James Otis Quotes
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It is vital that Iraq and the United States together send the clearest possible signal that those who commit acts of violence against American military forces and American civilians will not be rewarded with amnesty.
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The world is a global economy. I thought, 'It's a bummer we don't have a unifying currency.' Then I saw Bitcoin had already had a crash and had the resistance to recover. The community was strong enough to push it through again. That's really exciting.
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The bust of Colonel Sanders stands as a monument to cruelty and has no place in the Kentucky state Capitol.
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Telecoms is a national business. There isn't a European market. There's no Telecom Italia in France.
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I know a lot of single people who are not miserable as society tells them they're supposed to be.
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The thing is: in order to reach an agreement, to reach that balance, sometimes it is sort of like that old Rhinestone Cowboy lyric, 'There'll be a load of compromisin' on the road to my horizon.' For those of you who were too young, or don't recall the song, made famous by country singer Glen Campbell, it is your loss.
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I've made a lot of mistakes. I've bonded with some people who use you, and some people that take advantage of you.
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If it doesn't matter who wins or loses, then why do they keep score?
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It doesn't bother me when people try to deconstruct my songs – because at least they're looking at the lyrics, and paying attention to the way the story is told.
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The ultimate wisdom which deals with beginnings, remains locked in a seed. There it lies, the simplest fact of the universe and at the same time the one which calls faith rather than reason.
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There are two classes of poets - the poets by education and practice, these we respect; and poets by nature, these we love.
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That knowledge which purifies the mind and heart alone is true Knowledge, all else is only a negation of Knowledge.
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Mind is a captive of the body.
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He imposes orders as he thinks of them, As the fox and snake do. It is a brave affair.
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Lisp has all the visual appeal of oatmeal with fingernail clippings mixed in.
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I've spent a lot of years living with normal people. If I take a private jet to go to a meeting in Milan, well, that's my business; I can do it. But I don't live for it.
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The tricks of magic follow the archetypes of narrative fiction - there are tales of creation and loss, death and resurrection, and obstacles that must be overcome.
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When I had dial-up, my mom got me a phone so I wouldn't tie up the phone. She used to really pick up the phone, push some buttons, and hang it up so the connection could mess up. Now, it's a joke with her, like, 'Look, the Internet's 24/7. I have WiFi now.'
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Hollywood is not good when it comes to age.
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Drugs shouldn't be used for recreation although they can be, but ultimately the point of psychedelics is to put you in touch with the powers of the universe.
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Arm the obdured breast with stubborn patience as with triple steel.
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If you can sort out why you feel the way you do then you might be in better shape to meet your maker.
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I do not say that, when brought to the test, I shall be invincible.
