John Dos Passos Quotes
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My father was a very gregarious, very open guy. So every weekend, the house was full of people.
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Whilst we deliberate how to begin a thing, it grows too late to begin it.
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Mr. Obama's approach to engagement to some degree makes him dependent on people who wish neither him nor America well. This doesn't have to end badly and I hope that it doesn't - but it's not an ideal position after one's first year in power.
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Effective preaching starts with loving the people we're preaching to.
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All Hollywood corrupts; and absolute Hollywood corrupts absolutely.
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My whole thing is being sexy without showing too much, because that's my comfort level.
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If there were no government-guaranteed student loans, college tuition would be much lower.
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Beauty is our weapon against nature; by it we make objects, giving them limit, symmetry, proportion. Beauty halts and freezes the melting flux of nature.
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Native trees are so important to our ecosystem.
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When you have that long, flowing hair, you feel different - when you cut it, the framing of your face changes immediately.
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I always tell women to use the fact that we offer a different point of view in a room full of men, to their advantage. Because we often stand out, we gain a unique platform to demonstrate our knowledge and capabilities.
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It would be ridiculous for me to say anything negative regarding blacks having an equal opportunity on TV.
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Religion is a matter of the heart. No physical inconvenience can warrant abandonment of one's own religion.
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Wisdom lies neither in fixity nor in change, but in the dialectic between the two. A constant coming and going: wisdom lies in the momentary.
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Without Socialism the working class is a heterogeneous mixture of different categories, some of which have independent, varying interests, sometimes opposed to each other.
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I'm not a super-actorly actor, my-body-is-an-instrument type of person, but I do want to do fun, exciting, interesting things. I have a 2001 PT Cruiser. I saved my money so I can take my time and choose something that I think is great, and that's what I'm waiting for.
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People who devote themselves to a life of style are admirable.
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The thing that people associate with expertise, authoritativeness, kind of with a capital 'A,' don't correlate very well with who's actually good at making predictions.
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When I was nine, I had this girlfriend and we used to have running races in the park. I wanted to be like Superman and fly in and rescue her.
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The saddest thing about myself is that I never read a book. I never got the habit.
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The rebellion was over, the Union restored, and after more than two centuries there was no more slavery from which to run. The vast work of repairing its human devastation had barely begun.
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You get more joy out of the giving to others, and should put a good deal of thought into the happiness you are able to give.
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The Romans are very equivocal about this building. They call it the typewriter or the wedding cake... But whatever you think of it - it gives you the most amazing views of Rome. It's like a box at the theatre at which Rome is the play.
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It's almost worth having been in the army for the joy your freedom gives you.
