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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We want people to experience art and think about it. The art reflects our time, it is about our culture.
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History says, Don’t hope On this side of the grave, But then, once in a lifetime The longed-for tidal wave Of justice can rise up, And hope and history rhyme
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On running For me running is about freedom. I find that the freer I feel, the faster I am.
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I was good at math, math was my thing - but I was not nearly good enough to be an astrophysicist. I was way outta my league. I realized this very quickly.
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Alcohol is an allergy of the body and an obsession of the mind.
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It's almost worth having been in the army for the joy your freedom gives you.
