James Russell Lowell Quotes
Puritanism, believing itself quick with the seed of religious liberty, laid, without knowing it, the egg of democracy.
James Russell Lowell
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I write in a small office at home.
Walter Dean Myers
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Mum and Dad were very much friends and up for life. There was no anxiety for anything when I was growing up; they just taught me to be me.
Kate Winslet
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The marketability, the success of a book, ultimately rests with whether or not people will find the concept/characters/title/cover appealing.
M. J. Rose
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In Mississippi, you don't admit that you're gay. It's just an awkward thing down South, which is sad.
Lance Bass
NSYNC
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I will sign pro life bills. But what people are interested in is what we can do to create jobs, grow the economy, and keep our costs under control.
Sam Brownback
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Yes, I'm obsessed with health, which has been an interesting journey. I went down the raw-food diet route, but got ill. It was really hard, especially in Britain in winter, trying to survive on raw carrots. I became so ill and anemic, so I stopped that and became a vitamin junkie. I just ate lots of vegetables, exercised and breathed.
Naomie Harris
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Separate is not equal. Civil unions are civil unions. Marriage is marriage. They're different institutions.
Gavin Newsom
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Most ballets are more interesting than most men.
Patricia McBride
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I wanted to tell a romantic and dark side of Ottoman history that was also slightly political, saying to the previous generation of writers, 'Look, I'm interested in Ottoman things, and I'm not afraid of it, and I'm doing something creative.'
Orhan Pamuk
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R. Kelly is an image, a brand. That's my job. There's a whole other side of me that's Robert, who is a father, a friend. But then I put on the game face and go into the studio and do the music. That's just another day at the office.
R. Kelly
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I'm kind of a perfectionist about my songwriting. If I don't mean it, I don't think it's any good.
Carlene Carter
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Ceremonies are different in every country, but true politeness is everywhere the same.
Oliver Goldsmith
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Widespread public access to knowledge, like public education, is one of the pillars of our democracy, a guarantee that we can maintain a well-informed citizenry.
Scott Turow
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If some actress thinks she is sexy and she can dance, it's her choice. I do what I want to do, and I set my own benchmark. I will never compare myself with anyone.
Preity Zinta
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I was a Knicks fan of the Kenny Sears-Carl Braun-Jim Baechtold vintage. I was even their ball boy when I was a teenager.
Marv Albert
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Poor human reason, when it trusts in itself, substitutes the strangest absurdities for the highest divine concepts.
John Chrysostom
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I was so young when I got so famous, and then I kind of put up a wall around myself. I didn't really want to show people any fragilities or fears; I was trying to be this tough person that I felt was expected of me.
Dolores O'Riordan
The Cranberries
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Puritanism, believing itself quick with the seed of religious liberty, laid, without knowing it, the egg of democracy.
James Russell Lowell
