Mark Twain Quotes
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Education in the past has been too much inspiration and too little information.
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I am increasingly unimpressed by works of art that require a college degree to understand. I think that art should be for everyone. And people should be moved by it.
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The foundation of family - that's where it all begins for me.
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In 1995, I founded a storytelling program for children called Neighborhood Bridges in collaboration with the Children's Theatre Company of Minneapolis, which is 15 elementary schools in the Twin Cities.
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Anyone who's got a guitar, you like to pick it up. I can play a couple of songs, some '50s rock and roll, a bit of Elvis. That's it, really - I'm not a musician, I'm not a singer.
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I always encourage over-tipping if you can afford it because... share the wealth.
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My mind's never gone very far away from what I wanted to accomplish.
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If you've got a big gut and you start doing sit-ups, you are going to get bigger because you build up the muscle. You've got to get rid of that fat! How do you get rid of fat? By changing your diet.
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I have noticed, with much distress, the excessive wartime activity of the investigating bureaus of Congress and the administration, with their impertinent and indecent searching out of the private lives and the past political beliefs of individuals.
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People are realizing that color has no bearing on what's known as brotherhood.
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I think who you are in school really sticks with you.
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I am so lazy and sometimes will go as late as 9 A.M. to shoot.
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The goal, as Compaq has stated all along in its history, is to support an open industry standard.
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When you're doing superhero stunts, the objective is to look as cool as humanly possible.
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In spite of holidays when I was free to visit London theatres and explore the countryside, I spent four very miserable years as a colonial at an English school.
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The money was going to come and go, between a wife and the IRS. The thrill of beating the best field in golf is what will always stay with me.
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I'm not an artist that makes singles, I'm an artist that makes albums, and it's a totally different thing.
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At the same time, I would add that the American people have a lot of courage.
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I don't run a non-profit. There are lots of non-profits in America - in Detroit, parts of Wall Street, etc. I run a not for profit. We're a business. The only difference is that instead of selling soap or sneakers, we sell hope and leadership.
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I’d say that my relationship with the Governor is about as good as that of anybody else in Sacramento.
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We must make the government accept that at a time when we are expected to look ahead, we cannot afford to start discriminating against our own people in the name of 'ethos.'
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I met my wife, Nia Vardalos, at The Second City, and she was chomping at the bit to move to L.A. I was afraid of having to start all over again, which happened. But we got lucky.
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Oh external worshiper, know that worship without heart is motions. Oh seeker of knowledge, know that knowledge without purification is a dangerous weapon of the ego. Oh activist, know that work without orientation of heart is fruitless. Oh lover, know that love without God is pain.
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The secret of getting ahead is getting started.
