Jonathan Swift Quotes
Laws are like cobwebs, which may catch small flies, but let wasps and hornets break through.
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When Frank the Pug is singing I Will Survive, the only reason it's funny is that Will is in that shot trying not to get angry. A shot of a dog singing I Will Survive on its own will not get a laugh.
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The older I get, the more I realize the importance of maintaining an even temperament - not getting too emotional, focusing on the task at hand. You don't want to make a business deal based on your emotions.
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The 'We Have Overcome' generation has run out of intellectual creativity but refuses to leave the political stage.
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Well, where there is freedom doubt itself must be free.
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It is weird. A lot of people try to ask me political questions. I'm not a politician.
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If the United States and China can accommodate each other on a broad range of issues, the prospects for stability in Asia will be greatly increased.
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America has not produced a more salient political musician than Gil Scott-Heron.
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I guess there have been a few questions about my sexuality, and I'd like to quiet any unnecessary rumors that may be out there. While I prefer to keep my personal life private, I hope the fact that I'm gay isn't the most interesting part of me.
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When I did 'Guffman,' it was terrifying. I didn't know what to say. I started talking, and it just came out.
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The first thing I do is I check my emails and my texts. I guess I shouldn't feel guilty about it at this point; it's kind of the norm. Sometimes I'll bounce around Twitter. And if I have time, I'll catch up on the news, usually on 'Huffington Post' or 'Salon.'
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All provisions of federal, state or local law requiring or permitting discrimination in public education must yield.
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The Ethical Society, therefore, is like a Church in maintaining, and emphasizing the importance of maintaining the custom of public assemblies on Sunday.
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I like to think of myself as an unmediated novelist - or perhaps a national novelist.
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The businessman says 'If I don't do it first, somebody else will.' The artist says 'If I don't do it first, nobody else will.'
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When the night wind starts to sing a lonesome lullaby, it helps to think we're sleeping underneath the same big sky.
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Wisdom is one thing, to know how to make true judgment, how all things are steered through all things.
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When you're young, you tend to believe what people tell you, and that's dangerous. As you get older, you learn that you're never as good or as bad as they say you are. If you understand this, you win.
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“Liberty isn't bestowed; it's achieved. It is not a gift; it's a conquest. It does not abide; it must be preserved.”
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The thing with me is if I feel disrespected I won't hesitate to fight. But it takes a lot to make me feel disrespected.
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There are plenty who think that, as our libel laws are cleaned up, smart lawyers are switching horses to privacy.
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Laws are like cobwebs, which may catch small flies, but let wasps and hornets break through.
