Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield Quotes
Then in chat, or at play, with a dance, or a song, Let the night, like the day, pass with pleasure along. All cares, but of love, banish far from your mind; And those you may end, when you please to be kind.
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Acting is merely the art of keeping a large group of people from coughing.
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In the late '90s, I spent a lot of time on reservations, and there was a level of poverty and injustice that I had not witnessed before. I was shocked by it. This is federally controlled land, and there was an insidious mix of apathy and exploitation.
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I think my father was somewhat disappointed in not having had a son, and in that way I was the nearest thing he had.
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Tar sands oil is the dirtiest fuel on Earth. Because producing it consumes so much energy, a gallon of tar sands crude generates 17 percent more carbon pollution than conventional crude oil.
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Some might consider me an unlikely advocate for gun rights because I sustained terrible injuries in a violent shooting. But I'm a patriot, and I believe the right to bear arms is a definitive part of our American heritage.
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The F.B.I. is about nuts and bolts. It's all about witnesses and procedure and walking the streets.
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Prayer is an act of love; words are not needed. Even if sickness distracts from thoughts, all that is needed is the will to love.
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Music is God's gift to man, the only art of Heaven given to earth, the only art of earth we take to Heaven.
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Furthermore, the slaves cannot be put into a more wretched situation, ourselves being judges, and the community cannot take a more lively step to escape ruin, and obtain the smiles and protection of Heaven.
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Why are we building golf courses? Because we enjoy being outside, bringing man and nature together.
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One time I went into a restroom and a girl followed me in. I signed an autograph for her in the sink. It was pretty funny because she was in a guy's restroom and she wasn't embarrassed at all.
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It's believing you can push through the exhaustion just to be able to sing after you do a cartwheel or a split.
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After Versace was murdered, the first person to call me was Mandela.
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I think penguins are cute.
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One challenge in this industry is that you adopt a certain look for a movie, and then people don't get to see the movie for a year!
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We see the world through the lens of all our experiences; that is a fundamental part of the human condition.
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'Vogue' is a very beautiful magazine, an institution, and I learned so much working there.
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I think all writers write from the time they're really young, and you just start asking the question, 'What if?'
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La tierra tiene lo que tú levantas de la tierra. Nada más tiene.
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Those who ignore history’s lessons in the ultimate folly of war are forced to do more than relive them...they may be forced to die by them.
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I’ve always felt that anyone who wants to talk about my private life is only demonstrating the paucity of his/her imagination when there are so many more important and exciting things to discuss.
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Certainly, imperial power is never peaceably acquired or maintained.
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Then in chat, or at play, with a dance, or a song, Let the night, like the day, pass with pleasure along. All cares, but of love, banish far from your mind; And those you may end, when you please to be kind.
