Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. Quotes
Wisdom is the abstract of the past, but beauty is the promise of the future.
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We've been allowed to operate unmolested on the fringes of the music scene, really. That's where we enjoy it most.
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I will sign pro life bills. But what people are interested in is what we can do to create jobs, grow the economy, and keep our costs under control.
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I love to see women who are comfortable in their skin and dress to suit their body - that looks fabulous because it's authentic.
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I believed in myself. I never imagined myself as just an ordinary player.
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I think of a song in terms of lyrics and stories, and that's what keeps it country for me.
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People are entitled to the presumption of innocence.
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I have one desire: That is to have a principle-based, member-driven Congress. Period. That's what I want.
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For prayer is nothing else than being on terms of friendship with God.
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Poetry is a phantom script telling how rainbows are made and why they go away.
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Most tragic mistake in history occurred when the United States joined the U.N.
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Facetiousness is allowable when it is the most proper instrument of exposing things apparently base and vile to due contempt.
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My goal in politics from the very beginning has been, and will be, the goal of giving Ukraine a chance to finally secure a firm footing in the world as a competitive, independent and real European state.
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If people knew how KFC treats its chickens, they'd never eat another drumstick.
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Fact is, inventing an innovative business model is often mostly a matter of serendipity.
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I think there are a lot more important things than art in the world. But not to me.
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I think we respond well when we do something well.
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Rejuvenation of younger players should be the job of the Indonesian Badminton Association. But local competitions will help identify new talent.
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I believe sci-fi fans are incredibly intelligent.
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The best of men are only men at their very best. Patriarchs, prophets, and apostles, - martyrs, fathers, reformers, puritans, - all are sinners, who need a Savior: holy, useful, honorable in their place - but sinners after all.
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I had often joked in my speeches that I had imaginary conversations with Mrs. Roosevelt to solicit her advice on a range of subjects. It's actually a useful mental exercise to help analyze problems, provided you choose the right person to visualize. Eleanor Roosevelt was ideal.
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I think it's a fallacy to say that a good book sells itself. It doesn't happen. I'm a voracious reader and I can give you a long list of books which should have been best sellers but they aren't. How can you buy a book if you haven't heard of it?
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Wisdom is the abstract of the past, but beauty is the promise of the future.
