Ivan Turgenev Quotes
He was the soul of politeness to everyone -- to some with a hint of aversion, to others with a hint of respect.
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No one should drive a hard bargain with an artist.
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I don't like the blame game, though.
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The phrase 'mad as a hatter' was coined because hat makers were poisoned by the high levels of mercury used in felt processing; these workers developed a strange, uneven gait as well as strange alterations in their personalities - traits that resembled mental instability.
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In the north we could not hope to keep the worst and poorest servant for a single day in the wretched discomfort in which our negro servants are forced habitually to live.
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In the investment business, you must expect to be wrong.
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I make mistakes on a very grand scale.
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There is a tendency by a lot of officials to hide behind the king. And it's about time that officials take their responsibility and are responsible in front of the people.
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When I was a teenager, the number one book I was most obsessed with was 'Gone with the Wind.'
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So I'm truly an actor who sings, and not a singer who acts.
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I believe that a man can only be useful to his country when he can look at it clearly.
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War triggers unforeseeable military dynamics and sets off massive political shocks, creating new problems as well as new opportunities.
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I'm not into solos, I'm into lyrics.
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I have a terrifying long list of fears. Literally everything - diseases, spiders... and people getting tired of me.
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The mere holding of slaves, therefore, is a condition having per se nothing of moral character in it, any more than the being a parent, or employer, or ruler.
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Back in the '70s - I remember the '70s: we were told there was global cooling. And everyone was told global cooling was a really big problem. And then that faded.
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I have turned down so many endorsements. My phone never stops ringing.
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Believe in life! Always human beings will live and progress to greater, broader, and fuller life.
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I've been into every doo-wop there is. I think I went to the university of doo-wop-ology.
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When I was a kid, 'Scooby Doo' was, hands down, my favorite cartoon. Even when I was older, when I was in college studying and I needed to tune out for a while, I'd watch 'Scooby Doo.'
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The President is going to benefit from me reporting directly to him when I arrive.
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We, to some degree, are like what we are because we inherited certain things from the Greeks and the Romans. One of them that's so striking is the whole area of politics.
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There are people who drove me crazy, but they got the job done. And when I see that person again, I nod my head. Respect.
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If I changed my name, everyone would have just known that I changed my name. If I had been anonymous, it would have felt pretentious. It would seem like I'm trying to dodge something. I love my family and have such respect for their work, for their career and talents, and I'm very proud to be connected with them.
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He was the soul of politeness to everyone -- to some with a hint of aversion, to others with a hint of respect.
