John Dryden Quotes
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I'm not averse to being a supporting character. I try to pick parts where I can add something.
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I'll give you my answer calmly and sensibly, my final answer. My final answer is finally no. The answer is no! Absolutely and finally no! Finally and positively no! No! No! No! N - O!
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There were definitely curveballs in my growing up, from a family aspect. My parents got divorced when I was in second grade. I moved around a lot. Actually, I went to about four different schools when I was in fourth grade.
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I think all children draw, as soon as they figure out the thumb and can grab crayons. The only difference with people like myself is that we never stopped drawing.
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The marriage state was designed to complete the sum of human happiness in this life. It sometimes proves otherwise, but this is owing to the parties themselves, who either rush into it without due consideration or fail in point of discretion in their conduct towards each other afterwards.
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Doesn't the fight for survival also justify swindle and theft? In self defence, anything goes.
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It's true: I don't remember what life was like before parenthood.
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There had been talk about me getting involved with the new team in Houston. I don't know if it's something that will become a realization, but it would be something that I would love to do.
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Humans are kind of story-propagating creatures. If you think of how we spend our days, think of all the time you spend on entertainment. How much of your entertainment centers around stories? Most pieces of music tell stories. Even hanging out with your friends, you talk, you tell stories to each other. They're all stories. We live in stories.
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I can say that I don't compete with others and only with myself because I do so many films.
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To my mind, it seems clear that those who have no memory have the much greater chance to lead happy lives. But it is something you cannot possibly escape: your psychological make-up is such that you are inclined to look back over your shoulder.
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I stand with the millions of seniors and working people who depend on Social Security and who expect the money they put in to be there for them when they retire.
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I love silence. But I usually only listen to that when I'm sleeping.
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Ethel patted her hair and looked very sneery.
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Come one, come all! This rock shall fly from its firm base as soon as I.
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I have ever been prone to seek adventure and to investigate and experiment where wiser men would have left well enough alone.
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Ambition, I’ve found, can lead only to failure. I do not read the reviews. No, I am not singing for you.
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'Why are you so concerned about society?' That is always the question. And my answer is simple: 'Because you are an artist, you have to associate yourself with freedom of expression.'
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The idea of 'Napoleon Dynamite' as an animated series made perfect sense to me.
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When people affected by epilepsy are reluctant to expose their condition, the public remains in the dark about it - a tragic irony that has made patient care and raising funds for research more than challenging.
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If I don't think something's worth saying, I don't think it's quite there, I'd rather just not say it, to be honest. In that case, I'd rather wait 'till the thought is ready, 'till I feel like I'm happy with everything.
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Our best path to economic growth and global competitiveness is to invest in our people - not to provide huge new tax breaks to special interests.
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Sound the trumpets; beat the drums...Now give the hautboys breath; he comes, he comes.
