Thomas Carlyle Quotes
Wondrous is the strength of cheerfulness, and its power of endurance - the cheerful man will do more in the same time, will do it; better, will preserve it longer, than the sad or sullen.
Quotes to Explore
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The reason for not getting married was that I just didn't have a partner to get married to. Climbing mountains was more attractive to me than marriage, or other fun things like that.
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Republicans traditionally say, 'oh, we'll cut domestic spending, but we won't touch the military.' The liberals - the ones who are good - will say, 'oh, we'll cut the military, but we won't cut domestic spending.'
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The best way to travel abroad is to live with the locals.
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When I admire the wonders of a sunset or the beauty of the moon, my soul expands in the worship of the creator.
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Under conditions of tyranny it is far easier to act than to think.
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I had set a goal of being a producer by 25.
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Help the man-in-the-street make sense of the bewildering.
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I cook British food, but it doesn't mean I'm jingoistic about it. People can cook very good fusion food.
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You really don't get paid in these independent movies, no matter how many people see them.
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I miss my friends in public school, but it's kind of a part of something that you have to give up. I'd rather perform than go to public school.
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Every decision to use military force is an excruciatingly difficult one.
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I don't use drugs, my dreams are frightening enough.
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I never got into politics for it to be a career.
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I'm no producer's kid.
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Life isn't about quantity, it's about quality.
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Have you ever watched a crab on the shore crawling backward in search of the Atlantic Ocean, and missing? That's the way the mind of man operates.
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Freedom and opportunity are precious gifts and the purpose of our politics is to expand them, for all our people.
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I'm one of those who believe the bumper sticker: If you outlaw guns, only outlaws will have guns. The first people who are going to be in line to turn in their guns are law-abiding citizens. Criminals are going to be left with guns.
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I'd like to work with Bjork if I could get in the studio with her. We could probably travel to a different planet, you know what I'm saying?
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As you get older, and this is a young man's game, and people say, 'Well, there's no way I can keep up running the way I'm running; there's no way my arm is going to stay as strong as it is.' It's the challenge of trying to stay in my tip-top shape year in and year out so I can keep playing the way I want to play.
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Wondrous is the strength of cheerfulness, and its power of endurance - the cheerful man will do more in the same time, will do it; better, will preserve it longer, than the sad or sullen.
