James Buchanan Quotes
You have lost a child, a dear, dear child. I have lost the only earthly object of my affection.... I have now one request to make,... deny me not. Afford me the melancholy pleasure of seeing her body before internment.

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I don't want to come off like the jealous brother who wasn't getting the attention, but it was like no one was really into me anyway. I wasn't really a priority.
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All men are somewhat ridiculous and grotesque, just because they are men; and in this respect artists might well be regarded as man multiplied by two. So it is, was, and shall be.
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The smarter the journalists are, the better off society is. For to a degree, people read the press to inform themselves - and the better the teacher, the better the student body.
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When I was 5 and playing against 11-year-olds, who were bigger, stronger, faster, I just had to figure out a way to play with them.
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If you're only going to give away 50 percent of your wealth... c'mon. I'm going to do much more than that.
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Religion is induced insanity.
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Whenever I come across an Arabic word mired in English text, I am momentarily shocked out of the narrative.
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I think whenever you see what may be the seeds of a third party, you need to be very skeptical because there's not a very good track record for third parties.
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'Independents' - the industry term for companies that have more capital and know-how than the typical 'wildcatter' - can grow either by exploring and finding reserves or by buying a company that already has them.
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In the finance world, we used to spend all of our time looking backwards, reporting on what happened. Can I book it? What are the numbers? Now it's about looking into the future. It's about planning and integration. The role of finance is now that of a partner in the business.
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My three husbands were afraid of me. I am a very powerful woman.
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The days of the painter at the Bauhaus appear to be truly over. They are estranged from the actual core of present activities, and their influence is more restricting than inspiring.
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I've been lucky to learn by playing all kinds of roles and watching all kinds of really good cinematographers, actors, and directors for many years before people were even aware of me in terms of audience.
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It makes me feel good that I can now sit there and go, I've worked with Jack Nicholson, Al Pacino, all the great actors that I've worked with... Sir Ben Kingsley.
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I learned a tremendous amount about dialogue because I suffered as an actor.
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They're dressing like in the 50's when they come out to the shows, and many of them have vintage cars.
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I don't think that technology is going to allow for greater subjugation of people. I think it's gonna give them more freedom.
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You're successful if you can get one person to pick it up and put it on the turntable and go, Wow, thanks for writing that!
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People who think I have insulted Ireland or Limerick or my family have not read the book!
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She made the decision that her existence had lost its meaning. And you cannot judge that.
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I lost a company. So what? It's just stuff. Can't take it with you.
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Remember all those references to Macedonia as the oasis of peace in the Balkans. You only really appreciate it when you have lost it.
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Jesus came to seek and to save the lost. He is the Seeker; we are the ones who are running.
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You have lost a child, a dear, dear child. I have lost the only earthly object of my affection.... I have now one request to make,... deny me not. Afford me the melancholy pleasure of seeing her body before internment.