Quotes 3501 till 3520 of 8617.
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In our game, it's your vanity that keeps you in shape. I've got a little gym set up, and I ride a single-speed bike up the hills behind my house. Lately I've been kind of a slacker. Usually it's a film role that makes me start getting in shape. Between roles, I try to do a little maintenance, but I'm not a workout fanatic at all.
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In philosophy, or religion, or ethics, or politics, two and two might make five, but when one was designing a gun or an aeroplane they had to make four.
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In plain truth, lying is an accursed vice. We are not men, nor have any other tie upon another, but by our word.
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In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable.
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In private life I never knew anyone interfere with other people's disputes but he heartily repented of it.
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In quoting of books, quote such authors as are usually read; others you may read for your own satisfaction, but not name them.
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In real life I avoid all parties altogether, but on paper I can mingle with the best of them.
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In reality the world is as full of bad mothers as it is of bad fathers, and it is not the motherless children who become delinquent but the fatherless ones.
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In recent years, Republicans have argued that Congress is a more responsible policymaker than the executive branch. But when it comes to regulation, Congress is often much worse, and for just one reason: Executive agencies almost always focus on both costs and benefits, and Congress usually doesn't.
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In regard to this Great Book, I have but to say, it is the best gift God has given to man. All the good the Saviour gave to the world was communicated through this book.
Reply to Loyal Colored People of Baltimore upon Presentation of a Bible, 7 september 1864 -
In revolutions the occasions may be trifling but great interest are at stake.
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In Reykjavik, Iceland, where I was born, you are in the middle of nature surrounded by mountains and ocean. But you are still in a capital in Europe. So I have never understood why I have to choose between nature or urban.
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In science one tries to tell people, in such a way as to be understood by everyone, something that no one ever knew before. But in poetry, it's the exact opposite.
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In sitcoms, the women are so beautiful, understanding and well-bred. They have humor, but sort of display it with a twinkle of the eye and not a guffaw. But there's no juice in that for me.
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In social situations, when I'm surrounded by people, I become very shy. But if there's a camera in front of me, I feel free.
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In taking revenge, a man is but even with his enemy; but in passing it over, he is superior.
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In terms of a narrative nonfiction book, when you're describing scenes that you have multiple sources for, and that you have differing sources for, and you decide to choose a path that puts all that information together, well yeah, there's definitely going to be a little bit of the author in that. But there's nothing wrong with that.
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In terms of doing things I take a fairly scientific approach to why things happen and how they happen. I don't know if there's a god or not, but I think religious principles are quite valid.
PBS interview with David Frost (November 1995) -
In terms of my career, I am glad about the steps and moves that I have made. Because I would not want to blame anyone else but myself if anything goes wrong.
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