James A. Garfield Quotes
I must do something to keep my thoughts fresh and growing. I dread nothing so much as falling into a rut and feeling myself becoming a fossil.
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I guess becoming an adult and learning how to survive on your own is exciting.
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I was a scapegoat. The media had to put responsibility on somebody, and I was chosen. They felt free to say that because someone was thin they were anorexic, which is ridiculous.
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I spent half my life being hurt. The leftovers of hurt are an automatic gesture, like a dog that salivates.
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There never was a time when, in my opinion, some way could not be found to prevent the drawing of the sword.
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I admit I do have some drawbacks and limitations as a candidate. Although I am a professional comedian, some of my critics maintain that this is not enough. I cannot deny that I stand before you untested and inexperienced - I only spent two years in television, never as a romantic lead or a song and dance man.
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I started making music with my band in the '80s, so I am more product of post punk than classical music, and I have always carried on this way.
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Bitcoin has so much potential, and that's why the believers are trying to facilitate its use as a currency, so people use to buy things and spread it around more.
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If you believe what you like in the gospels, and reject what you don't like, it is not the gospel you believe, but yourself.
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The woman who purposely destroys her unborn child is guilty of murder. With us there is no nice enquiry as to its being formed or unformed.
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I love going to theatres and seeing honest little indie films I know nothing about... being surprised by a beautiful film I had no expectations about but just got lost in. I'd like to do more well-written indies. I don't know exactly what my dream role will be yet, but it's somewhere within that realm.
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I would like to be where Diana Rigg or Judi Dench is, but I expect it is as good as it is going to get.
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I didn't develop or build synths. I had my technicians modify them for my live stage performances.
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I always like to play roles where I either love the character or think that it's a story that I can tell better than anyone else. There are always reasons for me to do whatever I do.
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Cricket was my reason for living.
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Chief executives, who themselves own few shares of their companies, have no more feeling for the average stockholder than they do for baboons in Africa.
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The laws of physics should allow us to arrange things molecule by molecule and even atom by atom, and at some point it was inevitable that we would develop a technology that would let us do this.
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I tend to listen to country music more than Cuban music.
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Nanotechnology is an idea that most people simply didn't believe.
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I've always tried to be nice to people, so that sort of translates into popularity, I guess.
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I have run large organizations, I know what it takes to create a healthy business climate, and I have more experience than Jerry Brown doing that. So it'll be a stark contrast, a career politician vs. someone who has met a payroll, gotten a return on investment, knows how to use technology to do more with less.
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If you get a thousand calls in one day, how can you expect to be able to answer them all?
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This boy turkied my Thanksgiving, but I won't let him Grinch my Christmas. -Dean Hughes (Midway to Heaven)
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A lie keeps growing and growing until it's as plain as the nose on your face.
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I must do something to keep my thoughts fresh and growing. I dread nothing so much as falling into a rut and feeling myself becoming a fossil.
