Bret Harte Quotes
Man has the possibility of existence after death. But possibility is one thing and the realization of the possibility is quite a different thing.
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A heroic nature is very Greek.
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I always start the day by washing my face and moisturizing.
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I am the only one in my family to graduate college. It was a proud moment for me to receive a degree.
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I never wanted to give up my given name. I'm proud of it, but the only problem was that no one remembered it. It was just a little too awkward, and they mispronounced it so frequently.
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I like nicotine because it excites my brain and helps me work.
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Revolutionaries do not make revolutions. The revolutionaries are those who know when power is lying in the street and then they can pick it up.
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I'm no good with chords. I'm horrible with chords.
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Fighting, I guess, was never the real reason I read comic books as a kid. The fighting was an important part, an integral part of it; I don't know I would've read it without it.
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In the five months I wrote the final draft of 'The Association of Small Bombs,' I never fell out of the book. The world was real to me: plausible and powerful.
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If you don't know where you are going, you might wind up someplace else.
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It is sadder to find the past again and find it inadequate to the present than it is to have it elude you and remain forever a harmonious conception of memory.
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I love India so much. It's sort of the most chaotic but also disciplined place at the same time. Every time I go there, I feel like I'm ready to rock and roll.
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I've stolen a couple of hearts and they are in my private collection!
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Starring in a science-fiction film doesn't mean you have to act science fiction.
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When I began we did not really have a lot of First Amendment law. It is really surprising to think of it this way, but a lot of the law - most of the law that relates to the First Amendment freedom of the press in America - is really within living memory.
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Love is just such a crucial, wonderful thing, and if you are lucky enough to find somebody who genuinely loves you, grab that person and hold on to that person, and nothing else matters.
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I'm a big routine guy. I have to have everything in threes.
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Do your best, one shot at a time and then move on. Remember that golf is just a game.
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I’ve lived most of my life already and I suppose I can argue myself into believing that I have no great cause to love humanity. However, only a few people have hurt me, and if I hurt everyone in return that is unconscionable usury.
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I'm actually an engineer.
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In high school, I was doing a skit for forensics and people started laughing, more than I was prepared to deal with. It was a surprise.
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People sense that our reaction to phenomena such as epidemics or religious war is not that different to how we reacted to plagues or to battles a millennia ago.
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Germany has got to deal with its global responsibilities in a mature way. There has been insufficient thought to immigration law, and we need to differentiate between different kinds of migrants. There are valid refugees whose lives are at risk at home.
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Man has the possibility of existence after death. But possibility is one thing and the realization of the possibility is quite a different thing.
