James Russell Lowell Quotes
Mishaps are like knives, that either serve us or cut us, as we grasp them by the blade or the handle.
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Winning the World Cup was very special because it meant so much to so many. One thing about our country that is constant is cricket. The smile it brought to people's faces was the thing I shall always remember. It reminded me, reminded all of us, of our importance to the lives of the Indian people less lucky than we are.
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You can't be responsible for the way people respond to you. You're only responsible for yourself.
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We should not have drug laws or a court system that disproportionately punishes the black community.
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When people are in love, I don't see anything wrong with it in the world. If they choose to live their lives and get married, why should we interfere? A lot of people don't agree with me, but that's how I feel.
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We think of bitcoin as mobile. It's not one company; it's broad.
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Gandalf the Grey was always the guy I prefer. Gandalf the White was driven to do a particular job, whereas Gandalf the Grey is a bit more humane.
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I used to go in for Disney auditions, and they'd tell me, 'You're cute and nice but just not funny.'
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If Christianity is a mere invention of man, and the Bible is of no more authority than any other uninspired volume, how is it that the book is what it is?
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When the time is right, I will do female-centric films.
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I try to let my game speak for itself.
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My father was a painter and he taught art. He once said to me, 'I never knew an Indian child who could not draw.'
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The world does not have an Islam problem; the world has a dignity problem.
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(intro) Well, here we go. This is the first book I've written since 1975, when I was in the 7th grade and wrote Boogers Are Good Eatin'. (p. 1).
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Is anything more certain than that in all those vast times and spaces, if I were allowed to search them, I should nowhere find her face, her voice, her touch? She died. She is dead. Is the word so difficult to learn?
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But now I see I was not plucked for naught,And after in life's vaseOf glass set while I might survive,But by a kind hand broughtAliveTo a strange place.
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To convince someone of the truth, it is not enough to state it, but rather one must find the path from error to truth.
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How averse human beings were ever to admit ignorance!
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When I was at Yale, I hung a bit with the Warhol gang. I used some of his superstar types in early movies. I can't say I had any conversations with him, but I did pass him at Max's Kansas City. But I was a big fan of his movies.
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There's no way that if you get participation out of a person can they say you didn't rock it.
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I want the world to get a feel of me, showing them the way I am and the way I get down.
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American computer science grads often have very little exposure to the human condition. They've rarely had manual labor or service jobs. They grow up in a bubble of privilege lulled into thinking this country is a true meritocracy.
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Obviously, everyone loves someone who appreciates you and puts you on a pedestal.
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Mine is just a simple old human story - of one person trying, with great rigor and discipline, to comprehend her personal relationship with divinity.
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Mishaps are like knives, that either serve us or cut us, as we grasp them by the blade or the handle.
