it seems to me I don't really have to direct anyone or write down that somebody's getting drunk; all I have to do is say that there's a bottle there and put a bottle there and then they're going to get drunk.

  John Cassavetes

  Writing, Differences, Knowing

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

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• Mitt Romney comes from a Mormon background. I don't know how many wives he has. I'm not saying that I believe in that, I'm just saying he was born on a Mormon compound. I'm not a 'Wifer' but for some reason he's never shown his original marriage certificate.

  Bill Maher

  Believe, Wife, Reason

  "Bill Maher Mocks Birthers With Mitt Romney ‘Wifer’ Controversy". www.huffingtonpost.com. May 26, 2012.

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• In and out of dimensions I walk through walls, just saying you can't put me in a box that's all.

  Pharrell Williams

  Wall, Dimensions, Boxes

  FaceBook post by Pharrell Williams from Apr 27, 2013

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• I'm not Buddhist, I'm not Hindu, I'm not Christian, but I still feel like I have a deep connection with God. I pray all the time — for self-control, for humility. There's a lot of gratitude in it. Just saying 'thank you' sometimes is better than asking for things.

  Katy Perry

  Christian, Gratitude, Buddhist

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• It is hard to ignore that is reality. But, at the same time, it still comes down to sound baseball decisions, farm systems and then execution on the field by the players. There are a lot of components to that (other) than just saying it is the highest salary.

  Alex Rodriguez

  Baseball, Player, Reality

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• I suppose if I had said television was more popular than Jesus, I would have gotten away with it. I'm sorry I opened my mouth. I'm not anti-God, anti-Christ, or anti-religion. I wasn't knocking it or putting it down. I was just saying it as a fact and it's true more for England than here. I'm not saying that we're better or greater, or comparing us with Jesus Christ as a person or God as a thing or whatever it is. I just said what I said and it was wrong. Or it was taken wrong. And now it's all this.

  John Lennon

  Jesus, Sorry, Taken

  News conference in Chicago, August 11, 1966.

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• I have never been able to understand why perfectly sensible people waste time being wittily obscure instead of just saying what they want and going on about their business.

  Barry Hughart

  People, Want, Able

  Barry Hughart (2011). “The Story of the Stone”, p.64, Spectra

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• The beautiful thing about when you go through a slide is that you learn from it. Not just saying that you learn from it, but applying the things that you have learned.

  Kevin Garnett

  Basketball, Beautiful, Slides

  Interview, www.insidehoops.com. March 30, 2005.

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• If you’re frustrated because you’re not getting what you want, stop for a second: Have you actually flat-out asked for it? If you haven’t, stop complaining. You can’t expect the world to read your mind. You have to put it out there, and sometimes putting it out there is as simple as just saying, “Hey, can I have that?

  Sophia Amoruso

  Simple, Mind, Frustrated

  Sophia Amoruso (2014). “#Girlboss”, p.110, Penguin UK

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• I'm not saying I hate Jews, I'm just saying that I think they shouldn't be alive any more.

  Zach Braff

  Hate, Thinking, Alive

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• I'm just saying, take courage. That and pretty much that alone is never the incorrect thing to do.

  John Jeremiah Sullivan

  Things To Do

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• Network news will still play an incredibly important role in this country, but the world that Peter, Tom and Dan began covering 25 years ago isn't the same world today. Technology, lifestyle and what constitutes news have all changed dramatically. I'm not saying that it is better or worse. I'm just saying that it's reality.

  Jeff Zucker

  Country, Technology, Reality

  "Jennings' Death Forces New Look at 'Big 3'" By Catherine Donaldson-Evans, www.foxnews.com. August 10, 2005.

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• When I say something untrue on the air, I mean for it to be transparently untrue. I assume people know when I'm just saying something for effect. Or to be funny.

  Ira Glass

  Mean, Air, People

  "Ira Glass: Live and Uncut". Interview with Ana Marie Cox And Joanna Dionis, www.motherjones.com. August 11, 1998.

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• Congratulations!
  If I may be so bold
  Only 40 years to go
  Before you're a century old
  Just saying

  John Walter Bratton

  Birthday, Congratulations, Years

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• We are the most focused company that I know of or have read of or have any knowledge of. We say no to good ideas every day. We say no to great ideas in order to keep the amount of things we focus on very small in number so that we can put enormous energy behind the ones we do choose.....It's not just saying yes to the right products, it's saying no to many products that are good ideas, but just not nearly as good as the other ones.

  Tim Cook

  Order, Ideas, Numbers

  "Apple COO Tim Cook: 'We Have No Interest In Being In The TV Market'" by Dan Frommer, www.businessinsider.com. February 23, 2010.

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• Were you ever actually going to leave New York, or were you just saying that to get her to finally make a move?” “Clary,” said Luke, “I am shocked that you would suggest such a thing.

  Cassandra Clare

  New York, Moving, Said

  Cassandra Clare (2012). “Cassandra Clare: The Mortal Instruments Series (5 books): City of Bones; City of Ashes; City of Glass; City of Fallen Angels, City of Lost Souls”, p.1377, Simon and Schuster

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• I'm just saying -- you can't prevent other people from disappointing you. It's bound to happen at some point. We're all only human. What you can do is decide how you're going to deal with it.

  Sara Shepard

  People, Disappointing, Deals

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