Ernest Thompson Seton Quotes
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I want to stop piling people into prisons and stop branding people with a felony for a personal weakness.
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Someone once said anyone can be great under rosy circumstances, but the true test of character is measured by how well a person makes decisions during difficult times.
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I, uh...I have a television, so I'm going to spend some time here to tell you some things. [To orchestra conductor:] And, and...and sir, you're doing a great job, but you're so quick with that stick, so why don't you sit. 'Cause I may never be here again.'
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There is exchange of all things for fire and of fire for all things, as there is of wares for gold and of gold for wares.
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I'm interested in making films that ask questions and don't particularly provide answers.
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Every child has a dream, to pursue the dream is in every child's hand to make it a reality. One's invention is another's tool.
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As Governor of my country, I have been an enemy to its enemies; I have slain the English; I have mortally opposed the English King; I have stormed and taken the towns and castles which he unjustly claimed as his own.
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There is no inherent mechanism in our present system which can with certainty prevent competitive sectional bargaining for wages from setting up a vicious spiral of rising prices under full employment.
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I'd be happy if I could think that the role of the library was sustained and even enhanced in the age of the computer.
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I think change is always scary but also always good.
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It’s a rare reader who doesn’t go to the novel looking for a kind of encouragement to live.
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Speaking of the devil, well here he comes now. Got my defenses down. And I'd go through hell to make him mine.
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There is no sound so terrible as a man's sorrow for his own death.
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What's my favourite book? It changes all the time.
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To speak of the impotence of power is no longer a witty paradox.
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I’m just a beast, I’m just an animal and I’m waiting to get let out of that cage!
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America is not just a country, it's an idea, and real Americans are getting busy.
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My favourite artists are like that and you see them grow up through their records. I’m trying to follow the same path.
