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I never resist temptation because I have found that things that are bad for me do not tempt me.

George Bernard Shaw

Youth is easily deceived because it is quick to hope.

Aristotle

Some have been thought brave because they were afraid to run away.

Dr. Thomas Fuller

Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.

Aldous Huxley

A thing is not necessarily true because a man dies for it.

Oscar Wilde

They can do all because they think they can.

Virgil

We set sail on this new sea because there is knowledge to be gained.

John F. Kennedy

Everything that I understand, I understand only because I love.

Leo Tolstoy

I must be an optimist, because a pessimist is never disappointed.

Janis Joplin

We adore chaos because we love to produce order.

M. C. Escher

People are difficult to govern because they have too much knowledge.

Lao tzu

I'm not going to die because I failed as someone else. I'm going to succeed as myself.

Margaret Cho

I have no other but a woman's reason: I think him so, because I think him so.

William Shakespeare

The airplane stays up because it doesn't have the time to fall.

Orville Wright

Laws do not persuade just because they threaten.

Seneca

It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare, it is because we do not dare that things are difficult.

Seneca

Things are the way they are because they were the way they were.

Fred Hoyle

If a dog jumps in your lap, it is because he is fond of you; but if a cat does the same thing, it is because your lap is warmer.

Alfred North Whitehead

No one could make a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little.

Edmund Burke

I can't go back to yesterday, because I was a different person then.

Lewis Carroll

You could not see a cloud, because / No cloud was in the sky: / No birds were flying overhead - / There were no birds to fly.

Lewis Carroll

You can't separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom.

Malcolm X

I'm just going to write because I cannot help it.

Charlotte Bronte

And we forget because we must And not because we will.

Matthew Arnold

A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song.

Chinese Proverb

You learn far more from negative leadership than from positive leadership. Because you learn how not to do it. And, therefore, you learn how to do it.

H. Norman Schwarzkopf

Always be nice to those younger than you, because they are the ones who will be writing about you.

Cyril Connolly

Just because something doesn't do what you planned it to do doesn't mean it's useless.

Thomas A. Edison

Man is jealous because of his amour propre; woman is jealous because of her lack of it.

Germaine Greer

You argue with the umpire because there is nothing else you can do about it.

Leo Durocher

I believe in God like I believe in the sun, not because I can see it, but because of it all things are seen.

C. S. Lewis

As the poet said, 'Only God can make a tree' - probably because it's so hard to figure out how to get the bark on.

Woody Allen

God cannot give us a happiness and peace apart from Himself, because it is not there. There is no such thing.

C. S. Lewis

I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something; and because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do something that I can do.

Helen Keller

I would never die for my beliefs because I might be wrong.

Bertrand Russell

I write because I'm afraid to say some things out loud.

Real Live Preacher

Men of genius do not excel in any profession because they labor in it, but they labor in it because they excel.

William Hazlitt

They're in position to win the league because they know how to win at the end of the game.

Bob Gilbert

Sometimes glass glitters more than diamonds because it has more to prove.

Terry Pratchett

I was given this only because I am older than you are, ... And I think that's perfectly fair.

Donald Sutherland

We can?t go much deeper because there?s mineral contamination.

Cliff Beebe

Investors don't want to make the bet because it's too hard to call.

Barbara Ryan

It's very exciting because we're here to see Ellen.

Warner Brothers

I might be wrong to do what I did. [But] I did it because I knew he'd be credible and accountable.

Larry Blakeney

People always question our league because of football.

Lee Humphrey

There is somewhat of a lack of communication because of the language barrier.

Stephane Henchoz

It was really tough. We had some turnovers, I think, because of it. That really hurt us in the end.

Katie Meier

Venture capitalists wouldn't fund us because it wasn't wireless.

Donna Dubinsky

It hurts because she was more than a teacher to me.

Nicole Gosselin

Were literally falling apart because of drainage problems.

Ray Freeman

That's good because I'm ready. I don't have any problem with that.

Denny Bautista

This is scripted, and we can't blame you because you are acting on orders of your superiors.

Romeo Capulong

Revenge is often like biting a dog because the dog bit you.

Austin O'Malley

They were getting tired. And because of that, they were getting frustrated.

Wally Sanchez

That's because of the drinking, smoking and loud noise.

Maria Sanchez

We have told people it's a beautiful place. Yes, go there, because the people rely on tourism.

Pauline Welch

This award means more because it came from Dick and Connie.

Patrick Foster

It helps a lot because we know what (the soldiers) are doing is great.

Barb Anderson

The bee is more honored than other animals, not because she labors, but because she labors for others.

Saint John Chrysostom

I had to leave at 10 because I have kids.

Ron Powers

He was pressing because our team was pressing.

Bill Howard

On all the major issues, the Europeans stand out because of their absence.

Gilles Guiheux

Because we've been drilling, drilling and drilling them (in practice), there's only so much you can do.

Russ Halverson

That put more pressure on us because we wanted to race well, too.

Jane Rehemaa

We are inclined to believe those whom we do not know because they have never deceived us.

Samuel Johnson

It's very delicate, not ostentatious, because the diamonds are so small.

Marilyn Oliveira

Because what you see from the front is not always what you get in the back.

Capt. Joshua Valverde

Because of the beautiful old train station.

Saks Fifth Avenue

Don't think there are no crocodiles because the water is calm.

Malayan Proverb

It's pretty exciting for me, because I don't skate this race very often.

Kristina Groves

Some people will never learn anything because they understand everything too soon.

Alexander Pope

It's a little bit awkward because the kids aren't with you any more.

Larry Allen

What I've never really understood is how someone could say they support the troops but they don't support the war. . . . Because the troops want to win the war.

Debra Burlingame

Because they're not getting it.

Colin Kenny

Do not say, 'When I have leisure, I will study,' because you may never have leisure.

Rabbi Hillel

All, everything that I understand, I understand only because I love.

Leo Nikolaevich Tolstoy

We're putting governmental (agencies) in there now because that's where the money is -- we're putting in agencies that pay rent, and those are agencies that we didn't have any place to put.

Jack Ellis

I can't comment because we're in legal proceedings.

Anne Hendricks

It's better because you're really hungry.

John Wicker

It will be gone, because that's what the connector will be taking care of.

Numan Babieh

I hope you haven't forgotten that game, because I haven't.

Lee Etzler

It was annoying. I wasn't angry with our local bank because they were doing the best they could.

Sister Jean Abbott

He didn't do that for any political purpose or anything like that. He did it because it was the right thing to do.

Adolph Rupp Jr

These are Medicare's most vulnerable beneficiaries, and some of them are going to die because of this.

Jeanne Finberg

No one really had to say anything when we got down because there's an understanding. There's a tradition, and it continues.

Ashley Watkins

We hope they succeed because they'll help us succeed.

Joseph Palaia

I guess we really don't know how the freshmen will do because, well, it's complicated.

Tim Mahoney

We pray for them and their families, because this will be a very rough time for them.

Tom Akehurst

Its not my position. I do it for the team, and because the manager told me I could do it.

Mathieu Flamini

Love is not blind - it sees more, not less. But because it sees more, it is willing to see less.

Rabbi Julius Gordon

We can do that again. We can do better than that because we've got more experience.

Reggie Mcneal

Because we are the university.

Chuck Mitchell

I didn't want to go, because I'd been in prison.

James Helton

We have a little bit of everything here really. The Metropolitan is probably our most unusual one, because you don't see those very often.

Robert Harrison

It was a lot of fun because we never had anyone on the show with such a lie to tell and tell it so well.

Jeff Probst

If you try to make appointments or anything, you can't do that because you don't know when you're going to get home.

Phyllis Smith

I wanted to get back out there and try it again because I knew it was an accident.

Lindsey Johnson

They're going to make a lot of mistakes because they're young, but they're so athletic.

Terri Risch

I am here as an American citizen because of my family who were immigrants.

Julio Perez

Just because they are old does not mean they are not lethal.

Larry Babits

We all felt helpless because even if we do get him in here, I'm thinking to myself, how are we going to get him out?

Jennifer Byrd

I decided I wanted out because it was killing me, and I couldn't see where to go with it that wouldn't be fatal.

Richard Hell

That's because the industry as a whole had to overcome the gag reflex.

Tim Mchale

Alan and I get along really well because I know cows. You know manure and when you are about to step in it.

Sunne Wright Mcpeak

You want to know why they didn't accept it? Because it's not $600,000.

Bob Ernst

We're not in the position to make a comment because it is too early in the investigation.

Capt. Ramon Vela

The difference is no less real because it is of degree.

Benjamin Cardozo

Make the time because it's important to you and your family and the history of the family.

Annette Pacarro

The only reason I did it is because I needed a signature piece.

George Thorogood

This win means we're back. We won because of heart and by believing we could do it.

Turhan Douglas

I can't have a dog or cat on tour because of allergic Idols, but when this is over, I'm having an animal in my arms.

Carrie Underwood

Because I am the coach.

Hassan Shehata

We have to jog people's memories to get them back in because they forget.

Dean Eller

It affects all of us, because we don't have other sources of work.

Martha Garcia

We've taken a lot of their advice because they're the guys out there building things.

Chuck Tomb

Not even computers will replace committees, because committees buy computers.

Edward Shepherd Mead

I am not complaining about it loudly because I want what is best for my boy.

Christos Baghdatis

We decided to do it on a Sunday afternoon because that's when you go to the beach.

Suzanne Chaillot

I t pretty much kills me because I've got bills to pay, too.

Brandon Moore

It's fun basketball. You enjoy it because you've got that opportunity to freewheel and run.

Greg Buckner

It was sad when it was over because it was so much fun.

Danny Hindman

I try not to drink too much because when I'm drunk, I bite.

Bette Midler

They can remember so much about what happened to them in their lives because it's all about them.

Chris Stakes

I am here to work. I will have to work with the present administration because they are in charge.

Sheridan Samuels

Why? Because a crime is a crime. They are all the same.

Musikari Kombo

Because of global issues, no one is looking at the IPO market.

John Fitzgibbon

I chose this club because it has the same desire to win that I have.

Luis Figo

We hate some persons because we do not know them; and we will not know them because we hate them.

Charles Caleb Colton

It should be a class suit, that's our advice [to the victims], this is better because this is faster.

Dante Jimenez

We've had Mayo One land there several times because the accidents were so bad.

Verdell Pettey

It's probably down because of the provisions on those two UK projects.

Richard Morris

He will not ski because he is ill and has pneumonia. He's back in Austria and had his last test today.

Raimund Fabi

Some girls around the campus are afraid. They're afraid to come out of door because they thought there was somebody out there.

Courtney Beasley

He's Academic All-State in soccer because he has a GPA better than 3.6.

Mark Nirrengarten

When a dog bites a man, that is not news, because it happens so often. But if a man bites a dog, that is news.

John B. Bogart

That was a no-brainer because my father played football.

John Avery

She does really good out there because she's really aggressive. She's not afraid to get in there and work. She's a good athlete.

Bill Carey

You don't stop laughing because you grow old. You grow old because you stop laughing.

Michael Pritchard

We're here because unfortunately judges have failed us in some of these cases.

Mark Green

It is impossible to get exhausted in work for God. We get exhausted because we try to do God's work in our own way.

Oswald Chambers

We've come out on top of a lot of tight games because of the bullpen that we have.

Ruben Amaro Jr

Be around the people you want to be like, because you will be like the people you are around.

Sean Reichle

She wanted to go out on a convoy because she was bored with what she was doing.

Betty French

It was easy because I'm not a guy who trips over his ego.

Jameer Nelson

Our prediction because of the sound of the explosion was that it seems it was a bomb.

Rais Adam

He was angry with me and I was angry with him because he would not get medical attention.

John Gadd

I plan to jog today because I am pregnant.

Sue Barker

It helps bring new people in because they're have something else to do.

Randy Thompson

I have never actually had a real boyfriend, because I am not allowed to date yet.

Alexa Vega

They would crowd around her, not wanting her to leave, because she was winning.

Joan Williams

We win...yet we lose, because we don't have him back.

James Byrd

We thought he was dead because they said the water was contaminated.

Barbara Walker

She didn't have to fuss at us this time, because we did a great job as a team.

Jean Best

If you are focused and you work on those things, you will have more of a feeling of accomplishment. You will be more productive because you're accomplished those things.

Debra Lund

I was surprised because I thought it was a very easy thing to get done.

Bob Lamonte

That was too bad because that was a good league with a lot of great players.

Steve Manstedt

That's important because IBM has total revenues of $82 billion.

John Bartlett

He's going to come out that gate, and I'm going to be here awaiting him. We are here day and night because we have hope.

Maria Hernandez

This was absolutely, really needed because we were doing really badly this year.

Andy Serkis

It wasn't the effort I wanted to see. I hesitate to be negative because we won.

Matt Strophy

The prices are up because no one has wheat.

Jim Reese

We can't do anything about that. They aren't leaving because of the environment or there's anything wrong with the community.

Jennifer Daly

You never say you're going to win, because you never know how the other guy is going to play.

Mark Mcnulty

I followed my brother Sam up here. He came up here for the wrestling and the academics. I followed him up here because of how well he did.

Mack Lewnes

She's a bleeder, which is why they never ran her too far in Australia because they couldn't treat her over there.

Bobby Frankel

Because when you do something it's kind of an endorsement of it. When you sign on as an actor it's endorsing it.

Chad Lowe

I'm really concerned about industry here, because without that industry I have no customers.

Dan Webster

That was huge for him, because as he goes, we go.

Omar Wilkes

Why do writers write? Because it isn't there.

Thomas Berger

The reason we're called project is because there's always something happening. There's always movement here.

Dave Meneer

We can do it quickly because we talked about numerous scenarios.

Chris Henson

We didn't win because we had one kid that was a superstar. We won because we had a lot of good swimmers. That's how you do it in this sport.

Larry Swim

It's a dubious honor because we shouldn't have been in that position.

Rob Schroeder

This win gives us some confidence because they beat us before at their place.

Cliff Thompson

Italy has been seeded because it deserves to be.

Franco Carraro

A lot of people are going because they know (the legislation) could affect a lot of people.

Rosa Ramirez

I got the dog, but they wouldn't let me go back in because it was burning too bad.

Brenda Eagles

It was sad, because I was happy with what I was doing. And my people were sad.

Rob Willmann

Let's see if I can put this in a way you'll understand. We like you because you're invisible.

Don Rumsfeld

I did that because it was the right thing to do.

Jerry Caddel

I don't want to sit here and make up excuses because that's really tired when that happens.

Craig Wilson

I'm very happy about this win, because I think I came back from a very bad situation.

Justine Henin hardenne

We picked it because it was a Christian organization.

Amy Martin

I think it is a real phenomenon, and it's because of the new chief.

Richard Lazarus

It's because people have adopted a monthly payment mentality, not a whole payment mentality.

Greg Petsch

I like real estate because I am the boss.

Lorraine Bracco

I can't comment at this stage, because it's too delicate.

Brian Breese

The terminology has changed because the regional reality has changed.

Shimon Shiffer

That's probably what's given me the most strength to get through this. Because I do know I'll see him again.

Linda Patterson

This is probably one of the most difficult areas of the law because we all come from different backgrounds, The Workplace Law Advisor.

Anne Covey

It is a good therapy because she progresses. But it is very expensive.

Laurent Robin

If rates rise it's because the economy is getting better.

Jim Glassman

This is not surprising because women buy more than men, anyway.

Peggy O'neill

I would love to do this because I love all my fans, with them waving and I'm waving back, ... It's good to do that.

Bo Diddley

I'm really the perfect complement to him, because I don't know anything about horses.

Carol Zirkle

Because they know our city.

Brenda Strong

I won't answer that. Because I don't want it to be, ever.

Pat Dennis

Week in and week out you have to be on top of your game because there's not a lot of room for error.

London Fletcher

[In] that at-bat, I was trying to come out of the game, because I could barely run.

Ronnie Belliard

Because of that mistaken policy, we have lost a lot.

Abdul Aziz Hakim