Percy Bysshe Shelley Quotes
Peace is in the grave. The grave hides all things beautiful and good. I am a God and cannot find it there, Nor would I seek it; for, though dread revenge, This is defeat, fierce king, not victory.
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Let's judge a man on what he's done.
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People said, 'How could you walk away from music?' But being a dad - there's nothing that can touch that.
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Don't go into any store that features shopping bags that can stand on their own accord in the middle of a table. This sort of shopping bag denotes prices that will start chipping into your children's college education fund. Avoid it.
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Shareholders need to have a real interest in the companies they own. Too many are simply too busy - they are asleep at the wheel.
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I'd love to do something where I can act and dance at the same time, like on Broadway or in movies.
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Number 4 should have been number 1. Thanks, Honey.
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To die, to be really dead, that must be glorious. There are far worse things awaiting man than death.
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Excellence is not a skill, it's an attitude.
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No matter what happens in life, be good to people. Being good to people is a wonderful legacy to leave behind.
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I think I've always been somebody to break rules.
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When you lose, you're more motivated. When you win, you fail to see your mistakes and probably no one can tell you anything.
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I am proud to have played a small part in ensuring that no veteran's heroic service will be cast aside due to prejudice.
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Still, records are documents of a period of time. Most records are documents of two or three years, and I just approached it as a record I was doing over a 20-year period of time.
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The nation which forgets its defenders will be itself forgotten.
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I want the news delivered unbiased. I thought that was the whole point with journalism.
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What I love about L.A. and Washington, D.C. is that they're almost the opposite of each other. L.A. is a very creative space while D.C. is a very cerebral space. So, they're the ying and the yang in my world. I like them both for their own reasons.
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Issues to do with disability, mental health and not being neurotypical often affect many genuine teenagers but are rarely reflected in the fiction they read.
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Cinematic icons of the police detective are more male role models than female.
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I've done art on my own, and I've also collaborated with other people to make art. And collaborating with other people is always interesting because you end up doing things you probably wouldn't do otherwise.
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For a shot, I had to look like I've slipped on wet floor and hurt my back. My director wanted me to just act it out, but I insisted on doing it with water on the floor to make it look authentic. He was against the idea, but I did it and almost broke my back.
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I play any piano with a good tune.
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The United States of America is still run by its citizens. The government works for us. Rank imperialism and warmongering are not American traditions or values. We do not need to dominate the world. We want and need to work with other nations. We want to find solutions other than killing people. Not in our name, not with our money, not with our children's blood.
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Peace is in the grave. The grave hides all things beautiful and good. I am a God and cannot find it there, Nor would I seek it; for, though dread revenge, This is defeat, fierce king, not victory.
