Joshua A. Norton Quotes
We, Norton I, do hereby decree that the offices of President, Vice President, and Speaker of the House of Representatives are, from and after this date, abolished.
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As the law minister, I had ensured that the government's right to natural resources was protected. The result was evident. The honourable Supreme Court gave the landmark decision in RIL vs RNRL case that the government is the owner of all natural resources.
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I just thought any workout that is effective and I can do while laying down I'm signing up for.
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I think the first step is to understand that forgiveness does not exonerate the perpetrator. Forgiveness liberates the victim. It's a gift you give yourself.
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Democracies can't handle austerity measures very well.
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Not being able to read and write music is not the same as being illiterate in speech and writing.
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My education was very tough.
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I am a person who is trained to look other people in the eye.
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When our backs are on the wall, that's the time when we enjoy having fun, relax out there, do our thing, don't get the pressure on, see the results, day by day, game by game.
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First off, it's wonderful how much people are supporting me and felt I should have stayed in the competition.
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It's a trip but it hasn't crossed over to the point where women are throwing their panties at me.
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Procrastinating is a vice when it comes to productivity, but it can be a virtue for creativity.
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Well, life is dark, isn't it? Mostly, it's dreadful. At the same time, death is funny too. I mean, look at the fuss we make of it.
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Those two songs condense the two albums. They also show what the audiences wanted. I was desperate to keep the band together and find something that the public would like.
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I guess I always leaned to the theatrical.
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We Franz Marc & Kandinsky thought up the name Der Blaue Reiter (Blue Rider) while sitting at a cafe table.. .Both of us were fond of blue things, Franz Marc of blue horses, and I of blue riders. So the title suggested itself.
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We Americans choose not to understand the world on terms other than our own.
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To speak well of a base man is much the same as speaking ill of a good man.
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I like thinking about the fragility of the human flesh and our bodies - our decay and eventual death.
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All I do is work, so I eat to live and to keep going.
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In the long term, the United States could greatly benefit Islam by uniquely freeing the religion from government constraints and permitting it to evolve in a positive, modern direction. But that's the long term.
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When I'm really fixated on a bit of writing, I can easily spend six days without leaving the house and barely leaving my room.
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When a member of the House moves over to the Senate, he raises the IQ of both bodies.
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We, Norton I, do hereby decree that the offices of President, Vice President, and Speaker of the House of Representatives are, from and after this date, abolished.
