George Bancroft Quotes
The best government rests on the people, and not on the few, on persons and not on property, on the free development of public opinion and not on authority.
Quotes to Explore
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Once you research an idea, you begin to develop a perspective. Writing about anything in public, often in real time, has helped fashion my views.
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I've always wanted to do a travel show for people who never thought they could.
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A doctor can only treat patients. A doctor can only help the people who are shot or who are injured. But a politician can stop people from injuries. A politician can take a step so that no person is scared tomorrow.
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The key is working with great directors. A film is so many different people and all their talents, but particularly the directors, because of the idiosyncrasies of that person.
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It's silly to keep people alive who have a terrible disease.
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Some people really like to get into Twitter, but it's not my thing.
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Realize that the game of life is the game of, to some extent, being taken advantage of by people who make a science of it. Whether they are in government or personal life or in business, they're everywhere.
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To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of authority. That in itself would be enough to make me ambitious.
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Surround yourself with people who provide you with support and love and remember to give back as much as you can in return.
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How in the world any one weighing 185 pounds can be cute is beyond me.
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I always wrote. My parents are writers. It just seemed like something people did.
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I enjoy encouraging and inspiring people to pursue their purpose in the arts. To help cultivate and develop their instrument.
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Fashion is always seen as somewhat frivolous and self-indulgent. And I think people on the inside maybe don't see or understand how exciting and diverse a business it is.
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Marriage is socialism among two people.
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Some people care too much. I think it's called love.
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It's interesting to see what people are saying about me. I like keep up with the latest rumors! A while back there was a rumor that I was going to do a film with Demi Moore about the takeover of Commodore computers!
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The chief glory of every people arises from its authors.
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When the 'godfather of punk' thing started floatin' around, it was, I was really, really embarrassed. I thought I should have a great, big rig and a cape and everything, and it was very embarrassing. And then after a while, you learn that if people call you anything, this is a great gift.
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I think there are people who think 'high school was the peak of my life,' and there are people who think it was dreadful, and then, I think most people are somewhere in between. I do think that it's normal to experience strong emotions during that time, and I think those emotions stay with you.
Curtis Sittenfeld -
I dainty little lass I wasn't. I looked twice my age until I turned 10 or 11.
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By the age of 24, I found myself convicted in prison in Egypt, being blacklisted from three countries in the world for attempting to overthrow their governments, being subjected to torture in Egyptian jails, and sentenced to five years as a prisoner of conscience.
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A good leader shares information, even if they don't know the whole story. Without any information, people create their own, which causes fear and paranoia.
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Growing up, I was like any Aussie kid - you know we love our sport - that was my favourite subject at school. That is a subject, right?
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The best government rests on the people, and not on the few, on persons and not on property, on the free development of public opinion and not on authority.
