Martin Van Buren Quotes
The government should not be guided by Temporary Excitement, but by Sober Second Thought.
Martin Van Buren
Quotes to Explore
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I believe that you can always learn from observation.
Tamara Tunie
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I just wonder where I was when the talent was being given out, like George Benson, Kenny Burrell, Eric Clapton... oh, there's many more! I wouldn't want to be like them, you understand, but I'd like to be equal, if you will.
B. B. King
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I want my son to become aware that he is in charge of the choices he makes, and it's good to make thoughtful, good choices.
Karen Salmansohn
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Any time there's a scandal, we always try and get involved.
Larry Flynt
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The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change his future by merely changing his attitude.
Oprah Winfrey
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While I have never been more excited about SecondMarket, I have chosen to move on from day-to-day management of the private company/fund business so that I can focus 100% of my energy on our digital currency business.
Barry Silbert
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I've had money thrown onstage, dollars, couple of five-dollar bills. I took the money, but it wasn't much.
R. Kelly
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I would be happy if they just gave out nominations and there weren't any Oscars. But winning them is definitely an experience - to get up there and make a speech. Every film is hard work, and a few lucky people do get Oscars for what they do, and it's recognition for all that hard work on a certain level.
Walter Murch
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In closing I wish to say that while I was sorely beset by a number of white riders in my racing days, I have also enjoyed the friendship of countless thousands of white men whom I class as among my closest friends.
Major Taylor
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Take seriously the traditions, the Christian roots, and all the values that are the basis of the civilisation of Europe.
Viktor Orban
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Be honest, be nice, be a flower not a weed.
Aaron Neville
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It's important to focus on how we can strengthen international trade.
Maggie Hassan
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Women are made to be loved, not understood.
Oscar Wilde
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I'm interested in that drive, that rush to judgment, that is so prevalent in our society. We all know that pleasurable rush that comes from condemning, and in the short term it's quite a satisfying thing to do, isn't it?
Joanne Rowling
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Fear of death has never played a large part in my consciousness – perhaps unimaginative of me.
A. N. Wilson
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I remember trying to be funny, and both of my parents were terribly funny. My father was also very dignified, but my mother was an absolute ding-a-ling, a ripper.
Jack Lemmon
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People always say to me, 'It must have been wonderful coming from old Hollywood, with all those movie stars,' but I never knew anyone. I didn't even know who Charlie Chaplin was. My parents really kept me away from it all.
Samuel Goldwyn
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I'm not good at dialogue. I'm not good at holding a mirror up at a real world. I'm not good at believable characterisation.
Jim Crace
