Henry Ward Beecher Quotes
Music cleanses the understanding; inspires it, and lifts it into a realm which it would not reach if it were left to itself.
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I started auditioning but at times would feel depressed, as I would get shortlisted but never received the final call. Only when the commercials were released would I come to know that I was not selected.
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I came from the theater playing leading roles, and when I started doing film and television, I felt as if I had to start from the bottom.
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The judge is forced for the most part to reach his audience through the medium of the press whose reporting of judicial decisions is all too often inaccurate and superficial.
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Younger audiences are into me because I did 'Stuart Little,' and that movie was a very big deal for kids. And in 'Angels in the Outfield,' a generation of kids learned about magic and angels. And then, of course, there are these two blond girls named Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, and I played their nanny on their TV show.
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Knitting not only relaxes me, it also brings a feeling of being at home.
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Greetings and death to our enemies.
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I don't have business with any politicians.
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If you can live in Vegas, or visit Vegas, and leave in one piece, still loving it and somehow laughing about it, you should spend at least part of your last night in town doing something that will serve you well no matter where you go next: thank your lucky stars.
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As Governor, I've worked to solve problems the New Hampshire way - bringing together Democrats, Republicans and Independents to help hard-working Granite Staters adapt to our changing economy so that everyone has the opportunity to get ahead and stay ahead.
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One must always maintain one's connection to the past and yet ceaselessly pull away from it.
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When we talk about the minimum wage, we have to ask ourselves what it is that we owe both our workers and employers. I think clearly we owe them fairness.
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To be honest, if it wasn't for my daughter, I don't think I would have gotten out of the situation that I was in before 'Idol' because I am a domestic violence survivor.
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Your focus should be on creating an environment where growth can occur and then letting nature take its course.
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Fashion is unique. It's a leveler, not a divider.
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I do not believe in populism. I am not a supporter of radical decisions. Practice has shown that usually these are harmful.
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I didn't particularly like being objectified.
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The presumption of innocence, the benefit of the doubt, walking without worrying - these should not be hallmarks of white privilege. They are human rights - human rights - that should be enjoyed by all.
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I hate going to bed. I read scripts, clean, listen to the radio - I've fallen asleep to 'This American Life' more times than I can count!
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In self-examination, take no account of yourself by your thoughts and resolutions in the days of religion and solemnity; examine how it is with you in the days of ordinary conversation and in the circumstances of secular employment.
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Museums are western inventions where the rich and the powerful or the government and the state tend to exhibit the signs and symbol and images of their culture.
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Even though Chinese society was really closed, there were two windows for me to explore the world. One was from my mother and grandmother, the unseen and invisible world. Another window was brought from my father's side, those classic and Western books.
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If we don't fight hard enough for the things we stand for, at some point we have to recognize that we don't really stand for them.
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All my siblings being all different ages meant I got exposed to music that was 20-30 years older than me. And that was a big influence.
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Music cleanses the understanding; inspires it, and lifts it into a realm which it would not reach if it were left to itself.
