Oliver Goldsmith Quotes
Friendship is made up of esteem and pleasure; pity is composed of sorrow and contempt: the mind may for some time fluctuate between them, but it can never entertain both at once.
Quotes to Explore
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Where are the gains for religious freedom and human rights to justify all the bombings, invasions and wars we have conducted in the lands from Libya to Pakistan - to justify the losses we have endured and the death and suffering we have inflicted?
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You begin to realize that the genius of our country is the constant push to be more inclusive and find new ways of engaging everyone.
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When I was writing pretty poor poetry, this girl with midnight black hair told me to go on.
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Hopefully, film inspires you to think about human nature. It make us consider how we treat strangers and our most intimate.
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Mandela drafted the M Plan, a simple, commonsense plan for organization on a street basis so that Congress volunteers would be in daily touch with the people, alert to their needs and able to mobilize them.
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Even if I'm making music for people for $20 a night, at least I'm making music.
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Arithmetic is where the answer is right and everything is nice and you can look out of the window and see the blue sky - or the answer is wrong and you have to start over and try again and see how it comes out this time.
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I just like seeing the world, and it doesn't matter where.
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I think it's the height of patriotism to continue to exercise your right as a citizen and to hold your government to account. Isn't that what the very essence of democracy is about?
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I have to recognize that my voice is attached to my body, which gets tired.
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If you get anything creative going, then the work and play thing is the same thing, I feel.
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The days of the painter at the Bauhaus appear to be truly over. They are estranged from the actual core of present activities, and their influence is more restricting than inspiring.
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It's not about where you were born or where you come from that makes you a good scientist. What you need are good teachers, co-students, facilities.
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Sometimes I feel I hope I am not taking advantage of my stardom.
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I don't write shows with dialogue where actors have to memorize dialogue. I write the scenes where we know everything that's going to happen. There's an outline of about seven or eight pages, and then we improvise it.
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Be miserable. Or motivate yourself. Whatever has to be done, it's always your choice.
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I naturally favour a clean, healthy diet. A salad sandwich is one of my favourite meals!
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Different times need different types of leadership.
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So many organizations have a mentoring arm, but they don't really do it. Their idea of mentoring a kid is giving them general advice. But what they need to do is read with children.
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I knew that, when writing a book, you're not constrained by a budget. You're not constrained by what you can do, in terms of the special effects technology. You're not limited to any particular running time.
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I get intrigued by a puzzle, and writing a book is the best way to solve it.
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You'll have to excuse my friend, Ryan. That's the first time he's ever touched a woman.
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I've done a reasonable amount of travelling, which I enjoyed, but not for too long at a time.
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Friendship is made up of esteem and pleasure; pity is composed of sorrow and contempt: the mind may for some time fluctuate between them, but it can never entertain both at once.
