James Russell Lowell Quotes
Our papers don't purtend to print on'y wut Guv'ment choose,An' thet insures us all to git the very best o' noose.
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Of course people think Washington is arrogant. It is.
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We can't afford to go lose two, three in a row. We've got to keep climbing and getting wins.
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I'm not that lazy, but I don't need that much money. I lead a fairly simple life.
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Historical fiction is actually good preparation for reading SF. Both the historical novelist and the science fiction writer are writing about worlds unlike our own.
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Everywhere you hang your hat is home. Home is the bright cave under the hat.
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We took a plant that was being closed by a big company thinking there was no good use for it, and we came in with a different perspective. We bought some used equipment, as simple as we could.
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Illegal immigration can never be completely stopped, no matter how high the wall or how many patrol agents you have watching it.
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Of course, my family helped me, my brothers helped me, but after I set up my own office I had to really help myself. Some people seem to think I had an oil well in my garden! It's a nice idea but not true.
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Women are choosing to stay single rather than marry men who can't step up and provide.
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I love to take something ordinary and make it really special.
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If the money's right, I'll do a film.
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I said three things when I woke up in Walter Reed. 'I love you.' 'Put me to work,' and 'You stink! Go shower!'
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I guess maybe another gift I have is a great work ethic.
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The American Way is an amalgam of our compassion, our strengths, our failings and our attempts to build a better world, a more perfect union.
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A thief believes everybody steals.
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I certainly like it if the work is beautiful, but that's a surplus effect. I can only think about that after I consider how it's made.
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That's the way things come clear. All of a sudden. And then you realize how obvious they've been all along.
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Taking sartorial risks and not following other people is what makes you stand out.
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I hadn't had a perfect moment yet. And it's very important for me to have perfect moments in exotic countries like that... it kind of lets you know when it's time to go home...
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One must never underestimate the profound bigotry and anti-intellectualism and intolerance and illiberality of liberalism.
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You must be the change you wish to see in the world.
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It's time for Dodger baseball!
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We don't take credit for our accomplishments. I can't tell you how many times you'll say to a woman, 'Oh God, what you did was so great', and they say, 'Really? I didn't think it was that good.'
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Our papers don't purtend to print on'y wut Guv'ment choose,An' thet insures us all to git the very best o' noose.
