Humphry Davy Quotes
The wealth and prosperity of the country are only the comeliness of the body, the fullness of the flesh and fat; but the spirit is independent of them; it requires only muscle, bone and nerve for the true exercise of its functions. We cannot lose our liberty, because we cannot cease to think.
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The want of money is the root of all evil.
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My parents came to see me in a play at Eton when I was 16. And then, when I said I wanted to try for drama school, they knew there was enough passion there for them to be brave and back me.
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I am who I am.
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I don't know what the future is, but you just do it whilst it's there, don't you?
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Before you lay a foundation on the cricket field, there should be a solid foundation in your heart and you start building on that. After that as you start playing more and more matches, you learn how to score runs and how to take wickets.
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One can not impede scientific progress.
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I am a sound freak. I could play around with sound forever.
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I can't deal with someone flashy. That's so not me.
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I'm no Method actor. I've tried staying in character, and it's just exhausting.
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Most people who get in trouble in politics usually get in trouble because they're disconnected from the people they serve, and I don't think anybody in Tennessee, even people who won't vote for me, would accuse me of that.
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All the different nations in the world, despite their differences of appearance and religion and language and way of life, still have one thing in common, and that is what's inside of all of us. If we X-rayed the insides of different human beings, we wouldn't be able to tell from those X-rays what the person's language or background or race is.
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I love Niecy Nash. I would take a vacation with the lady. She is just delightful.
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How beautiful maleness is, if it finds its right expression.
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Every stumble is not a fall, and every fall does not mean failure.
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The whole scale and scope of the decorating and fashion business in this country are incomparably grander than in London. What's thrilling about America in general, and the New York fashion scene in particular, is its optimism. It makes the whole experience energizing and uplifting.
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On the PBS recording of 'The Light in the Piazza' backstage, you get to see me doing some sweet lunges down the hallway of the Vivian Beaumont.
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If you want to go to the mall, you have to take security. But it's always cool. The kids are amazing.
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There are two kinds of man: the ones who make history and the ones who endure it.
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Fame didn't happen to me in my 20s, it has been a gradual thing which probably makes it easier to deal with.
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Concentration camps were entirely a matter for the police and had nothing to do with the administration.
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Poetry is the most informative of all of the arts because everything comes down to poetry. No matter what it is we are describing, ultimately we use either a metaphor; or we say "that's poetry in motion." You drink a glass of wine and say, "that's poetry in a bottle." Everything is poetry, so I think we come down to emotional information. And that's what poetry conveys.
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Be genuinely grateful for the success of others. A generous spirit is the surest sign of a kind heart.
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The wealth and prosperity of the country are only the comeliness of the body, the fullness of the flesh and fat; but the spirit is independent of them; it requires only muscle, bone and nerve for the true exercise of its functions. We cannot lose our liberty, because we cannot cease to think.
