Knut Hamsun Quotes
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Let's judge a man on what he's done.
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I collect handkerchiefs. I know that's sort of old-timey, but my mom started the collection for me, and now I have a bunch. Basically, I have a myriad of beautiful handkerchiefs, and I carry them like a grandmother in my purse. And I opt for hankies in any situation.
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Age is just a number. Unless, that is, you live in Hollywood, where there's this notion that if you haven't hit it big by your 20s, you may as well hit the road.
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Even though I am the daughter of a poet, and my stepmother is also a poet, growing up, I didn't think I could understand poetry; I didn't think that it had any relevance to my life, the feelings that I endured on a day-to-day basis, until I was introduced to the right poem.
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I worry that my daughters are too taken care of.
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I've never been that guy who says, 'Ooh, I have to play King Lear'. First off, that'd be a disaster anyway. I tend to read something and see who's involved, and then know I want to be part of it. But I don't think I'm through with comedy. I still love to make people laugh.
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The American public got to see for themselves every day, all day, how this trial progressed. There's a lot of value in the public being able to see how the system works.
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The Chinese are really good at diplomacy - and even at making their interlocutors feel very uncomfortable.
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I do love traveling, so I've been able to travel a lot.
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I live with myself. I wake up with myself, I eat, and I take a dump with myself. I don't see anything special there. I do all the same things other human beings and creatures do. I don't see any need to be telling the data of the day of this particular human being by posting it on online. It's not interesting to me.
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The University of South Carolina has always played a role in my life and the intellectual life of South Carolina.
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After becoming deaf, I realized that I'd better get an education if I was ever to do anything with my life.
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I've had my share of doing things that I really wish I hadn't done.
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The state of law is equal for all people. It cannot depend on electoral politics.
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Dancing was one of the hobbies my brother and I had when we were kids, and dance ended up being the one that stuck. I dropped everything else until that was what was left in the end.
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I simply wanted to get through college as quickly as humanly possible. I had no interest in extracurricular activities or anything that required me to be social. I was allergic to people.
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Because I've done a lot of theater, I know what power is and how megalomaniacs are, since I've certainly played some.
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I hate to say it, but there seems to have been some sort of dumbing down as far as movies go.
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I have a fantastic respect for Liverpool the city, club and the fans, from the time I spent there. That respect will always be there.
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Being funny is everything to me.
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The fact is that when it comes to judgment as to what should be secret and what should not be secret, Julian Assange's judgment has been pretty good so far.
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We weed out the darnel from the corn and the unfit in war, but do not excuse evil men from the service of the state.
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We, too, need to be patient, especially when it comes to reaching new goals.
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When good befalls a man he calls it Providence, when evil fate.
