James Thurber Quotes
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I was shy. I was painfully shy, until fifth grade when I transferred to another school and befriended the class clown. And one day he was sick and I kinda stepped in for the class clown and I said, 'Wow, this is exciting, I'm a little bit nervous.'
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I read part of it all the way through.
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If America is a nation of laws as we proclaim, then our immigration laws are part of the package.
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I think it's time we all agree that gender stereotypes are simply the confabulation of our own mind.
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We just here to do our job.
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The sky in Texas is the most amazing sky in the whole country, I think, like you can see more sky in Texas than you can see anywhere else in the world.
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Always the beautiful answer who asks a more beautiful question.
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The spiritual is the cause of action. Action is life.
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Jesus is an example. We have other examples, including many of our ancestors as role models who understood the inner meaning of our orientation.
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I tend to like simple music. And clever, succinct lyrics. Songs that don't try to be more than they need to to be effective, to stir up something emotionally within you.
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I look out at the stadiums full of people and see them all knowing the words to songs I wrote. And curling their hair! I remember straightening my hair because I wanted to be like everybody else, and now the fact that anybody would emulate what I do? It's just funny. And wonderful.
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As a prosecutor, I got a paycheck for coming to work every day. I didn't get a promotion when I won, and I didn't get a demotion when I did a bad job.
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You should have high expectations for yourself and others should come second.
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I believe if more American children read the Ten Commandments and are taught what they mean, they will predictably engage in less crime.
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I love punching the ceiling with my fists when I'm lost or I can't find a parking space.
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Overpaying the banks for their toxic assets could contribute capital, but that may not be politically feasible or attractive.
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Even though people say Richard Harris and I have been having a great feud, it's not true.
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I rarely meet a politician that I don't like personally. They are generally well endowed with charm. Therein lies the danger.
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Despite my excellent mood, I don't have any sympathy for Romney. If he'd been a good candidate he wouldn't have had a different campaign for every month on the calendar.
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I'm pretty prepared for anything. You could shove me out there in any situation - I've done it.
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The one kind of person I have a lot of trouble understanding is the kind of person that says the existence of God or religion doesn't matter, it's not an important decision. I think it's vitally important; it's what all our lives are based on.
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Io son colui, che tenni ambo le chiaviDel cor di Federigo, e sì le volsi,Serrando e disserrando, sì soavi.
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When the Americans see someone like Steve Jobs or Mark Zuckerberg, who made billions thanks to their talent and determination, the first thing they say to themselves is, 'I want to be like him.' This, in many ways, is the engine that drives Western society: The desire to make it like the winners.
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Love is blind, but desire just doesn't give a good goddam. sic
