John Milton Quotes
By labor and intent study (which I take to be my portion in this life), joined with the strong propensity of nature, I might perhaps leave something so written to after-times, as they should not willingly let it die.
Quotes to Explore
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I think that black people, to a degree, need to have a certain level of dexterity. If we want to be at the highest level of whatever our field is, we have to be able to navigate both worlds. We all just know that you gotta be able to put that suit on and have a conversation with people that don't look like you or your family.
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In the world of words, the imagination is one of the forces of nature.
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I shall have a beautiful dream tonight. I also wish everyone to have a beautiful dream.
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Any time you have an injury, it's going to be tough.
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One can not impede scientific progress.
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A woman can walk miles without making one single step forward. As a child born in a harem, I instinctively knew that to live is to open closed doors. To live is to look outside. To live is to step out. Life is trespassing.
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'Lost' is about a bunch of people stranded on an island. It's compelling, but kind of tiny. But what sustains you are the characters.
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I think lots of ideas are sometimes in our heads without us quite, you know, knowing it.
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Be assured those will be thy worst enemies, not to whom thou hast done evil, but who have done evil to thee. And those will be thy best friends, not to whom thou hast done good, but who have done good to thee.
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The importance of satire is bringing more people to the table. There are a lot of average citizens who aren't interested in politics and would be more interested if it's brought to them in a comedic, funny, satirical way.
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I did not destroy the 43 volumes of my diary, which report on all these events and the share I had in them; but of my own accord I handed them voluntarily to the officers of the American Army who arrested me.
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I remember immediately - immediately - feeling like, 'I don't want to play 'We Are Young' when I'm 35. I don't want to be defined by this.'
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I've always been a huge fan of Julia Roberts. Without her what would the world be like?
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It might be useful to distinguish between pleasure and joy. But maybe everybody does this very easily, all the time, and only I am confused.
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Family and friends and faith are the most important things in your life and you should be building friendships.
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Capitalist systems function less well without state protection of investors, lenders, and companies against monopoly, deception, and fraud.
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If you're in your early 20s and you're hanging out with a bunch of other people in their early 20s, nobody has a sense of the kinds of problems that real 'workers' run into every day. They're running into a completely different set of problems like 'What's the party going on right now that I should be going to?'
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God has no resolve; no karma attaches itself to Him.
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I have a very balanced posture about the political situation in my country.
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Wealth does not bring about excellence, but excellence brings about wealth and all other public and private blessings for men.
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For us, all we care about is maintaining what we do as a band.
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Isolated incidents have lateral, lasting implications.
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By labor and intent study (which I take to be my portion in this life), joined with the strong propensity of nature, I might perhaps leave something so written to after-times, as they should not willingly let it die.
