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We decided to speak publicly about suicide because we wanted to make a difference in other people's lives.

Great occasions do not make heroes or cowards; they simply unveil them to the eyes of men. Silently and imperceptibly, as we wake or sleep, we grow strong or weak; and at last some crisis shows what we have become.

Without art, the crudeness of reality would make the world unbearable.

A person like Carole King could make up something, change it, and actually improve it.

I've seen many, many movies over the years, and there are only a few that suddenly inspire you so much that you want to continue to make films.

It takes a woman twenty years to make a man of her son, and another woman twenty minutes to make a fool of him.

Unlike many graduate fellowships, the Rhodes seeks leaders who will 'fight the world's fight.' They must be more than mere bookworms. We are looking for students who wonder, students who are reading widely, students of passion who are driven to make a difference in the lives of those around them and in the broader world.

It is a vain hope to make people happy by politics.

A musician must make music, an artist must paint, a poet must write, if he is to be ultimately at peace with himself.

Money is like a sixth sense without which you cannot make a complete use of the other five.

At the end of the day, there is no doubt that the unique spirit embodied by this country has worked, not just to make the world safer, but to make it better.

Now make no mistake, I think we need a strong dose of fiscal conservatism in Washington, D.C.

One has children in the expectation of dying before them. In fact, you want to make damn sure you die before them, just as you plant a tree or build a house knowing, hoping that it will outlive you. That's how the human species has done as well as it has.

This is as true in everyday life as it is in battle: we are given one life and the decision is ours whether to wait for circumstances to make up our mind, or whether to act, and in acting, to live.

Failure is unimportant. It takes courage to make a fool of yourself.

The only people who steal are thieves, and that's a very small percentage of civilization. Most people want to have some way to make the economic transaction valid. They want to return the favor, if you will... return the benefit and reciprocate.

We can make a commitment to promote vegetables and fruits and whole grains on every part of every menu. We can make portion sizes smaller and emphasize quality over quantity. And we can help create a culture - imagine this - where our kids ask for healthy options instead of resisting them.

I used to make up names when I used to catalog my stuff.

We first make our habits, and then our habits make us.

Try to realize it's all within yourself no one else can make you change, and to see you're only very small and life flows on within you and without you.

Make everything as simple as possible, but not simpler.

The propagandist's purpose is to make one set of people forget that certain other sets of people are human.

I wanna make a jigsaw puzzle that's 40,000 pieces. And when you finish it, it says 'go outside.'

It's a mental fake-out to myself. I make believe I'm making a new show so I forget the material I was working on and make up some fresh material.

When you cease to make a contribution, you begin to die.

To make no mistakes is not in the power of man; but from their errors and mistakes the wise and good learn wisdom for the future.

In the past, it was easier to believe in my own effectiveness. If I worked hard, with good colleagues and good ideas, we could make a difference. But now, I sincerely doubt that.

So, for instance, let me make this clear: You know I signed a statement. I will not raise taxes on anybody. I don't want to raise taxes on the American people.

Affliction comes to us, not to make us sad but sober; not to make us sorry but wise.

I've been working as an actress since I was very young, and I know a lot of people who are actors who don't have to deal with having a persona... You know, if you look up the word persona, it isn't even real. The whole meaning of the word is that it's made up, and it's like I didn't even get to make up my own. It can be annoying.