Francis Parkman Quotes
Fort Leavenworth is in fact no fort, being without defensive works, except two block-houses.
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No one familiar with the common law of England can read the Constitution of the United States without observing the great desire of the Convention which framed that instrument to make it conform as far as possible with that law.
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I use other cookbooks for inspiration. I must say I tend to cook from my own cookbooks for parties.
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Corruption is in society and in every strata of society.
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By asking a novel question that you don't know the answer to, you discover whether you can formulate a way of finding the answer, and you stretch your own mind, and very often you learn something new.
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A child learns to discard his ideals, whereas a grown-up never wears out his short pants.
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If the people don't want to come out to the ballpark, nobody's going to stop them.
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There has got to be more to life than being a really, really, ridiculously good actor.
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I like to see people enjoy using my product. This is the mission of an engineer.
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The major political battles about guns in our society concern handguns and assault weapons, not long arms like hunting rifles.
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Going vegetarian - and then vegan - has calmed me down, and it has also made me physically and emotionally strong. I do crave meat once in a while, but I find that spiritually, non-vegetarian food works against my emotional health.
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You know, my mum's always encouraged me and never made my gender an issue, I guess. She brought me up to believe in equality, as opposed to feminism or sexism – so it just meant that my gender was not relevant to what I was capable of achieving.
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Greening the globalised manufacturing and sourcing will be the single biggest help multinationals could make to the tough pollution control in China and other developing countries.
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For 'Chapters', I decided to let go of my insecurities, found myself some talented R&B producers, and worked with them.
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There is an interaction and action, reaction between two people. One should show honesty in a relationship. Be honest to your partner and tell him everything. How long can you do things with dishonesty and that's wrong. Don't get into a relationship if you can't be honest.
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We do not need to eat animals, wear animals, or use animals for entertainment purposes, and our only defense of these uses is our pleasure, amusement, and convenience.
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What came out of 'Ocean's Twelve' is actually great because you do one 'Ocean's Twelve,' and you're more known around the world than if you did 20 years in the French cinema industry.
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George W. Bush is not only a great president; he was a great candidate.
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I was basically the person at Disney World that was in charge of clearing the park when it was closed... I was the guy... telling them to 'get the hell out and have a magical day.'
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I think that's easier to read. Pardon me. Less difficult to read.
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I did my 'Hulk,' but it was not easy. If I do another Hulk film it will always be compared to the Ang Lee thing, and my first one... if I come back, I'd love to do another superhero, something different that I can really put my touch on.
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If there's an audience, I think they're going to expect me to be funny. But what if I'm not funny? What if I fail?
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I drank some coffee and my outlook improved immensely. I was ready to write some poems and, I don’t know, get drunk, run around, take my shirt off and get kicked out of someplace. You know, live a little.
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Fort Leavenworth is in fact no fort, being without defensive works, except two block-houses.
