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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Unsettling signs of al Qaeda's aims and skills in cyberspace have led some government experts to conclude that terrorists are at the threshold of using the Internet as a direct instrument of bloodshed.
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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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That's the mark of a great storyteller, never to give away secrets in advance.
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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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If you're offended, it's your problem.
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Face it, the system is rigged, and it's rigged against us.
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If you started in New York you were dealing with the biggest guys in the world. You're dealing with Charlie Parker and all the big bands and everything. We got more experience working in Seattle.
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One secret of leadership is that the mind of a leader never turns off. Leaders even when they are sightseers or spectators, are active; not passive observers.
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When the weight of the paper equals the weight of the airplane, only then you can go flying.
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I love being onstage, whether it's dancing or acting - there's just something about being onstage.
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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.
