Oliver Goldsmith Quotes
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Remember that the most valuable antiques are dear old friends.
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There are only two forces that unite men - fear and interest.
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I know only two tunes: one of them is 'Yankee Doodle', and the other isn't.
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I have two doctors, my left leg and my right.
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Texas, with her superior natural advantages, must become a point of attraction, and the policy of establishing with her the earliest relations of friendship and commerce will not escape the eye of statesmen.
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When you choose your friends, don't be short-changed by choosing personality over character.
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On one side, citizens have great respect for the United States; they have a great feeling of friendship. That is solid. But in the opposition and in the political arena I often find criticism of the closeness of relations with the United States. That is a reality.
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I firmly believe, only because I've been doing this for so long, every show takes three years. 90% of them don't get three years. It just does. It takes a long time to build a community, build a friendship with your characters. It's hard for people to grasp on and make them care about you.
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Even where friendship is concerned, it takes me a long time to trust people.
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For two decades the state has been taking liberties, and these liberties were once ours.
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There is a lot of Indian connect in 'Million Dollar Arm'. It is about two Indian boys, and we even shot quite a bit of the movie in India.
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Happiness is understanding that friendship is more precious than mere things, more precious than getting your own way, more precious than being in situations where true principles are not at stake.
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There again, that is a fundamental principle: no two situations are alike.
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I speak two languages, Body and English.
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I don't write constantly; it's two serials and a novel a year.
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We had two grand antique professors who had been teaching at Lombard since before I was born.
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I have two or three guys that I'm really close to. We have a great friendship, and I think that helps our songwriting relationship. It's hard to start... with new people and cover the ground that I've covered with those guys.
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Friendship is like standing on wet cement. The longer you stay, the harder it's to leave, and you can never go without leaving your footprints behind.
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I feel pity for him, and that is a poor sign of love.
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My first attraction to writing novels was the plot, that almost extinct animal. Those novels I read which made me want to be a novelist were long, always plotted, novels - not just Victorian novels, but also those of my New England ancestors: Herman Melville and Nathaniel Hawthorne.
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We do not even inquire whether a black man is a rebel in arms, or not, if he is black, be he friend or foe, he is thought best kept at a distance. It is hardly possible God will let us succeed while such enormities are practiced.
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Pity and friendship are two passions incompatible with each other.
