Isaac Watts Quotes
Ten thousand things there are which we believe merely upon the authority or credit of those who have spoken or written them.
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I collect handkerchiefs. I know that's sort of old-timey, but my mom started the collection for me, and now I have a bunch. Basically, I have a myriad of beautiful handkerchiefs, and I carry them like a grandmother in my purse. And I opt for hankies in any situation.
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Look at how hard it was to get to where I am. It doesn't make sense to give it up.
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It is much more difficult to measure nonperformance than performance.
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Where you have the most armed citizens in America, you have the lowest violent crime rate. Where you have the worst gun control, you have the highest crime rate.
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And there is no trade or employment but the young man following it may become a hero.
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'The Outsiders' cast in particular was a joy to be around - sweet kids, normal goofy teenagers off camera and serious artists on. They were great. I never got them mixed up with the characters, though. Each of them had his own strong personality.
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Women would be disproportionately affected by the privatization of social security. It is one of the most important safety nets for American women in old age, or in times of disability, to insure financial income for their families.
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I don't like to take a lot of stuff since I'm really sensitive to medications.
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I live in Italy. I visit my family in Switzerland.
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I could never sit down and say: I'm going to do an out-and-out comedy, just to prove to people I can. You've just got to do what you do. Just listen to your soul and do your art and do it for the right reasons, and then you can't fail.
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How dull it is to have people defining you.
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I remember going into a bookshop, and the only book I saw with a black child on the cover was 'A Thief in the Village' by James Berry, and I thought, 'Is this still the state of publishing?' Then I thought, 'Either I can whine about it or try to do something about it.'
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The last day of your life is still going to be a day.
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America is addicted to wars of distraction.
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People have a good time with all the catch phrases.
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Sometimes I even now feel like a stranger in my country. But I knew there would be problems because I had seen the world as a skater. And now? A lot of people in eastern Germany have lost jobs, rents went up, food costs went up, unemployment went to 20 percent. Freedom is good, but it is not easy.
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You can have all the talent in the world, but without determination, you won't get very far.
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The Synod of Bishops has existed for forty years. In that long span of time it has been for all of us a good school for introducing us to the universal dimension of the Church.
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Rising interest rates are considered bad for stocks because they raise the cost of doing business and depress corporate earnings and because higher yields make bonds relatively more attractive than stocks to investors.
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Tell her I am seriously hurt; how seriously I cannot yet say. I am myself, and hope she will come to me soon. I send my love to her.
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The new Beetle cannot deny its origin and the magic of its shape, ... We believe the new Beetle is not just another car.
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More than 48 million men and women have served America well and faithfully in military uniform.
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Ten thousand things there are which we believe merely upon the authority or credit of those who have spoken or written them.
