John Lothrop Motley Quotes
The rise of the Dutch Republic must ever be regarded as one of the leading events of modern times.
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I trust no one totally.
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Instead of assuming that emotional intelligence is always useful, we need to think more carefully about where and when it matters.
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I'm shy, and I can hide behind my acting and discover the truth about myself because it's cathartic in that way. But I tend not to read reviews.
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In the past, I used to argue with those who didn't share my views. I felt this incredible need to 'make my point.' Now I live my life and do my best to be an example of what seems right to me.
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As I have got older, I have become easier on myself. It's about realising things can't be perfect.
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Well, first of all, I'm an incredibly gullible person - I'm so bad that when I said that to someone, my friend said, 'You know, 'gullible' isn't even in the dictionary.' And I said, 'Really?' As I was saying 'Really?' I will acknowledge that I then realized what was happening, but that's how bad I am.
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I don't want to name any names, but I've worked on television shows where there's a guy writing for my generation who's, like, 60 - and it doesn't work.
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I'm related to the portrait painter George Romney.
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It is the Higher Power which does everything, and the man is only a tool. If he accepts that position, he is free from troubles; otherwise, he courts them.
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Google owns YouTube, and recently, I drew a comic about an idea for a YouTube feature - which they actually took seriously and implemented. So I'm thinking that maybe we'll have a future where Google is 'xkcd.'
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Children are our second chance to have a great parent-child relationship.
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Religious traditions are easy to lose sight of in today's marketing frenzy. Make sure you take time to gently usher your little ones into the rituals that have special meaning for you.
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Place hitting is, in a sense, glorified bunting. I only take a half swing at the ball, and the weight of the bat rather than my swing is what drives it.
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In feature films, unless there was a body count, they weren't hiring me to direct it.
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I did a forward roll for the kids the other day, thinking it'd be a breeze like it was when I was six, and I had to lie flat for about 20 minutes afterwards - 'Leave mummy alone; she's feeling a bit dizzy.'
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Now, I don't mind making fun of those preachers who steal money from people, they kind of deserve it.
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Most of the time, I'm not even working; I'm just helping people, because I feel that I am too lucky.
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I'm a realist and I always have been.
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I am half Puerto Rican, a quarter German and a quarter black. That was always a big issue for me - being mixed race - because casting directors tended to be very like, 'OK, are you Hispanic for this role?' 'Or is she going to be African American?'
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I look at my clarinet sometimes and I think, I wonder what's going to come out of there tonight? You never know.
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Absolutely. Slade! A band that would never bend over.
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We put people at the centre of securing the country. You can't secure your country with only a security apparatus and missiles.
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The rise of the Dutch Republic must ever be regarded as one of the leading events of modern times.
