James Otis Quotes
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The Afghans themselves say that if you put two Afghans in a room, you get three factions.
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'Obvious' is the most dangerous word in mathematics.
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If you can dream it, then you can achieve it. You will get all you want in life if you help enough other people get what they want.
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And there is no trade or employment but the young man following it may become a hero.
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The United States is supplying the most modern and sophisticated weaponry to Israel to the tune of billions of dollars every year.
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Hungary is, in a word, in a state of WAR against the Hapsburg dynasty, a war of legitimate defence, by which alone it can ever regain independence and freedom.
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I'm involved with Kid One Transport and Studio by the Tracks in Alabama. Kid One literally transports kids to better health by giving them transportation they may need to get medical care. Studio by the Tracks is an art outlet for mentally challenged children.
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To take part in this brothel through the payment of my taxes, that had become to me unbearable.
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'Iggy' was my dog - he was named after Iggy Pop - and 'Azalea' is the street where I grew up; together, they have the right amount of syllables to make the perfect name.
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You've got the federal government in every part of our lives, doing things wrong.
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I don't really like to talk about other people. I think people who have things going on in their lives, I think they have enough to deal with, they don't need, you know, Abigail Breslin weighing in on their lives.
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I've been noticing gravity since I was very young.
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I have a fascination with Flight 93. My emotions are mixed: awe, gratitude, fear, heartache, pride - even, in some ways, guilt.
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While day by day the overzealous student stores up facts for future use, he who has learned to trust nature finds need for ever fewer external directions. He will discard formula after formula, until he reaches the conclusion: Let nature take its course.
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The Lord discovered to me a sense of my unbelief that, though late, I should remember my transgressions and that I should be converted with my whole heart to the Lord my God.
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It's beneficial to play against your type; to be chameleon-like.
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I was trained in classical piano, but it kind of dawned on me that classical pianists compete for six job openings a year, and the rest of us get to play 'Blue Moon' in a hotel lobby.
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Most writers have no idea how to make a film. It's a totally different skill set. Nor is it just to translate exactly what's on the page directly on to the screen - because that would be terrible. It would be five hours long, and the structure would be a mess. But the writers know the characters and the story.
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Italian-Americans are not the Mafia.
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I love playing characters, so I'm always telling my agents, 'Don't worry if the character description is something you think I'm not. Let me try to be that person.'
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Think against your feelings; unmask the unbelief they have nourished; let evangelical thinking correct emotional thinking.
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I pray Heaven to bestow the best of blessings on this house and all that shall hereafter inhabit it. May none but honest and wise men ever rule under this roof.
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Your eyes, your eyes They tell me how much you care Ooh yes, you will always be My endless love.
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A man's house is his castle.
