E. J. Pratt Quotes
The mark of an educated man is not in his boast that he has built his mountain of facts and has stood on top of it, but in his admission that there may be other peaks in the same range with men on top of them, and that, though their views of the landscape may be different from his, they are none the less legitimate.
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Conspiracies, since they cannot be engaged in without the fellowship of others, are for that reason most perilous; for as most men are either fools or knaves, we run excessive risk in making such folk our companions.
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When I was writing pretty poor poetry, this girl with midnight black hair told me to go on.
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Sometimes new voices have the most spectacular vision. It is uncluttered and organic.
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People who matter are most aware that everyone else does too.
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I dig all kinds of competition.
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I don't know how to make Harper and Alloy want me, not just my name.
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That's the mark of a great storyteller, never to give away secrets in advance.
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Before Booker T. Washington, we have small business owners but we do not have a philosopher of black entrepreneurship, and that's what Washington was.
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That's one of the lucky things about getting the success later on. I know how I want to dress, I know what kind of house I want to live in, I just know more about myself, and that's true about the roles I want to play and what parts of myself I want to express. You're just more in touch with yourself.
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My little son, Atticus, desperately needs his dad and I haven't been there for him... and that's sad.
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Great effort springs naturally from great attitude.
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Although my art work was heavily informed by my design work on a formal and visual level, as regards meaning and content the two practices parted ways.
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The Latin musical tradition is very rich and gives the singer a lot of freedom to explore a range of.
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I think media people know we're good at making content and how we can be smart about how to consume it. It's always a balance.
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A desire of gain is common to mankind, and the general motive to business and industry.
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Often with television, particularly with lifestyle entertainment, they really try and box you in.
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I went to small liberal schools my whole life, and I was also a bad girl in high school; I went to, like, five schools.
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A great part of courage is the courage of having done the thing before.
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I don't believe Jesus was the son of God, although I'm inclined to think he might have been a great prophet.
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I can't change my bra size. They're natural! I can work out and I can stay healthy and motivated, but I can't change some things. I really just live my life. I love my body. It's what God gave me! I feel confident with myself, and if that inspires other women to feel confident with their bodies, great.
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I didn't know you were Catholic. (to Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson as he got down on one knee to beg Pelosi to find Democratic support for the bailout bill)-2008
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I pick different projects for different reasons. Usually, it's a combination of things. I admire the director, and I am interested in working with the director. Or, it's the cast. I can be moved by the story. The ideal situation is you love the director and you love the cast.
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I would INSIST this record is in NO WAY COLD influenced. Don't get me bent though, I have been a huge fan of Cold from day one. One of the best most awesome song writers. Kelly has in OWN sound, He recorded on the POINT OF ORIGIN Record so there, of course, will be something that familiarizes the Cold sound. But Allele is much heavier, and just kind of warmer, different techniques and a different sound all together. Allele I think is more intense.
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The mark of an educated man is not in his boast that he has built his mountain of facts and has stood on top of it, but in his admission that there may be other peaks in the same range with men on top of them, and that, though their views of the landscape may be different from his, they are none the less legitimate.
