James L. Petigru Quotes
The political power of the Country must fall eventually into the hands of certain great families as it always has done in other republics.
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In this time the enemy began to undermine our fort, which was situated sixty yards from Kentucky River.
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I don't find an advantage or disadvantage in being a woman when reporting. What little advantages there might be in some instances is cancelled out by the basic lack of lavatories round the world for women.
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It makes no difference whether a work is naturalistic or abstract; every visual expression follows the same fundamental laws.
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There is only one step from the sublime to the ridiculous.
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I seemed to have been born reading.
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Relationships can be very traumatic. But being in a healthy relationship can be very empowering.
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I like 'The Three Musketeers.' I like those kind of cool things where they were having a robe and a sword.
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It is not wealth one asks for, but just enough to preserve one's dignity, to work unhampered, to be generous, frank and independent.
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We younger Negro artists who create now intend to express our individual dark-skinned selves without fear or shame. If white people are pleased, we are glad. If they are not, it doesn't matter. We know we are beautiful. And ugly too.
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In reality, I don't see myself as a man hunter. In fact, when it comes to love, I am rarely the one to make the first move.
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Someone once said that you can make the choice between getting old and getting creepy, and I think getting old is the way to go.
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There are many things I love in this world. Music, acting, and animals are at the top of that list.
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Who will protect the public when the police violate the law?
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Girls have an unfair advantage over men: if they can't get what they want by being smart, they can get it by being dumb.
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The simple things in life make me very happy.
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What is important is to have values in life. What's important is how you are, not how you look.
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I think about 'The Simpsons,' which has been going on for 25 years. Homer is still in his late 30's. Lisa is 8, Bart is 10. Their stories are told. Yet the series keeps going on and on like a zombie that won't lie down and die. That feels forced and unnatural. The characters never change, grow, age.
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Greek yogurt with some olive oil stirred in can transform many dishes.
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You don't need to hire a dog therapist, you just need to wake up at 7 am and open the fucking door!
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I first began to tell tales to delight the world and make it wiser...
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There's a pleasure in being reminded of the value of ordinary life.
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There is more treasure in books than in all the pirate's loot on Treasure Island.
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I emphasize self-esteem, self-confidence, and dignity, not as an ideal, but as a real test of community organization. Without leadership development, community organizations do not have staying power.
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The political power of the Country must fall eventually into the hands of certain great families as it always has done in other republics.
