James F. Byrnes Quotes
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In a democracy, allegations will never improve situations. So, I'm against allegations, but I always welcome criticism.
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An efficient government is dangerous in the hands of the wrong man. Sadly, the right sort of man never seems interested in the job.
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I always tell people I went to the Harvard School of Comedy in front of America.
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Even though I'm Hispanic, I'm so white.
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The real drawback to the simple life is that it is not simple. If you are living it, you positively can do nothing else. There is not time.
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I think that's one of the most unique and potentially powerful things about reddit - people come for the news, and stay for the community.
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Being at the Apollo, I was always starstruck.
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I live a very normal regimented life that focuses on my training and my private life so I squeeze the insane stuff in around that.
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I think people respect governments that take decisions and act decisively.
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I can never believe how much time and energy and money and talent and everything else is being poured into horrible ideas.
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A traveller on foot in this country seems to be considered as a sort of wild man or out-of-the way being, who is stared at, pitied, suspected, and shunned by everybody that meets him.
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Children seem naturally drawn to poetry - it's some combination of the rhyme, rhythm, and the words themselves.
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I must be honest here; I don't think there's such a thing as 'unconventional' when it comes to YA. YA readers are the most open-minded in the literary world. They'll read anything.
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The important thing is to build up my cardiovascular system, so I have the stamina to do stunts. To me, stepping over the line, taking a chance and succeeding is the ultimate freedom, be it in rock and roll or when executing a really challenging routine.
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I am ashamed to run against a lady. It's demeaning, very degrading. I have always refused to argue with a lady.
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I write for no other purpose than to add to the beauty that now belongs to me. I write a book for no other reason than to add three or four hundred acres to my magnificent estate.
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That's what I'd like to do on the President's Council. Make sports and athletics available to every youth in America, not just one day a week like it was for me, but every day.
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It was difficult being a conscientious objector in the 1940's, but I felt I had to stick to my guns.
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..paint was always in history of painting a means to an end, whether the end was religious, social, decorative or romantic. Now it's become an end in itself..
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The spread of Viking bling is a good indication of the spread of its culture.
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In LA, too many people want to go the quickest route from A to B. Method acting offers them that.
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I'm not really a partier, in general. I've definitely learned that that's probably the least interesting thing you can do with your time.
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I can't express how wonderful it is to get feedback when you've been sort of in a bubble working on something and then you release it to the world and hope for the best. It's like the birth of a musical baby.
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We intend to continue our interest in the affairs of Europe and of the world.
