James Boswell Quotes
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I found the offer of a knighthood something that I couldn't possibly accept. I found it to be somehow squalid, a knighthood. There's a relationship to government about knights.
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I had set a goal of being a producer by 25.
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Being a star has made it possible for me to get insulted in places where the average Negro could never hope to go and get insulted.
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I'm very obsessed with 'The Real Housewives' franchise. It's a bad obsession.
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The Bible is very clear about one thing: Using politics to create fairness is a sin.
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I saw 'The Devil Wears Prada.' I don't think it's a reality.
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What do we tell our children? Haste makes waste. Look before you leap. Stop and think. Don't judge a book by its cover. We believe that we are always better off gathering as much information as possible and spending as much time as possible in deliberation.
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I do constantly get to change the way I look, which is sort of an old-school idea of acting.
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With legitimate journalists I've always had a great time - I've never gone out of my way to court the press. That's probably cost me some money, but I've always had the respect of my peers.
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I love to make a one-pot meal - think stir-fry but in the French Fricassee. I start with what takes the longest to roast and then add vegetables, fresh herbs, and starch until the meal is complete in one shot.
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Instead of isolating our school and our many subjects from the every day world, we intend to plant it not merely in the French capital, but in what for next summer at least will be the focal point, the capital of the entire civilized world.
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I had several near death experiences or very, you know, close calls, if you may, in Iraq. You know, there was an incident where I was nearly kidnapped.
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The most precious things in speech are pauses.
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Far too many candidates wear their faith on their sleeve.
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At the end of the day, you can't have a vision; you have to have a hope. This is where the miracle comes in.
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I've been playing both sides of the law my entire career. It's not really surprising for me to be doing opposing sides simultaneously. I would argue that even though my character on 'Hawaii Five-0' originated on the wrong side of the law, I'd say he's worked his way over to the good side.
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A lot of fighters come from Brazil. We've been doing this for long, long years.
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My first book was poetry, but I didn't write it first. I wrote it third. So my first two books were prose.
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Bipartisanship helps to avoid extremes and imbalances. It causes compromises and accommodations. So let's cooperate.
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The Gorillaz cartoons seem more real to me than the actual people on TV. Because at least you know that there's some intelligence behind the cartoons, and there's a lot of work that's gone into it, so it can't all be just a lie.
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Dad was just an emotional wreck. He was drinking a lot of the time, he was smoking a lot of pot. And because he takes certain medications, the drinking was making him... you know, he wasn't even present, really.
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The scent of Sloth tempts a smug man.
