Fisher Ames Quotes
Democracy, in its best state, is but the politics of Bedlam; while kept chained, its thoughts are frantic, but when it breaks loose, it kills the keeper, fires the building, and perishes.
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I've said it before, and I'll say it again. I've written 29 damn plays. Isn't that enough?
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I really believe great actors, even with disease and age, can be great.
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I understand that in these difficult economic times, the potential for any additional expense is not welcomed by American businesses. But in the long run, the health insurance reform law promises to cut health-care costs for U.S. businesses, not expand them.
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I know what it's like to go very fast on motorcycles. Those moments, they stay with you.
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I used to have all these plans and think 'Ah, I have my whole life figured out', but then I realized no matter how much I plan: life happens! So I find myself living day to day trying to do my best, embracing every moment as a learning opportunity and chance to get to know myself a little more.
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I am not a director or a writer, but a filmmaker.
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It is hard to say no to PSG - as with all teams capable of winning the Champions League, There is always uncertainty in football.
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I don't think I've ever read a food piece or a food book.
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Every movement has radicals. But the important thing is that the radicals are not the leaders.
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Bringing buyers and sellers together through a single platform is not a new idea - most of us know about eBay's success - but with advancing technology comes new innovative methods for businesses to connect customers with those who want to offer services.
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I did a little theatre work after that and the following year I got another part in a television series. Then it was almost to the end of the year before I got more work. That was coming to terms with the reality of the vocation I had chosen.
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Gone are the days when reality fed the feminist movement.
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Feeling sorry for yourself, and your present condition, is not only a waste of energy but the worst habit you could possibly have.
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I'm not shutting myself off from kids; I'm remaining open to kids and the energy that they bring.
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Food can become such a point of anxiety - not because it's food, but just because you have anxiety. That's how eating disorders develop.
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'Know thyself' was written over the portal of the antique world. Over the portal of the new world, 'Be thyself' shall be written.
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A man´s taste is formed more by his culture, his profession, and the period in which he is young than by his race or politics.
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The day's at end and there's nowhere to go, Draw to the fire, even this fire is dying; Get up and once again politely lying Invite the ladies toward the mistletoe....
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It certainly lit our fire a little bit. It certainly made us appreciate what we have.
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Don't let two men fall in love with you, girls. It's not the sort of thing that ends well." -Uncle Charles
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Taking B12 is the price of getting to be vegan, the way wearing a helmet is the price of getting to ride a motorcycle and giving up alcohol for nine months is the price of getting to have a baby.
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There aren't many poster children for cool angst. Everybody thinks it's cool if you're the bad girl.
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Democracy, in its best state, is but the politics of Bedlam; while kept chained, its thoughts are frantic, but when it breaks loose, it kills the keeper, fires the building, and perishes.
