Joseph Jacobs Quotes
Obscure as still remains the origin of that 'genre' of romance to which the tales before us belong, there is little doubt that their models, if not their originals, were once extant at Constantinople.
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People are stunned to hear that one company has data files on 185 million Americans.
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I hate bell peppers, which is annoying because they technically have my name all over them.
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Language is possible due to a number of cognitive and physical characteristics that are unique to humans but none of which that are unique to language. Coming together they make language possible. But the fundamental building block of language is community.
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In documentary films, you're a storyteller using found objects. You still have to have a story arc and all the elements that make a good story. It really helped me mature as a storyteller.
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The subconscious is ceaselessly murmuring, and it is by listening to these murmurs that one hears the truth.
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The royal road to a man's heart is to talk to him about the things he treasures most.
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The proposed Bush regulations put politics above the health care needs of Americans.
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I played recorder in assembly, then I became passionate about the guitar, I don't know why. I started on electric then moved to acoustic - my brother was playing bass in the next room.
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They flat their fifths, we drink ours.
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Adam was created to be the friend and companion of God, he was to have dominion over all the life in the air and earth and sea, but one thing he was not to have dominion over, and that was himself.
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History is the chronicle of divorces between creed and deed.
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We are each our own devil, and we make this world our hell.
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Only when you accept that one day you'll die can you let go, and make the best out of life. And that's the big secret. That's the miracle.
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I have a book of buildings from 25,000 BC. These are huts built out of mammoth bones. These buildings were beautifully made, from the bones of the body into shelter.
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The paper on Iran is a paper of reflection. As you know the situation of Iran today is in the Security Council. It has been a statement by the Presidency of Council last month.
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Leo Tolstoy said the purpose of art is to teach you to love life. And that's what I want.
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Today’s events are tomorrow’s history, yet events seen by the naked eye lack the depth and breadth of human struggles, triumphs and suffering. Writing history is writing the soul of the past… so that the present generation may learn from past mistakes, be inspired by their ancestor’s sacrifices, and take responsibility for the future.
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Unless one is wealthy there is no use in being a charming fellow. Romance is the privilege of the rich, not the profession of the unemployed. The poor should be practical and prosaic. It is better to have a permanent income than to be fascinating.
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Well there was one day Daniel was walking down the street, this guy looked at him, then I looked at johns and he started crying. I put my arm around him. I, you know, I lent a shoulder. I'm just joking.
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Obscure as still remains the origin of that 'genre' of romance to which the tales before us belong, there is little doubt that their models, if not their originals, were once extant at Constantinople.
