Charlotte Bronte Quotes
If I could I would always work in silence and obscurity, and let my efforts be known by their results.
Quotes to Explore
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Once Dwight Eisenhower makes up his mind, he's full of indecision.
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To write a good mystery you have to know where it will end before you can decide where it will begin... and I've always known where it will end.
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I don't pretend to be anything but an actor and a writer.
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It is absolutely critical for competitiveness in the United States for us to really raise the bar in education, especially in math, in science, in technology.
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People often try to disguise televisions. I always think that makes it worse. It is what it is!
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In Russia all tyrants believe poets to be their worst enemies.
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The doctrine of original sin claims that all men sinned in Adam; but whether they did or whether it is merely a fact that all men sin does not basically affect the problem of suffering.
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The best philosophers were not academics, but had another job, so their philosophy was not corrupted by careerism.
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I wish that television would stop selling our hatred of ourselves, and start seducing us with our love of ourselves.
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I've never been in a relationship before. I've only been in unrequited relationships where people haven't loved me back. I guess I'm a little bit attracted to that in a bad way.
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I'm not 'Will's brother' anymore. Will is my brother. I'm paving the way for all middle children out there.
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What becomes a crime deserving capital punishment when the tables are turned is a matter of small moment when the negro woman is the accusing party.
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Commonsense is the realised sense of proportion.
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I have a very rich and wonderful personal life, and at its core are my sons.
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In the country the darkness of night is friendly and familiar, but in a city, with its blaze of lights, it is unnatural, hostile and menacing. It is like a monstrous vulture that hovers, biding its time.
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The love of one's country is a splendid thing. But why should love stop at the border?
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Cherish your visions and your dreams as they are the children of your soul, the blueprints of your ultimate achievements.
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When I was seventeen, I worked as a counsellor at a co-ed sleep-away camp for eight weeks. I loved it but it could be harrowing - it was far too much responsibility for someone my age.
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I know of no more important subject to the peace of Europe and the world than the reasonable reduction of armaments, especially in Europe, and of naval armaments throughout the world.
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I like to get suggestions on what to read. I'll look at Twitter, people I like, people I admire... I'll go and research the book, download it on my phone and read it while I'm on the road.
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Men are generally right in what they affirm and wrong in what they deny. What we deny is generally something that lies outside our experience, and about which we can therefore say nothing.
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I'm a pretty good snowboarder but a terrible surfer.
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Freedom is dangerous. Possibly crawling on all fours might be safer than standing upright, but we like the view better up there.
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If I could I would always work in silence and obscurity, and let my efforts be known by their results.
