Dashiell Hammett Quotes
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The legal right of the Southern people to reclaim their fugitives I have constantly admitted. The legal right of Congress to interfere with their institution in the states, I have constantly denied.
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All creative people have to have vulnerability because those nuances are what move people. So I'm deeply insecure - but I'm good at hiding it.
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The grandeur of Jerusalem is also... its problem.
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The mere holding of slaves, therefore, is a condition having per se nothing of moral character in it, any more than the being a parent, or employer, or ruler.
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Truthfully, I'm pretty stuck in the '80s.
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A woman - even if she is the primary breadwinner - really needs to keep in mind that at some point, she may have a diminished earning capacity because of the fact that she will bear children. Of course, this is case by case. I had two kids, and it didn't really slow me down at all.
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Reduce your plan to writing. The moment you complete this, you will have definitely given concrete form to the intangible desire.
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I'm gonna stay an album guy. In fact, concept albums are really blowing my mind right now, because if you want to promote an album, think about it - a concept album might be the way to go.
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I don't get jealousy, I don't get how people hate each other - I never did.
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We tend to forget in the West that the United States has more Muslim blood on its hands than Al Qaeda has on its hands of innocent non-Muslims.
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Christmas was always a big holiday in our family. Every Christmas Eve before we'd go to bed, my mom and dad would read to us two or three stories and they would always be 'The Happy Prince,' 'The Gift of the Magi' and 'Twas the Night Before Christmas,' and I would like to keep that alive.
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Sports without music, it's nothing but a game. Music adds the emotion.
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Ten years ago I said, you know, my goal is to be able to get food on the table. What I'm trying to say by that is trying to create a vibrant, capable and effective middle class. The quicker and stronger that we can be able to do this, the easier it is for political reform to move forward.
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I don't think there are too many traditional media guys who really understood what the new digital media is about.
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I was a naughty kid. Teachers did not like me much.
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I get that people want more diversity in TV and film, and I stand by that. I stand in solidarity with better diversity in TV shows, especially for Asian actors. I agree with that 100 per cent.
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I don't look at Instagram. I don't have much to do with social media.
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The more a general is accustomed to place heavy demands on his soldiers, the more he can depend on their response.
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It's true that most people in the trans community don't have the incredible wealth and privilege that Caitlyn does. I don't think that, in any way, diminishes her struggle in her own transitioning.
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What's so great about playing a female lead, especially in law enforcement, is that these women do exist, and they're really quite interesting. They're fascinating.
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So smoking is the perfect way to commit suicide without actually dying. I smoke because it's bad, it's really simple.
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[The Americans] believe in the idea that a child shouldn't be consigned to poverty just because of circumstances of their birth.
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I don't know much about him; never heard him say more than nope or yup.
