Charles Godfrey Leland Quotes
If all the world must see the worldAs the world the world hath seen,Then it were better for the worldThat the world had never been.
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Each age has deemed the new-born year the fittest time for festal cheer.
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No one could ad lib like Peter. You would think that it was all scripted, he was so poetic, but it wasn't.
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Just because a rapper is white, I don't feel the need to attack them.
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Do you know why dogs are man's best friend? It's because they're not in politics.
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Unfortunately, the Senate Democrats have become an extreme party. They have become a party that has abdicated their responsibilities. Under Harry Reid and the Senate Democrats, we have a do-nothing Senate.
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At eighteen our convictions are hills from which we look; at forty-five they are caves in which we hide.
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I believe in civil liberties for homosexuals. I guess I'd have to say I'd draw the line at letting them teach in the schools.
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The final phone call that said we're going to be picked up again was just a miracle. We've overcome the impossible and we're still pushing forward. I know John is smiling and so happy that he gets to watch us on TV.
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I'm not more or less conscious than any other rapper out there.
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I remember when the palm trees were short and Tomorrowland was modern.
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I missed the television train at some point. I don't know what happened, but now I've created a complex about it. I'm missing out on what everybody's watching, and now I can't even begin to think about starting to watch a television show because it's been so long. I don't even have a Netflix account.
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Slowly but surely, we have much better female roles to play and to choose from.
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I've been working straight since 2003, so I might just want to take an improv or theater class. That excites me. I can't wait to do different characters - not necessarily the leading chick who gets the guy, but the weird, freaky cousin.
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Don't let the past steal your present. This is the message of Christmas: We are never alone.
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Half the lies they tell about me aren't true.
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I'm like the wine. The older I get, the better I get.
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Social Security is fundamentally strong.
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I love acting, but I'm not too crazy about money or fame. They don't drive me.
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God will take you through hell, just to get you to heaven.
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When I played Robert Howard in 'The Whole Wide World', I was struggling with it. There's this dual thing where you feel real good about being able to play this juicy part, and then there's constant shame: 'Who am I to pretend to know who this guy was? Who am I to represent this guy for people who never knew him?'
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Music has always been transnational; people pick up whatever interests them, and certainly a lot of classical music has absorbed influences from all over the world.
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When the preponderance of human beings choose to act with justice and generosity and kindness, then learning and love and decency prevail. When the preponderance of human beings choose power, greed, and indifference to suffering, the world is filled with war, poverty, and cruelty.
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I am probably the most selfish man you will ever meet in your life. No one gets the satisfaction or the joy that I get out of seeing kids realize there is hope.
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If all the world must see the worldAs the world the world hath seen,Then it were better for the worldThat the world had never been.
