Harry S Truman Quotes
Despite his unimpressive appearance and manner, he was a brilliant fellow with a crystal-clear mind.... It was just that, when it came time for him to act like an executive, he was like a great many other people; when the time comes to make decisions, they have difficulty doing it.
Quotes to Explore
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Watching a whole cluster of friends, and my own mother, die over quite a short space of time convinced me that purely materialist 'explanations' for our mysterious human existence simply won't do - on an intellectual level.
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If life must not be taken too seriously, then so neither must death.
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Victorious living does not mean freedom from temptation, nor does it mean freedom from mistakes.
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To make the child in your own image is a capital crime, for your image is not worth repeating. The child knows this and you know it. Consequently you hate each other.
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Wrestlers are a little more dedicated than, and are different from, the other people, which may be strange.
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The definition of a Schwarzenegger Republican is a Bush Republican who says he's a Schwarzenegger Republican.
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If you're a basketball player, you've got to shoot.
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Kanye is the weirdest... He is the weirdest person I know other than me. I've told him that before.
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I'm for people bettering themselves, no matter who they are and where they are, doing all they can to be all they can be.
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Entrepreneurship requires flexibility and an open society, and there will always be people who succeed and people who follow. For those who lead, they have an obligation to create a better life for the people around them.
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Luck is not something you can mention in the presence of self-made men.
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Um... Bulgaria is an interesting country. The people are lovely. There are potholes the size of small planets.
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My view of life is, 'If you're going to miss Heaven, why miss it by two inches? Miss it!
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I have an interest in languages and make an effort to learn.
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I think the Bush Administration was bound and determined on regime change, and we will be paying the price of that for some time to come.
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I don't know about the whole song-and-dance thing. But if India will have me, the independent cinema scene there is something I'm really interested in.
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No man for any considerable period can wear one face to himself and another to the multitude, without finally getting bewildered as to which may be the true.
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I make a bomb vaca frita. It's like a flank steak like with the ropa vieja, but it's fried with garlic and lime. And I make a really good picadillo.
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Being creative and making money in the theater is very challenging.
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The illusion which exalts us is dearer to us than ten thousand truths.
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I must say that it's easy to write nice things about Chicago because it's that kind of town.
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When you're telling stories, you are actually trying to illuminate some portion of the truth in an artful way. The story may immediately seem to be a lie, but it's like an impressionistic painting - you see the light and the color better than you would with a photo-realistic piece.
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Despite his unimpressive appearance and manner, he was a brilliant fellow with a crystal-clear mind.... It was just that, when it came time for him to act like an executive, he was like a great many other people; when the time comes to make decisions, they have difficulty doing it.
