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As the U.S., the world is questioning why not end it, and so if, in fact, we were to pull out, the world would definitely question why we did this to begin with. But I still believe the world would call upon us for help if they needed it. Montel Williams Begin 286
You begin by always expecting good things to happen. Tom Hopkins Begin 147
Politics begin where the masses are, not where there are thousands, but where there are millions, that is where serious politics begin. Vladimir Lenin Begin 107
Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats. H. L. Mencken Begin 101
What most experimenters take for granted before they begin their experiments is infinitely more interesting than any results to which their experiments lead. Norbert Wiener Begin 96
Let us begin by committing ourselves to the truth to see it like it is, and tell it like it is, to find the truth, to speak the truth, and to live the truth. Richard M. Nixon Begin 92
Nor should we exclude the possibility that Islamic terrorism may begin to make common cause with Western political extremists of the far Left and far Right. Richard Perle Begin 91
Kansas had better stop raising corn and begin raising hell. Mary Elizabeth Lease Begin 91
At 20, 25, 30, we begin to realise that the possibilities of escape are getting fewer. We have jobs, children, partners, debts. This is the part of us to which literary fiction speaks. Mark Haddon Begin 89
Many have puzzled themselves about the origin of evil. I am content to observe that there is evil, and that there is a way to escape from it, and with this I begin and end. John Newton Begin 89
There are two essential epochs in any enterprise - to begin, and to get done. Liberty Hyde Bailey Begin 88
When you stop comparing what is right here and now with what you wish were, you can begin to enjoy what is. Cheri Huber Begin 85
We sometimes encounter people, even perfect strangers, who begin to interest us at first sight, somehow suddenly, all at once, before a word has been spoken. Fyodor Dostoevsky Begin 85
Zen teaches that once we can open up to the inevitability of our demise, we can begin to transform that situation and lighten up about it. Allen Klein Begin 81
It is hardly surprising that women concentrate on the way they look instead of what is in their minds since not much has been put in their minds to begin with. Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley Begin 80
Renewable ethanol represents a clear opportunity to grow a significant portion of our own fuel locally and begin to break the hold imported fuels have on us. Mike May Begin 79
I begin by considering an effect. Maurice Ravel Begin 76
After six or seven performances of any song, you begin to perform it rather than feel it. Graham Nash Begin 76
Our mind is capable of passing beyond the dividing line we have drawn for it. Beyond the pairs of opposites of which the world consists, other, new insights begin. Hermann Hesse Begin 74
Feminism - the word - can give us a handle, a rallying point, a common ground, and help us build a bridge. Why not claim the gift of the word as a place to begin? Betty Buckley Begin 74
And finally I begin to have such a success in my examinations that I found myself in a career you see. Victoria de los Angeles Begin 73
I look forward to the day that a lot of the folks that you all talk about and cover on this network will begin to market products for these families and for these kids coming out of junior high school and high school all across the country. Harold Ford Begin 73
To be a gourmet you must start early, as you must begin riding early to be a good horseman. You must live in France, your father must have been a gourmet. Nothing in life must interest you but your stomach. Ludwig Bemelmans Begin 72
Well I look for an accompanist that does his work well, this to begin. Victoria de los Angeles Begin 70
Begin to see yourself as a soul with a body rather than a body with a soul. Wayne Dyer Begin 67
Truths begin by a conflict with the police - and end by calling them in. Emile M. Cioran Begin 66
While we are making up our minds as to when we shall begin, the opportunity is lost. Quintilian Begin 66
Certainly, the murder of civilians for political statement did not just begin on September 11, 2001. Cliff Stearns Begin 66
Computations are everywhere, once you begin to look at things in a certain way. Rudy Rucker Begin 64
What is classical music if not the epitome of sensuality, passion, and understated erotica that popular music, even with all of its energy and life, cannot even begin to touch? Lara St. John Begin 64
The scrupulous and the just, the noble, humane, and devoted natures; the unselfish and the intelligent may begin a movement - but it passes away from them. They are not the leaders of a revolution. They are its victims. Joseph Conrad Begin 63
You begin to realize that hypocrisy is not a terrible thing when you see what overt fascism is compared to sort of covert, you know, communal politics which the Congress has never been shy of indulging in. Arundhati Roy Begin 63
The first rule of hurricane coverage is that every broadcast must begin with palm trees bending in the wind. Carl Hiaasen Begin 62
I was just thrilled to get the gig to begin with. Ten years later to still have it is not only thrilling but also somewhat of a puzzlement. Al Roker Begin 62
No aquarium, no tank in a marine land, however spacious it may be, can begin to duplicate the conditions of the sea. And no dolphin who inhabits one of those aquariums or one of those marine lands can be considered normal. Jacques Yves Cousteau Begin 62
There is no other way of writing a novel than to begin at the beginning at to continue to the end. C. S. Forester Begin 59
Not until we are lost do we begin to understand ourselves. Henry David Thoreau Begin 59
On January 1, 2006, Medicare will begin to offer a prescription drug benefit, and for the first time, it will place an emphasis on preventive care and early treatment of disease. Michael Burgess Begin 58
Time spent researching varies from book to book. Some novels require months, even years of research, others very little. I try to do most of my research before I begin but inevitably questions emerge during the writing. Jonathan Kellerman Begin 58
To begin, begin. William Wordsworth Begin 57
Let us begin by doing our best to do our best, every single time, no matter what, forever. Edward Albert Begin 56
When you confront a problem you begin to solve it. Rudy Giuliani Begin 55
I begin by taking. I shall find scholars later to demonstrate my perfect right. Frederick II Begin 54
I resolved to stop accumulating and begin the infinitely more serious and difficult task of wise distribution. Andrew Carnegie Begin 54
Living is a form of not being sure, not knowing what next or how. The moment you know how, you begin to die a little. Agnes De Mille Begin 53
Hope cannot be said to exist, nor can it be said not to exist. It is just like roads across the earth. For actually the earth had no roads to begin with, but when many men pass one way, a road is made. Lu Xun Begin 52
Everyone who got where he is had to begin where he was. Pope Paul VI Begin 52
The real menace in dealing with a five-year-old is that in no time at all you begin to sound like a five-year-old. Jean Kerr Begin 51
Prayer is commission. Out of the quietness with God, power is generated that turns the spiritual machinery of the world. When you pray, you begin to feel the sense of being sent, that the divine compulsion is upon you. E. Stanley Jones Begin 50
The number of guests at dinner should not be less than the number of the Graces nor exceed that of the Muses, i.e., it should begin with three and stop at nine. Marcus Terentius Varro Begin 49

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