Will Durant Quotes
In its youth a people produce mythology and poetry; in its decadence, philosophy and logic.
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Do not say, 'It is morning,' and dismiss it with a name of yesterday. See it for the first time as a newborn child that has no name.
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Whether I'm speaking to conservative or liberal audiences, I don't find that people are close-minded about the things I say. I'm still optimistic that we can bridge a divide between these various bubbles. But I do think that it requires a little bit of effort.
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Success consists in being successful, not in having potential for success. Any wide piece of ground is the potential site of a palace, but there's no palace till it's built.
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People like to hear me say, 'You love me, Chandler Bing. You just don't know you love me.'
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I don't want to lose what I've won.
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This bill is the legislative equivalent of crack. It yields a short-term high but does long-term damage to the system and it's expensive to boot.
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I love the Middle East. My earliest childhood memories are of Jerusalem. I love the colors and smells and cadence of Arabic spoken in the streets of Cairo or Beirut. I also love the modernity and verve of Tel Aviv.
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I never had little brothers, so I was totally not used to hearing a lot of cussing at a young age! I learned what 'pull my finger' meant the hard way.
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I can't hold a grudge anyway.
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Simply put, when women do well, everybody does better.
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If I go to Singapore, I have friends there. If they came to Zambia, they'd feel the same way. I've made connections, and I have friends in many, many countries.
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Ronald Isley is a musical genius.
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Lawyers are the first refuge of the incompetent.
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Union can achieve everything when sustained by gallant hearts and correct principles, while anarchy and insubordination must fail in the achievement of every thing beneficial and glorious to mankind.
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I've had Republicans come to me and say, 'Tell me how I should talk to young people!' as if it's some foreign language or something.
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The economy is much bigger than the market. We will not be able to build a good economy - nor a good society - unless we look at the vast expanse beyond the market.
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It's also somewhat in the center of a number of things that will be useful to the company.
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I keep all my clothes on in House on Haunted Hill, Mary Jane's Last Dance, and The Way of the Gun.
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I accentuate the positive and eliminate the negative. That is the timeless thing.
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Shakespeare language is fantastic, and to be honest, you don't need to do anything to Shakespeare.
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The kid who can play imaginatively doesn't tend to be violent. It's the same with adults.
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To be poet laureate is to try to spread the love and the accessibility of poetry to young people.
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Always laugh when you can; it is cheap medicine. Merriment is a philosophy not well understood. It is the sunny side of existence.
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In its youth a people produce mythology and poetry; in its decadence, philosophy and logic.
