Rita Mae Brown Quotes
I write poetry. It comes naturally to me, but from a technical point of view it forces me to pay close attention to language and to scan.
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Let me just say as one who has been speaker of the House, I've had to have a very thick skin about every kind of thing that was thrown at me.
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Rarely do we stop and consider whether the most prestigious of institutions is always in our best interest.
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The problem of the minimum dwelling is that of establishing the elementary minimum of space, air, light, and heat required by man in order that he be able to fully develop his life functions without experiencing limitations due to his dwelling, i.e. a minimum modus vivendi in place of a modus non moriendi.
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There are no opportune times for a penalty, and this is not one of those times.
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I'm not a rock singer and I don't want to be a rock singer. I'm not interested. It doesn't seem to get across.
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Like most writers, I've read a lot of Hemingway, and I admire him greatly.
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If you want the Migos to come to your venue, you need to have security there because of the type of music we're rappin'. We get fans excited.
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On one hand, it seems strange that a country that has suffered so much from violence and war would be debating if they want peace or not. But in Colombia, a part of society is deeply connected with the war as a means of making a living.
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To understand how Republicans lost the African American vote, we must first understand how we won the African American vote.
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Look, all you can do when you find your niche is go with it.
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Space excites me. My dream is to go to space.
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You reach a point in your career when the weeks turn into a month or more of the phone not ringing.
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You think you're looking at things all the time, but you're not looking at things, you're looking at what your brain is interpreting through light and color. And who knows what everybody else sees?
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Both villains and heroes need to have a steadfast belief in themselves.
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There's not an American in this country free until every one of us is free.
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During my 8 years as chairman, I had the privilege to peer into the future to see dynamic citizen astronauts returning to and from the heavens which we can expect in the future.
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It's beneficial to play against your type; to be chameleon-like.
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Any beast can cry over the misfortunes of its own child. It takes a mensch to weep for others' children.
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That's how you get surprises, because what movies are all about is surprises.
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I grew up with a pretty tough mom. She was a self-appointed neighborhood watchdog, and if she saw that any of the local boys were up to no good, she would scold them on the spot. Although she is only 5 feet 2, she was famous in our neighborhood for intimidating men three times her size and getting them to do the right thing.
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Words can sometimes be used to confuse, but it's up to the practitioners of the study of language to apply them for good and not for evil. It is just like fire; fire can heat your house or burn it down.
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My biggest fear has always been being 40 and hating my job. I love challenges. I'm not afraid to try anything.
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The man who sanctifies his wife understands that this is his divinely ordained responsibility... Is my wife more like Christ because she is married to me? Or is she like Christ in spite of me? Has she shrunk from His likeness because of me? Do I sanctify her or hold her back? Is she a better woman because she is married to me?
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I write poetry. It comes naturally to me, but from a technical point of view it forces me to pay close attention to language and to scan.
