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I can forgive, but I cannot forget, is only another way of saying, I will not forgive. Forgiveness ought to be like a cancelled note - torn in two, and burned up, so that it never can be shown against one.

It seems like such a terrible shame that innocent civilians have to get hurt in wars, otherwise combat would be such a wonderfully healthy way to rid the human race of unneeded trash.

Freedom consists not in doing what we like, but in having the right to do what we ought.

The word 'racism' is like ketchup. It can be put on practically anything - and demanding evidence makes you a 'racist.'

The most important thing is to read as much as you can, like I did. It will give you an understanding of what makes good writing and it will enlarge your vocabulary.

Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned.

Look before you leap for as you sow, ye are like to reap.

A great empire, like a great cake, is most easily diminished at the edges.

The soles of Neil Armstrong's boots on the moon made permanent impressions on our souls and in our national psyche. Ann and I watched those steps together on her parent's sofa. Like all Americans we went to bed that night knowing we lived in the greatest country in the history of the world. God bless Neil Armstrong.

The faults of a superior person are like the sun and moon. They have their faults, and everyone sees them; they change and everyone looks up to them.

Like music and art, love of nature is a common language that can transcend political or social boundaries.

I noticed that there are no B batteries. I think that's to avoid confusion, cause if there were you wouldn't know if someone was stuttering. 'Yes, hello I'd like some b-batteries.' 'What kind?' 'B-batteries.' 'What kind?' 'B-batteries!' and D-batteries that's hard for foreigners. 'Yes, I would like de batteries.'

No one ever told me that grief felt so like fear.

When I go to the clinic next and sit with a tube in my arm and watch the poison go in, I'm in an attitude of abject passivity. It doesn't feel like fighting at all; it just feels like submitting.

I don't need a man. But I'm happier with one. I like to have someone I can touch and squeeze and kiss. But I don't fold up and die if I don't have a man around.

Men, like nails, lose their usefulness when they lose their direction and begin to bend.

People are very open-minded about new things - as long as they're exactly like the old ones.

A waffle is like a pancake with a syrup trap.

Act the way you'd like to be and soon you'll be the way you act.

There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered.

I think when I listen to old records, it puts me back in the atmosphere of what it felt like to make the record and who was there and what the room looked like. It's more a sensory memory.

My greatest strength is common sense. I'm really a standard brand - like Campbell's tomato soup or Baker's chocolate.

If you treat your wife like a thoroughbred, you'll never end up with a nag.

I never thought I'd land in pictures with a face like mine.

If you don't like the road you're walking, start paving another one.

I'm not just a boy toy. I have feelings and dreams like anybody else.

An evil person is like a dirty window, they never let the light shine through.

I feel like I have had the most amazing life in my public service.

I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most people never listen.

To live is like to love - all reason is against it, and all healthy instinct for it.