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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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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Of course, recognising our common humanity is only the beginning of our task. Words alone cannot meet the needs of our people. These needs will be met only if we act boldly in the years ahead; and if we understand that the challenges we face are shared, and our failure to meet them will hurt us all.
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As a general thing, I've always been drawn to characters who appear to be one thing on the surface, but are actually something else underneath.
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A part of me is a liberal New Yorker involved in politics and certain attitudes about movies. I kind of lost my indie credibility over 'Mr. and Mrs. Smith.' I know I haven't lost it. I just have to go make an independent movie. I just have to do it. Just for me.
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Those who defeat others are strong, those who defeat themselves are mighty.
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A lot of the time I tend to overlook the music because I'm listening to how it's produced.
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I had more pressure when I competed in Moscow. I had no pressure in Montreal because I only went to do my routines and hoping I didn't mess it up when I was on the bar. When I came back, 10,000 people were at the airport and I thought, 'Why?' because, in my mind, I hadn't done anything different from what I used to do in my gym.
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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.
