James Boswell Quotes
I argued that the chastity of women was of much more consequence than that of men, as the property and rights of families depend upon it.
Quotes to Explore
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Alan Rickman's Hans Gruber is the greatest bad guy in a movie ever.
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One can never know enough. The unknown and its call lies even in what we know.
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I buried Joel on our 48th anniversary. I had been with her since I was 16.
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Art has nothing to do with politics. It is the freest thing in the world.
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I like playing sort-of-crazy people. There's something really, really fun about that.
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You have to find out how to become the character.
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My great fear of being attacked or trivialized by my contemporaries made me concentrate on what I was trying to do as a writer. It forced me to draw some conclusions that were my own.
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All the things that happen to people in the industry today, the actors, what they have to put up with, all the people wanting to know every single moment of their lives - I think it's really sad.
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Of strong importance to me is the defense of minority rights, not just racial minorities, but ideological and religious minorities.
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Corruption is in society and in every strata of society.
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My grandmother's first husband was a spiritualist medium. What fascinates me about that is the balance between conviction and sincerity and trickery, which is also something that novelists are very familiar with.
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Credit you give yourself is not worth having.
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In motorsports we work in the grey areas a lot. You're trying to find where the holes are in the rule book.
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There's such a fan base for 'Dark Shadows'. I remember watching the show as a kid, but I wasn't an ardent fan. I didn't run home from school to watch it.
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Back in the day, I used to read 'Archie,' but I haven't been a comic book aficionado.
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I don't have a caustic sense of humor. What I find funny, that humor comes from a much gentler place.
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Is it written that equality between men and women means one can change sex? Obviously not.
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The real difference between the United States and other nations lies not in the words of the preamble to the Constitution, but in the fact that the substantive clauses of that Constitution are enforced by individuals independent of and not beholden to the elected branches.
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We have a large public that is very ignorant about world affairs and very susceptible to simplistic slogans by candidates who appear out of nowhere, have no track record, but mouth appealing slogans.
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I love songs that have a rocking and grooving feeling.
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Legolas in 'Lord Of The Rings' was sent as a bridge from his people into the world of dwarves and humans and wizards and everything else.
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The dog is the perfect portrait subject. He doesn't pose. He isn't aware of the camera.
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If I am looking to impress people, I'll be in a Rent the Runway dress and great accessories.
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I argued that the chastity of women was of much more consequence than that of men, as the property and rights of families depend upon it.
