Jonathan Swift Quotes
And he gave it for his opinion, "that whoever could make two ears of corn, or two blades of grass, to grow upon a spot of ground where only one grew before, would deserve better of mankind, and do more essential service to his country, than the whole race of politicians put together.Jonathan Swift
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Yeah, I have animosity, a chip on my shoulder. But I love, too.
Yelawolf -
We have to be aware that fossil fuel energy sources have an expiry date. A timeframe of 30, 40 or 50 years can seem a long time to get rewards for economic policy, but it's only a short time for implementing a new energy policy.
Carlo Rubbia -
Santorum is the greatest person on the face of the planet as far as I'm concerned.
Foster Friess -
A Tea Party tidal wave is coming.
Rand Paul -
Writing humor for me is more like a watchful-ness. You have to watch. When you say something funny, or someone else does, it's more like you wait for the piece.
Ian Frazier -
I am not from a film family or a Mumbai girl. The probability of getting a second chance is low, and so one has to be more careful.
Yami Gautam
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The Yale group was doing the Harold. So by our senior year we were trying to do the Harold. Again, we had no idea what we were doing. We had one guy in the group who was pretty experimental; he would kind of push us to do weird things. It was really fun, a great experience.
Rachel Dratch -
You have to be able to risk your identity for a bigger future than the present you are living.
Fernando Flores -
What led me to be an actor is that I have a strange something in me that can drastically change the way I appear to the world. Growing up, I couldn't understand why people would always have different ideas of me - but because of that I became aware of how you can manipulate your own ability to change. And then I learned to make a career of it.
Zooey Deschanel -
That some achieve great success, is proof to all that others can achieve it as well.
Abraham Lincoln -
I do think grand gestures are a hit and miss, especially for girls.
Carly Rae Jepsen -
I've got loads of nieces and nephews.
Karl Pilkington
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A formally harmonious product needs no decoration; it should be elevated through pure form.
Ferdinand Porsche -
I can't even remember the first time I started singing.
Zooey Deschanel -
There is a Providence that protects idiots, drunkards, children and the United States of America.
Otto von Bismarck -
My beliefs encompass all religions. But I never show my religious inclination in my films. My characters have dark sides; they aren't the god-fearing characters. It wasn't a conscious decision. I'm a very lazy and emotional person who connects with the common man.
Madhur Bhandarkar -
I'm not interested in making all-black films - I come from a very diverse culture; I want to work with every type of person. I work a lot with women executives because they seem to be a lot more open minded about that and a lot more progressive in that way.
Idris Elba -
I don't really have a dream collaboration.
Taio Cruz
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Do not grieve, my friend, my dearest friend. I am ready to go. And John, it will not be long.
Abigail Adams -
We should never let reality interfere with our dreams. Reality can't see what we can see.
Simon Sinek -
It's liberating to wear clothes that are outside the boundaries of what I'm supposed to wear, ya know, based on the traditional model, whether that be a country music singer, or being from the country. It's not a rebellious thing.
Sam Hunt -
Exposure makes you famous, not just good work. Famous is being plastered everywhere.
Francesca Annis -
And he gave it for his opinion, "that whoever could make two ears of corn, or two blades of grass, to grow upon a spot of ground where only one grew before, would deserve better of mankind, and do more essential service to his country, than the whole race of politicians put together.
Jonathan Swift