Thaddeus Stevens Quotes
I wished that I were the owner of every southern slave, that I might cast off the shackles from their limbs, and witness the rapture which would excite them in the first dance of their freedom.
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Open-minded tech tinkerers may still prefer traditional PCs for work because they allow much more customization than, say, an iPad.
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I can only control what I can control.
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I want to tour, everywhere I can, all of the world.
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A mass of dust, world's momentary slave, Is man, in state of our old Adam made, Soon born to die, soon flourishing to fade.
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I'm writing from a place of - a center of authenticity, somewhere that only I know how to write from.
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L.A. really doesn't feel like home to me anymore.
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I get to meet different directors and different people.
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Exercise is roughly equivalent to an oil lube and a filter for a car. You don't have to do it, but when you do, it makes the car run a lot better.
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I really haven't liked the commercialization of mountaineering, particularly of Mt. Everest. By paying $65,000, you can be conducted to the summit by a couple of good guides.
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Stan is a rescue Chihuahua mix. He was the role model for Bob, the dog in 'Ivan.' The drawings in the book look precisely like Stan.
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Not everyone is lucky enough to be given space and trust.
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Unless one always speaks the truth, one cannot find God Who is the soul of truth.
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Our country must be strong enough to solve problems, and that means we must learn how to work together again.
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Is 'Cowboy Casanova' about the quarterback of the Dallas Cowboys? No. I would never immortalize a guy that did me wrong. I would never give him that much credit.
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'I want to know what it says,' he answered, looking steadily in her face. 'The sea Floy, what is it that it keeps on saying?'
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True thusness is without defiling thought; it cannot be known through conception and thought.
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We should venture on the study of every kind of animal without distaste; for each and all will reveal to us something natural and something beautiful.
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My first TV job was on an episode of 'Hannah Montana'... Since then, I've been fortunate to end up on shows that are just such a high quality, where the writing and material is incredible.
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It is one thing to see your friend dance around a table when she's 25, quite another thing to see her doing it when she's 62.
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I was a competitive swimmer as a teenager, only stopping when I got persistent ear infections. Every day was a 6 A.M. start to swim before lessons, then choir or dance classes after.
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Liberty, freedom and democracy are very fuzzy words, but human rights is very specific.
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A prating barber asked Archelaus how he would be trimmed. He answered, 'In silence.'
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I wished that I were the owner of every southern slave, that I might cast off the shackles from their limbs, and witness the rapture which would excite them in the first dance of their freedom.
