Samuel Johnson Quotes
You find no man, at all intellectual, who is willing to leave London. No, Sir, when a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford.
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I wish I could fill every young man who reads these pages with an utter dread and horror of poverty. I wish I could make you so feel its shame, its constraint, its bitterness that you would make vows against it.
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Every man must define his identity against his mother. If he does not, he just falls back into her and is swallowed up.
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I don't have any office; I can write everywhere. So, I put a piece of paper on the table, and then I travel. Literally, writing for me is like travelling. It's getting out of myself and living another life - maybe a better life.
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Everyone wishes that the man whom he fears would perish.
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The game of life is a game of boomerangs. Our thoughts, deeds and words return to us sooner or later with astounding accuracy.
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I love life and nothing intimidates me anymore.
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I'm not a tall man. I'm just a hair under 5'5.
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I used to believe that people are only born once, but now I feel I have been reborn, like I was given a new life. I see myself as a child, full of energy and hope.
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In so far as the government lands can be disposed of, I am in favor of cutting up the wild lands into parcels so that every poor man may have a home.
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You must go after your wish. As soon as you start to pursue a dream, your life wakes up and everything has meaning.
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It's one of the great tragedies of our contemporary life in America, that families fall apart. Almost everybody has that in common.
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My wife and I are very blessed. I am very grateful for the life that we lead.
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It only took one text message to change my life. That's when I discovered my loving husband had been unfaithful. His infidelities ended our marriage.
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I don't dream at night; life has given me the stuff I need to be able to dream during the day. I'm very lucky.
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You can be a man who loves a woman but love someone the way a gay man loves another man or a woman loves a woman.
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I probably prefer comedy. Why? I'm not sure. I feel like the energy of a comedy is a better fit for me. I try to be a happy guy! It seems that most of my life has the energy more for a comedy than for drama. I'm grateful to do both, but I would have to lean towards the comedy side of acting.
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Everyone and his Big Brother wants to log your browsing habits, the better to build a profile of who you are and how you live your life - online and off. Search engine companies offer a benefit in return: more relevant search results. The more they know about you, the better they can tailor information to your needs.
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I was a world champion on the trampoline at an international level, and gymnastics competitor.
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The primary motive for good care and good use of the land-community is always going to be affection, which is too often lacking.
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Today the white child is sold for two dollars a week to the manufacturers.
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I got married at 19 and graduated from a commuter college in Texas that cost $50 a semester. The way I see it, I'm a janitor's daughter who became a public school teacher, a professor, and a United States Senator. America is truly a country of opportunity!
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I try to create homes, not houses.
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You find no man, at all intellectual, who is willing to leave London. No, Sir, when a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford.
