David Hume Quotes
The sentiments of men often differ with regard to beauty and deformity of all kinds, even while their general discourse is the same … In all matters of opinion and science, the case is opposite: The difference among men is there oftener found to lie in generals than in particulars; and to be less in reality than in appearance.
Quotes to Explore
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I played competitive golf all my life. Then all of a sudden, when I quit playing the game, I've got all this spare time and this energy. And certainly I wasn't ready to pack up my bags and go sit in front of the television with a shawl on.
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I keep dumbbells in my trailer, and I work out between takes.
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Infinite striving to be the best is man's duty; it is its own reward. Everything else is in God's hands.
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People who matter are most aware that everyone else does too.
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In the theater, everything is ephemeral. Everything is almost weightless and without a very clear definition of how you made it.
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I love the Royal Family. The Queen, she's fabulous.
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I knew it would break his heart if I didn't go into the business.
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I could have probably built a great career in management consulting, but one of the insights that I had early on is that just because you're good at something doesn't mean that you should continue to do it. Somewhere in my heart of hearts I knew it wasn't what I wanted to do.
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The day you stop learning and creating must be the most boring day.
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I'm under five feet; I'm very small, 4'11 1/2.
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Some of God's greatest gifts are unanswered prayers.
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Put variety into your mental bill of fare as well as into your physical. It will pay you rich returns.
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I could have ended the war in a month. I could have made North Vietnam look like a mud puddle.
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World music is about taking things from different places and bringing them together - which is great.
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The freedom of thought is a sacred right of every individual man, and diversity will continue to increase with the progress, refinement, and differentiation of the human intellect.
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Children refuse to compromise. Adults learn how.
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Try and fit in in a New Zealand playground with an Armagh accent - it doesn't work.
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You have to expect the raps when you have achieved popularity as a writer.
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I was born 'Harmony,' and it was weird because when I was a little kid, I was picked on so much that when I was 13, I changed my name to Harmful. I thought it was a tougher name, so I had it legally changed. And then, I don't know, it just didn't seem to catch on, so... legally, my name is still Harmful, but I just said I'll go back to Harmony.
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I go in and out of mental funks all the time 'cause it comes with the territory.
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Since women are better at producing babies, presumably Nature has given men some talent to compensate. But for the moment I can’t think of it.
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Let both sides seek to invoke the wonders of science instead of its terrors. Together let us explore the stars, conquer the deserts, eradicate disease, tap the ocean depths, and encourage the arts and commerce.
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There are more than 300,000 families in the Gulf region that lost their homes and are waiting for peace of mind. The hurricane exposed the sad reality of poverty in America. We saw, in all its horrific detail, the vulnerabilities of living in inadequate housing and the heartbreak of losing one's home.
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The sentiments of men often differ with regard to beauty and deformity of all kinds, even while their general discourse is the same … In all matters of opinion and science, the case is opposite: The difference among men is there oftener found to lie in generals than in particulars; and to be less in reality than in appearance.
