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• Almond blossom, sent to teach us That the spring days soon will reach us.

  Edwin Arnold

  Spring, Almonds, Teach

  Sir Edwin Arnold (1856). “Griselda: a tragedy: and other poems”, p.235

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• Talents differ; all is well and wisely put; If I cannot carry forests on my back, Neither can you crack a nut.

  Ralph Waldo Emerson

  Cracks, Forests, Talent

  Ralph Waldo Emerson (1981). “The Portable Emerson: New Edition”, p.454, Penguin

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• The squirrel hoards nuts and the bee gathers honey, without knowing what they do, and they are thus provided for without selfishness or disgrace.

  Ralph Waldo Emerson

  Work, Squirrels, Knowing

  Ralph Waldo Emerson (2000). “Selected Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson: (A Modern Library E-Book)”, p.109, Modern Library

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• Even to this day, no native Australian animal species and only one plant species-the macadamia nut-have proved suitable for domestication. There still are no domestic kangaroos.

  Jared Diamond

  Animal, Kangaroos, Plant

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• Inconsiderate, rude behavior drives me nuts. And I guess the inconsiderate rudeness of social ineptitude definitely fuels my work.

  Cindy Sherman

  Rude, Fuel, Ineptitude

  www.interviewmagazine.com. November 23, 2008.

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• Worldly riches are like nuts; many a tooth is broke in cracking them, but never is the stomach filled with eating them.

  Nachman of Breslov

  Teeth, Riches, Wealth

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• Some of my friends said, 'You are nuts.' But I think I am right.

  George Nethercutt

  Thinking, Said, My Friends

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• I am convinced that basically dogs think humans are nuts.

  John Steinbeck

  Dog, Thinking, Poodles

  John Steinbeck (2012). “The Portable Steinbeck”, p.42, Penguin

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• I hate television. I hate it as much as peanuts. But I can't stop eating peanuts.

  Orson Welles

  Business, Hate, Television

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• The only thing I fear more than change is no change. The business of being static makes me nuts.

  Twyla Tharp

  Creativity, Innovation, No Fear

  "The High Priestess of Creative Movement". The Academy of Achievement Interview, www.achievement.org. June 25, 1993.

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• Crazy people don't sit around wondering if they're nuts.

  Jake Gyllenhaal

  Crazy, People, Madness

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• Eventually you can get into the nuts and bolts of reality: nurturing, caring, and getting along.

  Jody Watley

  Caring, Reality, Nurturing

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• If you're poor and you do something stupid, you're nuts. If you're rich and do something stupid, you're eccentric.

  Bobby Heenan

  Stupid, Eccentric, Rich

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• I'd rather have a hundred thousand or a million people saying I'm nuts and I'm crazy for my musical choices and what I've said lyrically, than a million people all raising their hand on the first day.

  Chuck D

  Crazy, Hands, People

  "Rapping the Vote With Chuck D". Interview with Jeff Chang, www.motherjones.com. September/October 2004.

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• If there was a god, I'd still have both nuts.

  Lance Armstrong

  God, Atheism, Stills

  ET Magazine Interview, 2004.

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• I'm tired of high policy talks. I want to focus on nuts and bolts.

  Dave Freudenthal

  Tired, Focus, Want

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• This country was founded by religious nuts with guns.

  P. J. O'Rourke

  Country, Religious, Gun

  P. J. O'Rourke (2007). “Age and Guile Beat Youth, Innocence, and a Bad Haircut”, p.228, Grove/Atlantic, Inc.

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• In terms of playing like a straight leading man type thing, I feel like all these guys are kind of not necessarily leading men but straight kind of characters. Even though they may seem bizarre or strange, I feel like I think everybody's nuts. I mean, I really do. And the weirdest thing in the world is to see some guy who is just super earnest.

  Johnny Depp

  Thinking

  "Johnny Depp Is Captain Jack Sparrow In Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest". MovieWeb Interview, movieweb.com. June 29, 2006.

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• I'm a nut case, but that is what I believe.

  Mike Tyson

  Sports, Believe, Boxing

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• I couldn't care less about who sees my bits ... My friends asked how I could do scenes like that and not get excited, but it wasn't like that. My bits looked the size of a cashew nut!

  Colin Farrell

  Care, Size, Excited

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

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• I think anyone that thought that we were coming in as a bunch of liberal Democrats to deliver more large-scale social programs was nuts. I sure didn't expect it.

  Donna Shalala

  Thinking, Program, Social

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• In a good play every speech should be as fully flavored as a nut or apple.

  John Millington Synge

  Play, Apples, Theatre

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• My ship was also in better condition than when she sailed from Boston on her long voyage. She was still as sound as a nut, and as tight as the best ship afloat. She did not leak a drop - not one drop!

  Joshua Slocum

  Journey, Boston, Long

  Joshua Slocum, Applewood Books (CRT) (2006). “Sailing Alone Around the World”, p.278, Applewood Books

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• When you innovate, you've got to be prepared for everyone telling you you're nuts.

  Larry Ellison

  Inspirational, Success, Motivation

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• I want to make sure I don't interfere with the success of that team next year. I don't see any way I could go to practice like most of 'em do, and not hurt the team. I'd go nuts if I tried doing that.

  Bear Bryant

  Sports, Hurt, Team

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