W. S. Gilbert Quotes
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Accomplish something every day of your life.
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When you hit your 40s, you begin to take notice of the effects of aging because people that you know begin to die of heart attacks and tumors, so we take notice of the effects of aging.
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In December 2004, I travelled on the road from Uzbekistan across the Oxus River on which the first Soviet convoys had rolled into Afghanistan 25 years before.
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How much does it really matter whether your child will soon be enjoying a first year at Harvard or Yale or will instead end up at her third or fourth or fifth choice? Probably much less than you think.
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We are convinced of the fundamental unity of the human family.
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I'm unemployable in any other capacity.
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I'd hate to have to leave music, but if I got stuck some place, I would.
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Historians will look back in stupor at 20th and 21st century Americans who believed the magnificent republic they inherited would be enriched by bringing in scores of millions from the failed states of the Third World.
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Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God.
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Truth is, I've always been selling out. The difference is that in the past, I looked like I had integrity because there were no buyers.
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People love talking of their diseases, although they are the most uninteresting things in their lives.
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I get a lot of credit for comb-overs. But it's not really a comb-over. It's sort of a little bit forward and back. I've combed it the same way for years. Same thing, every time.
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If you look back at British history, women being allowed to play sport in schools meant they had to change their clothing. They couldn't be running around in their long skirts and corsets, because you can't.
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The competitive advantage professional journalism enjoys over the free is just that: professional journalists, whose paid positions give them the time and resources they need to commit more fully to the task. If we can't do better, so be it.
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Whether it was working on theatre sets or stage lighting, I didn't realize most all of the skills I was exposed to were going to come in handy later on when I became a designer.
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When you were growing up, your mom and dad told you to look both ways before crossing the street or not to get into a car with a stranger. It's the same with the Internet. We have a big responsibility and a huge role in bringing all the stakeholders to the table - users, parents, educators, law enforcement, government organisations.
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I didn't like law. Every client had a problem, and I didn't want to listen to people's problems; I had enough of my own.
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We must continue to honor America's commitment to keeping families together and not turn our backs on refugees and asylum seekers.
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I admire people who overcome obstacles or who have to commit - I've always really admired commitment, whether it be a commitment to living or a commitment to love. People who commit to a moment. People who are not somewhere else, but in the room with you.
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Lori finally learned what love truly was. Addicting. Selfless. And entirely without bounds.
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They disallowed this and disallowed that, and now I can't even get my head above water!
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The Muppets are always really positive when they come across adversity, and they always have the ability to see the good in people.
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As a political independent, I would gladly vote for any political party dedicated to limited government and entrepreneurship.
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It isn't so much what's on the table that matters, as what's on the chairs.
