Walter Scott Quotes
Thus aged men, full loth and slow,The vanities of life forego,And count their youthful follies o'er,Till Memory lends her light no more.
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What Washington needs is adult supervision.
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In the '80s the band was 24/7. You were only as good as what you were producing at any given moment. Now my family is more important. I also think having the shock of your mum and dad dying humbles you slightly.
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The more I talk about things, the more I understand myself.
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I am not in the business of suppressing books.
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I'm the little dog who goes the wrong way - under the hoop.
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And for the few that only lend their ear, That few is all the world.
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Statesmanship is harder than politics. Politics is the art of getting along with people, whereas statesmanship is the art of getting along with politicians.
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Anyone who sets foot into the 'Watchmen' universe and isn't just a little nervous should be given a few days of electroshock therapy. I've always considered 'Watchmen' to be one of the best graphic novels ever written, and when it came out back in 1986 I was as blown away as everyone else. Just masterful.
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I am hopeful that no one will forget what happened in Bosnia.
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The bonds we create in the household are the most important and lasting. Savor them; they're sacred.
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The Sino-Indian War in 1962 has fundamentally shaped and distorted Indian attitudes towards China. It also obscured a great deal of what has happened in China since 1962.
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To see the faces and hear the voices of victims of the Holocaust - one of the darkest chapters in history - was an experience I will never forget.
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A lot of the time, people think I'm really dumb or really uncomfortable talking to them, which is kind of a real thing.
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A marriage is no amusement but a solemn act, and generally a sad one.
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Conflict is the beginning of consciousness.
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Women who give up their children for adoption are years and years later talking about how painful it was, much more than women who have abortions.
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My marks were always bad, and I was a bad influence on other children, so they would explain to my mother that they could retain me only by being partial towards me, and so I should offer to leave the school myself. I would barely get 40-50% and was also extremely naughty.
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In Japan, I focus mostly on sending messages through Twitter, trying to spread my minority way of thinking.
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Try and understand what part you have to play in the world in which you live. There's more to life than you know and it's all happening out there. Discover what part you can play and then go for it.
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C'est n'avoir pas perdu tout votre temps à Rome,Que vous savoir ainsi défendre en galant homme:Vous avez de l'esprit, si vous n'avez du cœur.
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'Attaboys' help people. I am huge on attaboy. Confidence is the great ingredient to living and art, with fidelity to self. It's so important to surround yourself with people who give you confidence.
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I have never planned anything. I have been doing this job for over 50 years. I have been paid to work with some wonderful people and it has been a huge gift, to me.
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Thus aged men, full loth and slow,The vanities of life forego,And count their youthful follies o'er,Till Memory lends her light no more.
