James Thurber Quotes
I used to wake up at 4 A.M. and start sneezing, sometimes for five hours. I tried to find out what sort of allergy I had but finally came to the conclusion that it must be an allergy to consciousness.
Quotes to Explore
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Like in every peace process, and especially in Colombia, there all kinds of problems that will come through. Not only is the process by itself very complicated but it has lots of underground complications.
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It's extraordinary what children put up with. I happened to see two of my uncles put my father up against the wall of my grandmother's house and knock his teeth out, because he'd been unpleasant to my mother. The next day I went upstairs and found my father making a rather half-hearted attempt to gas himself.
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Nearly all government advice on terrorism sacrifices practical particulars for an unalarming tone. The usual guidance is to maintain a three-day supply of food and water along with a radio, flashlight, batteries and first-aid kit.
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The loss of life will be irreplaceable.
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I only saw one English-speaking person all the way across Siberia.
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Knitting not only relaxes me, it also brings a feeling of being at home.
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Adding 'just kidding' doesn't make it okay to insult the Principal.
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I think I need security.
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Playing evil is just not interesting. I don't think anyone who does evil stuff thinks they're doing evil stuff. That's the scary part.
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When you argue with your inferiors, you convince them of only one thing: they are as clever as you.
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I truly believe that you have to bring more content to the table to survive in radio than saying, 'There was AC/DC, and here's Journey,' because computers can do that.
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Ecuador has about 700 kilometers of border with Colombia, and a lot of it is impenetrable jungle.
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When I was a kid and putting out my first records, there was a lot made out of the fact that the '50s/'60s generation was so dominant.
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Since I was a small child, I was always writing either poems or plays... plays in which I had the starring part.
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Winning, you can overlook so many things.
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When you're rich you don't write checks.
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Especially with the predators, one of the things that gets these programs going on a local level is for our land management agencies to build partnerships with surrounding communities and landowners.
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Oh how I wish I could be as obsessive as Carrie from 'Homeland' when I'm writing a book! That would save me a lot of trouble during the revision process.
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I'm in politics. I'm in government, so nothing surprises me
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The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common.
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I think that, as Americans, we should never forget that when we tamper with freedom of speech, it is a very sensitive issue that affects all of our constitutional rights and privileges.
Charles B. Rangel -
I've come to understand that the truth isn't really what's important...what really matters is what people agree is the truth. -Greymane
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I used to wake up at 4 A.M. and start sneezing, sometimes for five hours. I tried to find out what sort of allergy I had but finally came to the conclusion that it must be an allergy to consciousness.
