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What an absurd thing it is to pass over all the valuable parts of a man, and fix our attention on his infirmities.
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What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. These are but trifles, to be sure; but, scattered along life's pathway, the good they do is inconceivable.
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When you know a thing, to hold that you know it; and when you do not know a thing, to allow that you do not know it -this is knowledge.
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You can always count on Americans to do the right thing - after they've tried everything else.
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You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you.
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I don't know why we are here, but I'm pretty sure that it is not in order to enjoy ourselves.
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"My country, right or wrong," is a thing that no patriot would think of saying except in a desperate case. It is like saying, "My mother, drunk or sober."
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''Doing your own thing'' is a generous act. Being gifted creates obligations, which means you owe the world your best effort at the work you love. You too are a natural resource.
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''My country, right or wrong'' is a thing that no patriot would think of saying except in a desperate case. It is like saying ''My mother, drunk or sober.''
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'Swan Lake' is the most difficult thing to portray for a female ballet dancer; it really requires such specific qualities of articulation, agility, strength, and the arm work is something that takes a lot of training.
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't Is pleasant, sure, to see one's name in print; I a book's a book, although there's nothing in't.
English Bards and Scotch Reviewers -
'That is indisputable,' was the answer, 'but in this country it is a good thing to kill an admiral from time to time to encourage the others.'
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'The State' was a huge thing for me. I watched that and 'SNL' together when I was 15, 16.
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'Tis a dainty thing to command, though 'twere but a flock of sheep.
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'Tis pleasant, sure, to see one's name in print. A book's a book, although there's nothing in 't.
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'Tis pleasant, sure, to see one's name in print; A book's a book, although there's nothing in it.
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'Vanity Fair' did this grid thing a couple years ago, connecting people who've worked together, and I had the most branches on it or whatever, because I'd worked with so-and-so and so-and-so worked with so-and-so, and I was kind of in the middle.
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...a state is not the same thing as a society, although the Greeks and Romans thought it was. A state is an organization of power on a territorial basis.
Oscar Iden Lecture Series, Lecture 3: The State of Individuals (1976) -
...they give us vicarious satisfactions for many of our frustrations....People need exercise; they do not need to watch other people exercise... Another vicarious satisfaction is sexy magazines; this is vicarious sex. To anyone rushing to buy one, I'd like to say, The real thing is better.
Oscar Iden Lecture Series, Lecture 3: The State of Individuals (1976)
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