Jonathan Mayhew Quotes
The king is as much bound by his oath not to infringe the legal rights of the people, as the people are bound to yield subjection to him. From whence it follows that as soon as the prince sets himself above the law, he loses the king in the tyrant. He does, to all intents and purposes, un-king himself.
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I'm not being secretive about anything. I just actually don't have opinions about society.
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Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness, and the word happy would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness. It is far better take things as they come along with patience and equanimity.
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Apparently, Daniel Craig said I'd be a great Bond. Daniel, why did you say that? Dropped me right in it! What an honor it would be, but also, what an indication of change.
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It has always been a wonder to me where my conversational power has gone: at the present time, I cannot impress the most ordinary men.
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My books cover many aspects of daily life through which your children will recognize their own relationships in their families and communities.
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'Frida' was a joy; this was delicious, I couldn't wait every day to get to the set, although I was exhausted, and have my leg get cut off or lose the baby or be in her shoes and get to play my hero and be able to go places emotionally. You know, we live for parts like this. This is a dream for an actor.
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It certainly has not been in my self-interest to defend men.
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I would like to be in a superhero movie where I do martial arts.
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The real danger of writing a great song when you're on something is that it might get you thinking that the only way to repeat that is by only writing when you're high.
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Nostalgia is a powerful drug. Under its influence, ordinary songs take on dimensions and powers, like emotional superheroes.
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I search and can't find myself. I belong in chrysanthemum time, sharp in calla lily elongations. God made my soul into an ornamental thing.
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I have noticed that my likes and dislikes do not create any great excitement. And how people try to get away when I attempt to talk!
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I had never believed I had a soul until then, when it laid bare a hurt more deep than any part of me could bear.
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Critics disagree about almost every quality of a writer’s work; and when some agree about a quality, they disagree about whether it is to be praised or blamed, nurtured or rooted out. After enough criticism the writer is covered with lipstick and bruises, and the two are surprisingly evenly distributed.
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Being a fatherIs quite a bother,But I like it, rather.
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(singing) Old McDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O!/
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As the coding movement continues to grow, the common narrative of the white male geek as the predominant influencer on geek culture will erode.
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I always have a book that I use that somehow inspires my novels.
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A widow, the mother of a family, and from her heart she produces chords to which my whole being responds.
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I try to choose the songs that really are basically coming from my heart. I think that through the songs that I select, people know what's going on in my life.
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Just as women needed the help of the law to enter the workplace in the 20th century, men will need the help of the law to love their children in the 21st century.
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Always speak the truth.
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The king is as much bound by his oath not to infringe the legal rights of the people, as the people are bound to yield subjection to him. From whence it follows that as soon as the prince sets himself above the law, he loses the king in the tyrant. He does, to all intents and purposes, un-king himself.
