Martin Van Buren Quotes
The law increasing and organizing the military establishment of the United States has been nearly carried into effect, and the Army has been extensively and usefully employed during the past season.
Quotes to Explore
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If the money we donate helps one child or can ease the pain of one parent, those funds are well spent.
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I destroyed a lot of guitars trying to get them to do what I wanted, but I learned something from every guitar I tore apart, and discovered even more things. Things like if the string is not straight from the bridge saddle to the nut, you're going to have friction.
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The first book I sat down to write was an historical romance. It was really bad and thankfully no one ever saw it.
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There must be possible a fiction which, leaving sociology and case histories to the scientists, can arrive at the truth about the human condition, here and now, with all the bright magic of the fairy tale.
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I love romantic comedies, or romantic dramas - basically anything with love in it.
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'Made in Italy' is from the tycoons of the '80s, not me. It is people who represent an Italy which I don't belong to and I don't feel a part of.
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Beauty is the promise of happiness.
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Those who get stuck doing the same things for too long are bound to get left behind the strong who press on and re-invent themselves.
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It's about enjoying your life. If you have no family, no friends to enjoy it with, it don't matter how much you have, how much success you have, how much fame you have, how much money you have, it doesn't matter.
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Jazz is progressive, and it's alive.
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I like boxing movies. One of the hardest things for me to watch as far as boxing films, is the boxing. The actual boxing usually sucks.
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I know enough about European politics to know you've got a lot of crazy people who make their way onto the ballot.
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One-sided national economic triumphs cannot be achieved in the increasingly interwoven global economy without precipitating calamitous consequences for everyone.
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I love my life and my mistakes and my triumphs - all of it.
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My life has been the antithesis of that book 'The Secret'. I've always been interested in doing what I do. I love storytelling and I really enjoyed acting, but it never seemed like a realistic thing.
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Two of my favorite things are my steering wheel and my Remington rifle.
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I'm for immigration reform. I think the system's horribly broken, and we need to do something about it.
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I work very hard and I'm worth every cent.
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Truly wealthy people develop the habit of "getting rich slow" rather than "getting rich quick." To assure this, they have two rules with regard to money. Rule number one: Don't lose money. Rule number two: If ever you feel tempted, refer back to rule number one, "don't lose money."
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The right to privacy has both positive and negative connotations for those who consider themselves part of the natural law tradition.
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We will absolutely respect the law until we are in government at the national level and can change it.
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In a way, I'm very interested in writing about Maine, because I think Maine represents its own kind of history. It's the oldest state, and it's the whitest state.
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[Never underestimate] the power of dinner.
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The law increasing and organizing the military establishment of the United States has been nearly carried into effect, and the Army has been extensively and usefully employed during the past season.
