John Dryden Quotes
Time, place, and action may with pains be wrought, but genius must be born; and never can be taught.
Quotes to Explore
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Corporations take the humanity out of trade - they take the happiness out and replace it with something that is ugly.
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My son, Wolfgang, plays drums, guitars and bass.
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Few men desire liberty; most men wish only for a just master.
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I feel fine about getting older because I'm in good shape. I'm 64 and I feel good.
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It is true that integrity alone won't make you a leader, but without integrity you will never be one.
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When you listen to my music, you hear that there are all these voices going on in different parts of the song. That's because I was always around so many voices in church.
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Sometimes, I'm very embarrassed.
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Remember how small the world was before I came along? I brought it all to life: I moved the whole world onto a 20-foot screen.
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I used to hate working out - until I learned how to do it properly.
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Working 40 hours a week used to mean a minimum standard of living and a foothold on the first rung of the economic ladder to the middle class.
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God is love. I have loved. Therefore, I will go to heaven.
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The cost of living is going up and the chance of living is going down.
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I am not interested in slickness for the sake of slickness.
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I am waiting impatiently for the day when beleaguered, like-minded academics can order James Wolcott's collected essays for their classes.
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One of the reasons people hate politics is that truth is rarely a politician's objective. Election and power are.
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Men are moved by two levers only: fear and self interest.
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I was 30 before I made a living that was not embarrassing.
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Just making a movie the way 'All is Lost' had to be made was a great experience, because it was structured differently than any other film I will make for the rest of my life.
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Morality, like numinous awe, is a jump; in it, man goes beyond anything that can be 'given' in the facts of experience.
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I think mothers are so important. I mean, it seems like such an obvious thing to say, but I think we don't really express that enough, apart from one day a year. So I think we need to come together and celebrate us every day.
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My dad was a really good surfer, and by the time I was 10, he was dragging me out on some good days at Bells. I'd reckon they were solid, 6-foot days, and he'd tell me to wait on the shoulder. I'd see him coming through the barrel, and he'd just scream at me to go. I'd drop in, and he'd give me a hoot from behind – I've always loved it.
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When the mind withdraws into itself and dispenses with facts it makes only chaos.
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Learning what all you can overcome as a person, as a human being, is very important. It's very important to understand your strength. Which is not to say you become hardened or bitter.
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Time, place, and action may with pains be wrought, but genius must be born; and never can be taught.
