Mark Twain Quotes
The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as effective as a rightly timed pause.
Quotes to Explore
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I think a strong dollar is the result of policies, but I don't think the strong dollar is in and of itself a policy.
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Nearly all the best things that came to me in life have been unexpected, unplanned by me.
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I don't know if it has set in or not. Honestly, it's crazy. It's such an amazing honor. I remember thinking back to being in my room waiting for the call to see if I got the part. It's like winning the lottery. I'm proud to be a member of such an amazing cast - that's the best award of all.
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If the 'Post' can play the role of a connector between the West and the East, I have confidence in the paper's future success.
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I was sent the script for 'Silver Linings' when I was doing a play in D.C. at The Kennedy Center with Cate Blanchett and I was sent the script and asked if I was interested, and I said 'Oh, boy am I!'
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Doctrines provide an architecture for both Republican and Democrat presidents to carry out policies.
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Someone once told me I looked good in red, so I bought every piece of clothing in red and bright-red lipstick. I had huge hair, as big as I could tease it and spray it.
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I think we all carry the seeds of our own destruction. You really have to be aware that just because something is good, it doesn't mean it's not going to trigger a self-destructive impulse.
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I love children. I just don't know if I'm ready to have kids. I feel like I have more time. Kids are cute, you know? They need a lot of help - that's the thing.
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I played violin and got into that Suzuki program in the second grade.
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My favourite place to eat is my grandma's kitchen. She makes a mean crab cake.
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My candle burns at both ends; it will not last the night; but ah, my foes, and oh, my friends - it gives a lovely light!
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I think I've achieved a lot in 41 years. I like how 41 feels; I feel good. I don't like how it sounds too much.
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If a guy is skilled at anything, that's attractive. There's something very primal about that and, sure, it can be as simple as figuring out the tip quickly. It's really cool when a guy tips 20 percent quickly and effortlessly so that when the check comes, he opens it and signs his name and done.
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I'm not going to be lectured by Nathan Deal, who is a former Clinton Democrat. I will stack up my conservative credentials against his any day of the week.
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We want every human being in the womb to be safe, not have these babies be killed to solve some dilemma.
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I become a first-time novelist and a senior citizen on the same day.
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I didn't grow up with a mother, so I don't have that resource to rely on and ask a million questions.
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There are no absolute certainties in this universe. A man must try to whip order into a yelping pack of probabilities, and uniform success is impossible.
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I went from sort of trying to get work to all of a sudden being signed up for the next few years on something, and something of this scale with some of the best people in the business involved, acting and directing. It was a dream.
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I just feel honored to play Wonder Woman in some incarnation. She's got such history, and she's, like, the first female superhero.
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Fine art is really something I want to get into.
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Simplicity and order are, if not the principal, then certainly the most important guidelines for human beings in general.
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The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as effective as a rightly timed pause.
