John Dryden Quotes
And threat'ning France, plac'd like a painted Jove,Kept idle thunder in his lifted hand.
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We are all inclined to judge ourselves by our ideals; others by their acts.
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But eventually it is a game of cricket.
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I had more clothes than I had closets, more cars than garage space, but no money.
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Nobody in France would ever say 'He's a Jewish novelist' or 'She's a black novelist,' even though people do write about those subjects. It would look absurd to a French person to go into a bookstore and see a 'Gay Studies' section.
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It is because of me that today the union government has sanctioned special funds for the development of Bihar.
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I do not find it easy to articulate thoughts about religion. I remain the sort of person who turns off 'Thought for the Day' when it comes on the radio.
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Whatever I have done so far has led me to 'Kaabil.' It is a big opportunity for me to establish myself more commercially. It is a huge platform.
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When I started in the mid-'90s, the goal was really to shoot for a film career and stay there.
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I'm just not very funny.
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There isn't a person on Earth who couldn't use a connection with nature.
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When I am with my family, then I can just sort of switch off. It's kind of weird, because I go back and I go into this bedroom that I have had since I was a teenager. It is like this parallel universe, because one minute I am on the red carpet and then the next I am hiding out in this room I have had since I was 15.
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Our priority is to go after ISIL. And so what we have said is that we are not engaging in a military action against the Syrian regime. We are going after ISIL facilities and personnel who are using Syria as a safe haven, in service of our strategy in Iraq.
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I think it's really important to remember that it's a long life, and it's a long career. In a perfect world, your career will be long. It does not begin and end with any one job. The point is to continue to have longevity in your career.
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I'd horsewhip you if I had a horse.
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After almost 50 years in which federal spending averaged about 20 percent of GDP, Joe Sestak and Nancy Pelosi took federal spending to 25 percent. You know, that's a 25 percent increase in the size of the government overnight. That's what we - that's what we've got to rein in.
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I hope that people learn from my mistake and I hope that the fans forgive me.
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And every friend I've got has been writing Mars stories. It was pretty clear I'd never catch up.
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When you have one billion dollars, that's not your money. That's the trust the society gives to you.
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A great story poorly told doesn't do anybody any good at all, and nobody wants to hear it, and nobody wants to read it. The craft of it is really more important than the subject matter.
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All peoples have contributed to the overall progress and enhancement of human life.
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The security and the future of Jordan is hand-in-hand with the future of the Palestinians and the Israelis.
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My childhood was marked by a tension between privilege on the one hand and emotional dysfunction on the other.
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The hand which moves over the dial moves also among souls.
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And threat'ning France, plac'd like a painted Jove,Kept idle thunder in his lifted hand.
