Mark Twain Quotes
Work consists of whatever a body is obliged to do. Play consists of whatever a body is not obliged to do.
Quotes to Explore
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I've never left them to go do a film. No, we all go together. I could never leave them. My kids are my whole world.
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Despite the obvious benefits, many Americans do not like Texas. Some even say they despise Texas, and make no secret of their feelings.
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Iowa has sent notice that the Republican nominee for the next president of the United States will not be chosen by the media. Will not be chosen by the Washington establishment. Will not be chosen by the lobbyists. But will be chosen by the most incredible powerful force, where all sovereignty resides in our nation by we the people.
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As an actor, I'm always up for exploring and trying new things.
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Becoming a vampire means completely changing your identity.
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I cannot remember a time when the question of why people behave as they do was not intensely interesting to me. The desire to understand was very important. When I was young, I was aware of the fact that much of the time, the reasons a person gave for his actions were not the actual reasons.
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Roadrunner wanted to make Born in the Flood the next Nickelback, but I didn't want to be that. I didn't want to be a huge rock star playing songs I didn't like. I didn't want to be stuck playing 'Anthem,' the song everybody liked but I didn't want to put on the record, for the next five years.
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The emperor is in the Church, not above the Church.
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Well, yes, as I was a rather bad actor then and I wasn't making enough money, I thought, to make enough money to not make money as an actor, I'd better do some writing.
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Only Arab Israel, the land of Israel, is our true homeland.
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Sometimes, America, when something's too bad, we don't want to look at it. We want to turn our head.
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Only in a popular war against France... do I see a misfortune.
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I'm always glad to see somebody rethink something rather than reproduce something I did.
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My first priority is trying to protect my family.
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Our intent is to operate Time Warner as it operates today, with autonomy in its divisions, including the world-class creative talent and journalists that make Time Warner a leader in entertainment and news.
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Worry does not mean fear, but readiness for the confrontation.
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All action takes place, so to speak, in a kind of twilight, which like a fog or moonlight, often tends to make things seem grotesque and larger than they really are.
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Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.
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As long as God gives me strength to work and try to make things real for my children, I'm going to work for it - even if it means making the ultimate sacrifice.
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I've never had a teenage rebellion; I'm not that type of person. I always work out my problems in a conscientious way.
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I never resist temptation, because I have found that things that are bad for me do not tempt me.
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Nobody has ever gone broke selling escape to the American public.
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Work consists of whatever a body is obliged to do. Play consists of whatever a body is not obliged to do.
