Fanny Kemble Quotes
[On John Brown:] The poor wretch is hanged, but from his grave a root of bitterness will spring, the fruit of which at no distant day may be disunion and civil war.

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In America, as opposed to the old country, success was based on merit.
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One who neglects or disregards the existence of earth, air, fire, water and vegetation disregards his own existence which is entwined with them.
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It's a funny thing about rap, that when you say 'I' into the microphone, it's like a public confession. It's very strange.
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Some stresses are unavoidable - it's just part of life. One of the things I do to avoid stress is not work with people that I don't really like or drive me crazy.
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Our vision and commitment is towards the country's progress, its place in the world and the happiness of its people.
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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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The first song I did was over a Chief Keef beat – 'Understand Me.' I did that in, like, 2011 or 2012, I think.
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If we go back in the history of different nations, violence and the use of force are part of their heritage. These are the traditions of mankind.
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How movies are financed, it's a world market now... I feel like, you know, the independent film way of working is something that was in my bones. It's like being a part of a punk band, but no one's singing punk rock anymore. Only a few bands are able to play, and Woody Allen is one of them.
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It's abhorrent to me that somebody is just evil, and you can't explain it.
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Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm.
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I feel like my brain is more geared towards a novel than it is to a movie.
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Well, an actor is an actor is actor, to paraphrase someone or other and the opportunity to work, to have a steady engagement, certainly seemed like an appealing concept to me.
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As a kid, I dreamed of being a pop star, a glamorous woman and traveling the world. And I've done that all my life.
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Marriage is a social construct, but I still believe in it.
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Braids are not new. Black women have been wearing braids for a very long time.
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Modes are infinite, and laws are infinite.
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The essence of Hinduism is the same essence of all true religions: Bhakti or pure love for God and genuine compassion for all beings.
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I'm a novelist from the Haisla and Heiltsuk First Nations of British Columbia, both small coastal reserves hugging the rugged shores of the west coast.
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I don't want to talk too much about the nitty-gritty of writing. It's rather like a pressure cooker with a certain amount of pressure in it - the more you let out, the less you cook.
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You can play Mozart all you want and pretend that it gives you class, but what is class, you know? Class is a bus driver on the M103 who gets off the bus to help somebody on board even though he's tired, he's exhausted, and he's two months behind on his mortgage. That's real class.
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In hindsight it may even seem inevitable that a socialist society will starve when it runs out of capitalists.
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Ὤμοι, κακὸν μὲν πρῶτον ἀγγέλλειν κακά.
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[On John Brown:] The poor wretch is hanged, but from his grave a root of bitterness will spring, the fruit of which at no distant day may be disunion and civil war.