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My theory has always been, that if we are to dream, the flatteries

My theory has always been, that if we are to dream, the flatteries of hope are as cheap, and pleasanter, than the gloom of despair. – Thomas Jefferson

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The happiest moments of my life have been the few which I have passed at home in the bosom of my family. – Thomas Jefferson

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I do protect human rights, and I hope I shall always be looked up as a champion of human rights. – Aung San Suu Kyi

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I think theyd rather us follow our hearts and I hope thats what some people will understand. – Fred Durst

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The only way of knowing a person is to love them without hope. – Walter Benjamin

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Little Miss Sunshine snowballed. It was a tiny movie. We shot it in 30 days, and it was really fun to do, but it was one of those small movies that you dont hold out huge hope for. – Greg Kinnear

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I love the sad songs with their maudlin, self-deprecating, almost funny lyrics. As an Englishman, they make a lot of sense. – Teddy Thompson

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What I miss today more than anything else – I dont go to church as much anymore – but that old-time religion, that old singing, that old praying which I love so much. That is the great strength of my being, of my writing. – Ernest Gaines

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I hope to work with kids any way possible. – Jenna Bush

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