Jonathan Swift Quotes
If it were a rainy day, a drunken vigil, a fit of the spleen, a course of physic, sleepy Sunday, an ill run at dice, a long tailor's bill, a beggar's purse, a factious head, a hot sun, costive diet, want of books, and a just contempt for learning - but for these. . .the number of authors and of writing would dwindle away to a degree most woeful to behold.
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I still have a fear of theater. I don't know if I will manage that. I used to do it. I developed a bit of a phobia. It's not a real phobia. I can go in and watch.
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The director had come to Madrid to court me.
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It is standard practice for corrupt leaders who are seeking a certain political outcome to hype or manipulate a terror threat or a threat of violent domestic subversion. While sometimes the threat is manufactured, frequently the hyped threat is based on a real danger.
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A filial son to his father can be a traitorous subject to his ruler.
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You need to train your brain to be positive.
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You need to make sure you hire people who are capable of being strong team players. Team members should fit the company's culture, be committed to the team, and be capable of being genuinely vulnerable and selfless.
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I am that guy who will say things that people seem to think is a little edgy, a little racy.
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I definitely like performing to a crowd that's there to see a female hero.
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A man has a birthright to be tired and retired. I am retired completely.
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I do not know You, God, because I am in the way. Please help me to push myself aside.
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I'm a sensualist. My two main indulgences are dark chocolate and massages.
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What goes on between the actor and director is sacred.
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I adore anything Michael Alexis writes.
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What you wish to others, God wishes to you.
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Think twice before you speak, because your words and influence will plant the seed of either success or failure in the mind of another.
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I always want to become better. If never being satisfied is a problem, then I have it. At least it's a good problem.
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I never go wild with nails.
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A mother will come up to me and say, 'Will you meet my son? He loves you. He watched 'How to Train Your Dragon' a thousand times.'
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I am not trying to conform to an unrealistic model of beauty. I am, however, being proactive in being the healthiest I can be.
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Hast thou attuned thyself to the suffering of humanity, O candidate for light?
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A lot of times, some of my best ideas happen when I'm running. That's when I do my best thinking.
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For me, I wanted somebody that got me musically, that understood that I'm an artist and this is who I am. I'm not going to be like another artist on your label, probably - hopefully. I found all those things with the Broken Bow group.
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There are such beings as vampires, some of us have evidence that they exist. Even had we not the proof of our own unhappy experience, the teachings and the records of the past give proof enough for sane peoples.
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If it were a rainy day, a drunken vigil, a fit of the spleen, a course of physic, sleepy Sunday, an ill run at dice, a long tailor's bill, a beggar's purse, a factious head, a hot sun, costive diet, want of books, and a just contempt for learning - but for these. . .the number of authors and of writing would dwindle away to a degree most woeful to behold.
