Thomas Hardy Quotes
The offhand decision of some commonplace mind high in office at a critical moment influences the course of events for a hundred years.

Quotes to Explore
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The difference between eccentricity and originality in historical studies is often difficult to detect at first encounter. When a radically new interpretation of a large segment of history makes its appearance, time is needed to sift the evidence.
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Contrary to popular opinion, the hustle is not a new dance step - it is an old business procedure.
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Time has changed and now is the age of spending.
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The tale of 'Point Break' is about doing what you love and committing to what you love. It's relevant to me as a Venezuelan, to you as an American, to any Chinese person watching the film.
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I was successful materially, but I know life is much more than worldly success. I saw all these blessings God had given me. The way to give thanks is obedience to God.
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The most important thing is to enjoy yourself and have a good time.
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Welcome those big, sticky, complicated problems. In them are your most powerful opportunities.
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I am a leader. Leaders always get heat. They're always going against the grain. Jimi Hendrix got heat; Bob Marley got heat; Miles Davis got heat. Every great artist got heat. Heat means you're doing something right.
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Some call me a Cuban hyphen American. I reject that. I don't believe in hyphenated Americans.
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There's a saying, 'It's easy to write songs, but very difficult to write great songs.' I'm going through that right now.
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I write between 5.30am and 9.00. That way, I hope I carry over something from my dream time.
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Don't let failure get you down. Babe Ruth struck out over 1,300 times.
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My doctors say I am very healthy.
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I'm playing to the sort of people who like the same records.
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Movies are a complicated collision of literature, theatre, music and all the visual arts.
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The most fertile source of insight is hindsight.
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I had thought that words were instruments of precision. Now I know that they devour the world, leaving nothing in its place.
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I've been privileged to meet presidents and sing at inaugurations and other political events.