John Greenleaf Whittier Quotes
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Generally, what adults want to know is my background, why I write what I write, and very personal insights that some say are inspiring.
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Young people really want you to give them a road map, and they will follow it to a tee. If you tell them, 'These are the eight steps you have to take to be successful,' they will do all eight very earnestly.
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Every project has to stand on its own. It's a different identity within each project, and I feel like that's the way it should be.
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Lester is the Rock of Gibraltar. Nothing can rattle him. I am not. I was always flying off the handle about things. And the one person who could calm me down and make me realize that none of this silliness mattered was Lester Holt.
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I wore U.S.A. across my chest in 1976.
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I'm not a good photographer, not a good writer. I'm a pretty regular person whose insecurity is so pervasive that it makes me always feel vulnerable.
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I support the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act.
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In general, states do not count on pledges of 'no more war' from their neighbors. Israel's army never counted on it from Egypt, for example.
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Probably the only type of cosmetic surgery I'd consider is having my bust reduced. It's alright for my current role in 'The Marquise' because it's a costume drama, which means boned corsets and a bit of cleavage, but it's a drag otherwise.
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The Analytical Engine has no pretensions whatever to originate anything. It can do whatever we know how to order it to perform... But it is likely to exert an indirect and reciprocal influence on science itself.
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I can't say, 'It doesn't matter if you win or lose.' It's not true. You go in to win.
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Tiger the dog had a showdown with a fast moving flower truck in the middle of the street and lost.
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I used to spend a lot of time alone as a kid, creating characters and doing voices in my room, and I thought to myself, I'm either going to go absolutely nuts, or I'm going to find something to put that energy into.
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The external world is committed to helping Georgia settle its problems.
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When you have a watch on, it just sets everything off. It's the icing on the cake when it comes to your entire look.
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I've always been a fighter. If you tell me I can't, I'll die trying to prove you wrong.
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That is the danger of an idea, Jerzy. Once planted, you cannot control where the roots may go.
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Only the poor can create art.
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I guess more players lick themselves that are ever licked by an opposing team. The first thing any man has to know is how to handle himself.
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But of his cheere did seeme too solemne sad; Yet nothing did he dread, but ever was ydrad.
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It strikes me as a sound, honest statement for a prospective voter to say: 'Look, I haven't given this election a minute's thought, and it's just not fair for me to cancel out the vote of someone who actually gives a damn.' Indeed, it's not just sound and honest - it's the ethically responsible thing to do.
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Nobody's going to force me to do something against my will. What do I owe anybody that I should submit my will to them?
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Each crisis brings its word and deed.
