Frederick Marryat Quotes
I would rather write for the instruction, or even the amusement of the poor than for the amusement of the rich.
Quotes to Explore
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Each of us becomes a new person as we re-describe the past.
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Hollywood needs to recognise all shades of African American beauty.
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I think we're socialized out of being women, and then we have to find our way back to it. That's hard to do.
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I still have my school friends who are actually friends. It's nice that they don't think much about my singing career. They think it is cool, and they are happy for me, but they don't really bother me about it. To them, I'm still just the schoolgirl from next door.
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Well, youth is the period of assumed personalities and disguises. It is the time of the sincerely insincere.
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Skiffle was a name that was attached to what was, in essence, American folk music with a beat.
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Too often in our communities many families have not even been aware that certain charities exist; and at the same time, there are many who are willing to volunteer their energy and their resources to help these charities, yet they do not know these charities even exist.
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How can the cost of education be the cost of life? It is unacceptable; it is reprehensible that we have allowed it to fester.
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Look at the way sports, music and film have become driving forces of popular culture. Fashion is the fourth pillar.
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Treating your adversary with respect is striking soft in battle.
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My priorities are making sure we reduce class size and close the achievement gap.
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I don't like doing most things unless I can do them quite well.
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Words that are carefully framed and spoken are the most powerful means of communication there is.
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It's not good to thicken sauce with too much butter because it can cause heaviness. You don't want to avoid butter, but you also don't want to put too much - add it slowly.
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We all have our down days, but it's not hard to smile and say, 'Thank you.'
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Building new roads and bridges creates jobs. Growing our exports creates jobs. Reforming our outdated tax system and our broken immigration system creates jobs.
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I have nothing to do with Donald Trump.
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I plan on working out for the first part of the day, because if I let my day get away from me, the workout is out the window!
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After you've graduated, you're supposed to be an adult and go out into the world, and you're still not formed. It's an interesting... horrible, horrible time.
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A tip that I got from my mom that really helps keep my skin fresh is to wash my face with ice water in the morning. I love it. Just splash with water - cold water. That's the first thing I do every morning.
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I think America is a really interesting place. In New Zealand, we don't sue each other really commonly. There's a really specific reason, like someone's arguing over a fence that's been put up that's too high. Sort of practical things. And journalists are rarely sued for things. Whereas in America, you have a culture where that's the first thing you do. There's an ongoing pattern here where if you've got money, you can bully other people into doing what you want them to do. You don't need to be in it to win, you just need to be in it to be a pest.
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Just about everything in this world is easier said than done, with the exception of ‘systematically assisting Sisyphus’s stealthy, syst-susceptible sister,’ which is easier done than said. - Lemony Snicket
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Intellectuals would be much more accepted now than in the '40s.
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I would rather write for the instruction, or even the amusement of the poor than for the amusement of the rich.
