John Lothrop Motley Quotes
A soil, exhausted by the long culture of Pagan empires, was to lie fallow for a still longer period.
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You can be tops in Australia and be unheard of everywhere else.
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Shareholders need to have a real interest in the companies they own. Too many are simply too busy - they are asleep at the wheel.
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Most people get excited about games, but I've got to be excited about practice, because that's my classroom.
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There are minds so impatient of inferiority that their gratitude is a species of revenge, and they return benefits, not because recompense is a pleasure, but because obligation is a pain.
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I doubt if you can have a truly wild party without liquor.
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Sometimes your parents are the ones with the biggest mouths of all time.
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I had a lovely childhood. For family holidays, we went as far as the car could take us - we would drive to Florida, even though it would take three days. I didn't know we didn't have a lot of money because there was always food on the table. I didn't have a lot of stuff, but I did figure skating for a long time, and I always had my skates.
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We are in a far better position to observe instincts in animals or in primitives than in ourselves. This is due to the fact that we have grown accustomed to scrutinizing our own actions and to seeking rational explanations for them.
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I want to be promoted in the urban areas. A lot of African-American people should know more about me.
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The thing about Iceland is that we are trapped there anyway, all of us. We have been trapped there for thousands of years.
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I am a soul. I know well that what I shall render up to the grave is not myself. That which is myself will go elsewhere. Earth, thou art not my abyss!
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It is a universal principle that you get more of what you think about, talk about, and feel strongly about.
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The culinary tradition in my family is very strong. My mother, a very wise woman, spent the better part of her life in a kitchen. It's a very strong part of her identity. I grew up there next to the fire.
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I've been into every doo-wop there is. I think I went to the university of doo-wop-ology.
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I do not welcome advice from actors; they are here to act.
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What material success does is provide you with the ability to concentrate on other things that really matter. And that is being able to make a difference, not only in your own life, but in other people's lives.
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I never try to be the poster child for the perfect mother/wife... You prioritize, you do the best you can possibly do, and you don't beat yourself up.
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Philadelphia loves its team, and being able to win a World Series for the city, fans, players and our Phillies organization meant so much to me.
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I think we carry around the idea of being a Kid in the Hall as part of our identity. It's a big part of how we see ourselves now.
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I don't deliberately select my friends because of their background. If I enjoy someone's company, then that's all that counts. I have many different friends who aren't from the same background as me and we get on really wellit's brilliant.
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Rappers aren't the really rich ones. We all have nice houses with studios and cars, but you need a piece of someone's business to be super wealthy.
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I try to be eclectic in my choice of films. If I've done anything that's intentional in my career, it's to try to do as many different types of characters and as many different types of genres of movies that I can.
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The one problem with the Internet for journalists who like doing long form is that any story that's going to involve 16 screens on the web page... that's asking a lot of people.
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A soil, exhausted by the long culture of Pagan empires, was to lie fallow for a still longer period.
