Evan Esar Quotes
Under dictatorship, the people in prison are always superior to the people who put them there.
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Fashion and interior design are one and the same.
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Winning the World Cup was very special because it meant so much to so many. One thing about our country that is constant is cricket. The smile it brought to people's faces was the thing I shall always remember. It reminded me, reminded all of us, of our importance to the lives of the Indian people less lucky than we are.
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Experience is a legitimate issue when John McCain raises it about Obama, and it's also legitimate for us to raise it about Palin.
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Illustrious acts high raptures do infuse, And every conqueror creates a muse.
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Any job very well done that has been carried out by a person who is fully dedicated is always a source of inspiration.
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A good opening and a good ending make for a good film provide they come close together.
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I think we have to keep working enormously hard to see that every single Indigenous child - every Australian child - has true equality of opportunity. We've got to work harder at it. I think, you know, the heartland issue for us is the gap; the gap in life expectancy in this country.
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I never met a woman I didn't like. I love 'em all, in their different ways.
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When I was a kid, there was so much talent outside of recorded music.
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The notion of 'reduce and refine' is one I've pursued. I truly believe that by making things less complex, by finding innovative ways to make sustainability affordable, we can advance the notion that it is possible.
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I am severely dyslexic, so I'm not the person who can do a lot of typing, writing and mathematics. I don't excel in anything except in things that had to do with creativity and things with my hands. I like to build things and take things apart.
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I can recite poetry, but I cannot write it.
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I think most people try to get others to see through their eyes.
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Aspiration, it seems, is in danger of becoming the preserve of the wealthy.
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I think it's good to be a little more fearless in saying what you feel. In not being scared of the repercussions of that.
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The blues and jazz will live forever... So will the Delta and the Big Easy.
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Integration will not bring a man back from the grave.
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I used to love to go to the movies - I'd see two in a row. A few times I even snuck into the second movie after it started... now that I think about it, that's kind of like shoplifting! Needless to say, I still love going to the movies, but I don't sneak in anymore.
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It is so important to allow children to bloom and to be driven by their curiosity.
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If the president of the country is not actually saying something, allowing equality to happen, how could you expect to counsel kids not to bully other kids? If they're not seeing that their society sees gay people as equals, how could you tell them what they're doing is wrong? With all this stuff going on, with the "Don't ask, don't tell" and things like that, we are second-class citizens, definitely. It just seems to me that it's hypocritical for us as a culture to say, "Bullying is a terrible thing," when really, they are just reflecting what the society is doing.
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I want people to fill their minds with passages of Scripture while they are well and strong, that they may have sure help in the day of need. I want them to be diligent in studying their Bibles, and becoming familiar with its contents, in order that the grand old Book may stand by them and talk with them when all earthly friends fail.
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The possessions of the rich are stolen property.
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I don't even need to know - if you have something to prove to your old boss or your dad or your third grade teacher or yourself, it doesn't matter. You need that hustle and that fire, and I don't care where it comes from.
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Under dictatorship, the people in prison are always superior to the people who put them there.
