John Ruskin Quotes
Large fortunes are all founded either on the occupation of land, or lending or the taxation of labor.
Quotes to Explore
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I've gotten this advice at different times, and it distills down to one word: purpose. Why are you here? When you start to get distracted by thoughts such as 'Do I fit in? Does this person like me?' - remember why you're there and what you want to accomplish.
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I joined the Actors Studio and began to work with Lee Strasberg, and that changed my work.
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The next step in my life is hopefully meeting a nice guy and getting married.
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School after Labor Day is now the law of the land in Maryland.
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Writers always have confidence issues - it comes with the territory. We never know where we fit in, or what the actual value of our work might be. So we hit lulls, or slogs. Throw in the idea that many creative people are somewhat manic-depressive, and it can get pretty dark at times.
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There are two types of courage involved with what I did. When it comes to picking up a rifle, millions of people are capable of doing that, as we see in Iraq or Vietnam. But when it comes to risking their careers, or risking being invited to lunch by the establishment, it turns out that's remarkably rare.
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I'm afraid of everything. But maybe when you're afraid of everything, it sort of seems like you're scared of nothing.
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Our fielders have to catch a lot of balls, or at least deflect them to someone who can.
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Hollywood wants to go for the flash, because that's what a lot of them think science fiction is.
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Strange to see how a good dinner and feasting reconciles everybody.
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I paid for my name a lot when I was growing up because other kids teased me.
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Nobody seems to play Yamaha electrics, but it's the best guitar I own.
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The most useful thing about a principle is that it can always be sacrificed to expediency.
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After all, this is the Nation's ultimate judicial tribunal, nor a super-legal-aid bureau.
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A jury consists of twelve persons chosen to decide who has the better lawyer.
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Risk played a really important role in making me the person I am.
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He carried with him the aura of a prophet, a magician, a witch doctor, a psychoanalyst, and a feared father of a Jewish home.... He was the force that held the thirty-odd members of the theatre together, and made them permanent.
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I believe that cronyism is nothing more than welfare for the rich and powerful, and should be abolished.
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Most of my favorite artists are strong females.
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It's not your client's obligation, or your obligation, to prove your client's innocence. It is the prosecution's obligation to - to prove you're client's guilt.
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Nothing deters a good man from doing what is honourable.
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Israeli teachers are not required to hold an academic degree, and their salaries are the lowest in the Western world.
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Large fortunes are all founded either on the occupation of land, or lending or the taxation of labor.
