Thomas Carlyle Quotes
Tobacco smoke is the one element in which, by our European manners, men can sit silent together without embarrassment, and where no man is bound to speak one word more than he has actually and veritably got to say. Nay, rather every man is admonished and enjoined by the laws of honor, and even of personal ease, to stop short of that point; and at all events to hold his peace and take to his pipe again the instant he has spoken his meaning, if he chance to have any.
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I think in a play it's wise to just sit back and watch other actors and be able to shape it from the audience.
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My diet is mostly chicken and fish. I make sure I get a lot of vegetables, a lot of fruit. I am a big fruit man, I am a vegetable man anyway. And I also get a lot of rest. That's the key I may be up early, but I'm in bed early too.
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Whatever we do from government, we need to do what's best for America. If we do that, that's bringing power back to the people.
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It's important that period films aren't seen as just a lovely visual exercise.
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That's a real secret. You can trust God. I feel I love the Lord with all of my heart, and he will not put more on me than I can bear. And so I always say, 'Lord, I trust you with me.' So I figure, anything that happens in my life, I must be able to bear it, or he wouldn't allow it to happen.
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Both villains and heroes need to have a steadfast belief in themselves.
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Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other.
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We have this really retro vibe and style of songwriting and, personally, I wasn't embracing the current state of music until I fell in love with hip-hop. It felt good to suddenly embrace where music was headed, and I think hip-hop is the best at that, because it feels so progressive and everybody wants to be the best.
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When the first record came out, I'd go down to radio stations pretty much every day to get the record played, and I would walk in and they'd tell us how much they loved the record, but they weren't sure how much they could play it because they were already playing a girl.
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I think I'm being conservative when I say there are more people playing soccer in the United States than in 90% of the world's other countries, probably 95%.
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Who can love to walk in the dark? But providence doth often so dispose.
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Behind every successful man you'll find a woman who has nothing to wear.
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I think we can see how blessed we are in America to have access to the kind of health care we do if we are insured, and even if uninsured, how there is a safety net. Now, as to the problem of how much health care costs and how we reform health care ... it is another story altogether.
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A stronger E.U. of defence makes NATO stronger.
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Some people may have their doubts about me. But I feel like there's no shot too hard for me to take.
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Show me a character whose life arouses my curiosity, and my flesh begins crawling with suspense.
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To be reverent is not just to be quiet. It involves an awareness of what is taking place. It involves a divine desire to learn and to be receptive to the promptings of the Spirit. It involves a striving to seek added light and knowledge.
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Figure skating has been a great influence for me. I took dance at the School of American Ballet, which helped my own skating. And whether you are a skater or a dancer, without sounding narcissistic, it is all about looking in the mirror.
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Leaders must encourage their organizations to dance to forms of music yet to be heard.
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One may define flattery as a base companionship which is most advantageous to the flatterer.
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No matter what political reasons are given for war, the underlying reason is always economic.
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I'm the greatest fighter in the entire world, how can I be afraid? I love people and people love me.
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The 21st century will not be about the battle between capitalism and socialism but between the forces of progress and the forces of conservatism.
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Tobacco smoke is the one element in which, by our European manners, men can sit silent together without embarrassment, and where no man is bound to speak one word more than he has actually and veritably got to say. Nay, rather every man is admonished and enjoined by the laws of honor, and even of personal ease, to stop short of that point; and at all events to hold his peace and take to his pipe again the instant he has spoken his meaning, if he chance to have any.
