James Henry Breasted Quotes
In any case, in so far as our knowledge of the universe carries us, the advent of civilization for the first time on our globe represents the highest ascent of the life processes to which evolution had anywhere attained.
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Money opens up wonderful worlds of possibilities.
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It is easy to be nice, even to an enemy - from lack of character.
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In tennis, because of the way it's scored, I don't think that scoring one point out of luck is ever decisive in winning. But, of course, it depends on the moment.
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I would do fragrance. I'm a fragrance fanatic.
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The foundations and the intent of the Affordable Care Act are laudable. The way it's being implemented is a disaster.
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Courage, above all things, is the first quality of a warrior.
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After the second and final time that I got hugely fat in my life and when I lost that weight six or seven years ago, I pretty much decided that I was going to stay in decent shape for the rest of my life.
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I use more makeup now then I did before. I didn't use to wear really that much, and I didn't know how to do makeup, but now I know how to do it a bit more. I can do eyes and makeup in general more. I do like my own lipstick as well.
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We are the recipients of scientific method. We can each be a creative and active part of it if we so desire.
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Beware of monotony; it's the mother of all the deadly sins.
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So if I get these actors for 30% of their price by coming in so late with an offer when they know they are not getting another offer then I do it this way.
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I have never found, in a long experience of politics, that criticism is ever inhibited by ignorance.
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Not a lot of people know this, but I'm very good at mathematics. When I was an angry teenager, I used to sit in my room and do quadratic equations to calm myself down.
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Americans call them hillbillies, rednecks, or white trash. I call them neighbors, friends, and family.
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My mother, Robin Bell, is the master of balancing the finite line between classic and creative when it comes to fashion. Mom has no qualms about unleashing the pinking shears on a vintage Givenchy dress if it means she'll wear it more once it's sleeveless.
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When I sit down to write a novel, I am exploring my own relationship with God, with the struggle between good and evil, my own purpose.
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Even if I flop, I still qualified for the Games, and that was my goal. My target was to be at an Olympics for the third time with people I like.
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I think the concept of polo that people had in the 1920s and the 1930s was much more accurate, when going to a polo match was seen as a great day out and great fun on a more popular level.
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I think I feel automatically at home in Italy.
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A woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction.
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…a man who sold meat but knew nothing of the poetry of the slaughterhouse…. Ted Arden was no ice-cream butcher.
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A real decision is measured by the fact that you've taken a new action. If there's no action, you haven't truly decided.
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In any case, in so far as our knowledge of the universe carries us, the advent of civilization for the first time on our globe represents the highest ascent of the life processes to which evolution had anywhere attained.
