Bret Harte Quotes
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Never fear to deliberately walk through dark places, for that is how you reach the light on the other side.
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I have no political ax to grind; I just find it absurd that huge billion-dollar corporations can take over elections. I just find it insane that, for instance, we give tax breaks to people like myself making millions of dollars, while there're no tax breaks for working people. That, to me, is not a political issue, that's a life issue.
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I don't know if it has set in or not. Honestly, it's crazy. It's such an amazing honor. I remember thinking back to being in my room waiting for the call to see if I got the part. It's like winning the lottery. I'm proud to be a member of such an amazing cast - that's the best award of all.
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Even people who believe they deserve to be happy and have nice things often don't feel worthy once they have them.
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I'm not a morning person, but I've become one as the result of having kids. The morning is my private time to spend with my boys.
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I was sent the script for 'Silver Linings' when I was doing a play in D.C. at The Kennedy Center with Cate Blanchett and I was sent the script and asked if I was interested, and I said 'Oh, boy am I!'
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I am not thinking about life after football, but I know it will be another life, another world.
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The reason why men do not obey us, is because they see the mud at the bottom of our eye.
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Political leaders are expert at saying nothing.
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Our society finds truth too strong a medicine to digest undiluted. In its purest form, truth is not a polite tap on the shoulder. It is a howling reproach.
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The Senior Tour is a good concept, although frankly I'm not astounded at its continued success. It gives a lot of guys an opportunity to extend their careers.
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It doesn't matter how precisely the onion is cut as long as the person chewing it is happy.
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I would love to be a dad. For the longest time, I've wanted kids, but you have to have the right setup, right?
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I don't keep my secrets or my knowledge to myself.
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I like to play the ukulele, but I'm not, like, awesome at it. I mostly play the piano and the guitar.
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As a young boy, scouting gave me a confidence and camaraderie that is hard to find in modern life.
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One can only become a philosopher, but not be one. As one believes he is a philosopher, he stops being one.
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I then moved to the University of Western Ontario where I was made a full professor in 1985.
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It is ridiculous to suppose that the great head of things, whatever it be, pays any regard to human affairs.
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It's important to know how to lead and manage a classroom with flexibility. Students of all ages are quite capable of learning these routines and contributing to their success once the teacher is comfortable guiding students in that direction.
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I thought art was dead rabbits hanging by their feet on a wall. I went to Italy and saw all the religious paintings, and they didn't move me all that much. Then someone invited me to see this van Gogh exhibit at the Rosenberg Gallery in San Francisco.
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Nowadays, when a speaker tells the graduates that the future is theirs--is that a promise or a threat?
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Old politicians, like old actors, revive in the limelight. The vacancy which afflicts them in private momentarily lifts when, oncemore, they feel the eyes of an audience upon them. Their old passion for holding the centre of the stage guides their uncertain footsteps to where the footlights shine, and summons up a wintry smile when the curtain rises.
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With the smile that was childlike and bland.
