Henry Ward Beecher Quotes
The world's battlefields have been in the heart chiefly; more heroism has been displayed in the household and the closet, than on the most memorable battlefields in history.
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I don't understand it. Jack will spend any amount of money to buy votes but he balks at investing a thousand dollars in a beautiful painting.
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I've never said I was a chef - I think I make great food. I will never open a restaurant to do, like, tasting courses.
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As I've traveled around the country, it has surprised me how many times I've heard people in small businesses use that word 'saved.' I believe many small businesses would not have had access to credit and would not have survived without the $50 billion that we were able to put into the market.
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Indian classical music was born when time barely existed. It developed further within the structures of royal courts and a system of patronage where the ruler or the feudal master determined all.
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There are a lot of mindless moments in my tunes.
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It's one of the greatest festivals in the world. New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Fest is the best all-around... It's an honor to be closing it.
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I was the girl that didn't go to prom or my graduation because I was too busy working with producers and making music.
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A lot of people go in and have to create their own characters, and they do fine with it.
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'Wicked' gave us a story that 'The Wizard of Oz' did not. Two sides to every story.
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I'm a foodie. I enjoy it a lot, and contrary to what it looks, I eat a lot. My comfort food, of all things, would be southern soul barbecue.
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I had to make peace with my past because I can't change it.
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Those who play with the devil's toys will be brought by degrees to wield his sword.
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Neither the life of an individual nor the history of a society can be understood without understanding both.
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The women of the Senate are like the U.S. Olympic team: we come in different sizes, but we sure are united in our determination to do the best for our country!
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When I did '1,2,3,4' on 'Sesame Street' they'd rewritten the song and made it about counting. At first, I balked. I was like, 'Counting to four? That's where we're going with this?' Then they sent me appearances by other people like James Blunt doing 'You're Beautiful' as 'My Triangle.'
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Really, the '70s and '80s were a blur.
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A lot of the things I was doing on the first couple Washed Out releases was very naive.
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You know sometimes it's not the bigger roles that give you the most satisfaction, yeah?
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The longer you wait, the less fun. If you wait until the bitter end, the whole economy can be destroyed.
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We got to the moon, but have never done anything better since. I'm disappointed that we have not made more progress since Apollo. I don't even see a plan that says we're going to do better than Apollo to exceed that goal.
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Directing is a rarefied business. And you see very few women pass that Rubicon.
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I have a pretty big fund-raising heart.
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My motto is to do everything absolutely flat out and to the best of your ability.
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The world's battlefields have been in the heart chiefly; more heroism has been displayed in the household and the closet, than on the most memorable battlefields in history.
