John Stuart Mill Quotes
A state which dwarfs its men, in order that they may be more docile instruments in its hands even for beneficial purposes--will find that with small men no great thing can really be accomplished.

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If I were to try to describe the way in which I write, the only word I would use without qualification is 'slowly.'
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I never like to get political, but when you have the ability, through your media, to influence a large mass of people, I would want to be a part of the evolving cycle of progress vs. keeping things the way that they are.
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The world changes, but I want that change to be necessary or respectful of what has happened before. Everything changes, and that's quite right.
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Every once in a while I run the Olympic downhill in Japan in my head. I think of how the energy is going to flow and then I make it all work for myself.
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If it were left to us, we would all fall away from the faith and perish.
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Romantic love can be a lot of crap, though, let me tell you. And it can hurt you.
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Don't let anybody infiltrate your dream
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You cannot be a man of faith and live in a day. You do not live in a day if you are a man of faith.
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You have a tremendous advantage over the man who does you an injury: You have it within your power to forgive him, while he has no such advantage over you.
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Pick the weeds and keep the flowers.
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I blew that clay pigeon to smithereens. I don't know why Mum got so upset. According to Uncle Andrew she's a crack shot herself. But she says I'm too young. What I'd like to know is how old does a person have to be before they get to do all the fun stuff?
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When you mathematize something you distill its essence.
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Most people like the sad songs. Some of the oldest songs known to man are sad. Listening to a voice singing something sad is a really great way to help you to feel sad when you need to.
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Lampard, as usual, arrived in the nick of time, but it wasn't quite soon enough.
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By lunchtime the valley was lightly coated, like a cake with confectioner's sugar...there was white fur on the antlers of the iron deer and on the melancholy boughs of the Norway spruce.
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As an actor, my No. 1 focus was to be on the same page with the writer, director, and producers.
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Myth: USDollar is money. Fact: Gold & Silver are money. USDollar is legal tender/debt brought down to low parcels for spending purposes.
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A state which dwarfs its men, in order that they may be more docile instruments in its hands even for beneficial purposes--will find that with small men no great thing can really be accomplished.