John Greenleaf Whittier Quotes
Shoot, if you must, this old gray head,But spare your country's flag,' she said.
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From the night, his solitude, the poet finds day and starts a diary that is lethal to the inert. The dark landscape yields a dialogue.
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Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful.
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A couple of times, I felt like I was cracking and I couldn't go on, and God would put another person in my place to help me.
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Creating things sometimes is difficult.
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I think it's time we all agree that gender stereotypes are simply the confabulation of our own mind.
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The thing, when you're down two sets to love, is to stay calm, even though it's hard, because people are freaking out, people are worried for you.
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As far as I can remember, every dime I ever had went to something extravagant. I would rather spend more, buy fewer items and have them forever.
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Rome will exist as long as the Coliseum does; when the Coliseum falls, so will Rome; when Rome falls, so will the world.
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I certainly feel sad about the alienation from my son.
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The troops aren't red and blue. They're not black and white. They're not male and female. They are Americans! When they put their uniforms on, they are Americans. And that's a fact.
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The first thing to improve society is not banning abortion, but making sure that everyone who had a child is in the best position to be able to rear it.
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I'm not a big texter anyway. I'm really slow at it and so I try to avoid it to avoid embarrassment, you know what I mean?
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Environmentalism is a form of pagan fundamentalism. These green wackos are fanatics like al-Quaida. Just like them.
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It may easily come to pass that a vain man may become proud and imagine himself pleasing to all when he is in reality a universal nuisance.
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The most important principle of environment is that you are not the only element.
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Harvard was the most intimidating experience. I felt so out of my league there.
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You're miserable, edgy and tired. You're in the perfect mood for journalism.
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Live well. Sing out, sing loud, and sing often. And God bless the child that's got a song.
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Being a Georgia author is a rather specious dignity, on the same order as, for the pig, being a Talmadge ham.
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The critics try to intellectualize my material. There's no satire involved. Satire is a concept that can only be understood by adults. My stuff is straight, for people of all ages.
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If you're going to write a story, avoid contemporary references. They date a story and they have no staying power.
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Proper treatment will cure a cold in seven days, but left to itself, a cold will hang on for a week.
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The wonderful thing about Gilda Radner was that she was not a person who disappointed.
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Shoot, if you must, this old gray head,But spare your country's flag,' she said.
