William Cobbett Quotes
But I do not remember ever having seen a newspaper in the house; and, most certainly, that privation did not render us less industrious, happy, or free.William Cobbett
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Though many people said there is no joint border between Turkey and Montenegro, it feels like we are next to each other. We are in the same neighborhood.
Igor Luksic -
I'm great at a deathbed. I've never given tranquillisers or psychiatric medicine. I've given love and fun and creativity and passion and hope, and these things ease suffering.
Patch Adams -
Never regret yesterday. Life is in you today and you make your tomorrow.
L. Ron Hubbard -
Dancing is the last sport with no sponsor.
Carine Roitfeld -
There might be 1 finger on the trigger, but there will be 15 fingers on the safety catch.
Harold MacMillan -
Those of us born into vitalist and expressionist cultures must hope that governments will draw back from shutting down the modernist project of exploring, experimenting, and imagining - of voyaging into the unknown - that has been essential for rewarding lives.
Edmund Phelps
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Singles, whatever. But selling a million albums feels like an impossible thing to do.
Jack Antonoff Fun. -
No person, not even a congressman, is above the law.
Dana Boente -
A lot happens in 20 years.
Pat Morita -
Democracies can't handle austerity measures very well.
Nassim Nicholas Taleb -
I've written a screenplay that is a series of monologues and songs; they form this sort of human tapestry across time and place. The form is strange, but I find it really fascinating.
Patrick Wang -
I always believed in if you give your best, people will see it, and it moves to the next level. I got my first movie, and I gave it my best. Before I was done with that movie, I was offered my first feature film.
Adam Beach
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I will say that rowing in the first Olympics was probably one of the most proud moments in my life. What I enjoy about the sport is that it's definitive. Nobody can take away from the fact that you're an Olympian. It's indisputable. You get there on merit and merit alone.
Cameron Winklevoss -
I'm not trying to stay in the same place and I'm not trying to compete with what's currently in fashion. That would be dishonest. But, at the same time, I'm different and the music reflects that to some degree.
Eddie Money -
Israel's master strategy needs to be moving toward a regional arrangement that will enable a full normalization of relations with the Arab states and the establishment of a demilitarized Palestinian state alongside the State of Israel.
Yair Lapid -
I'm one of the ones who believed the Iraq War was a complete mistake from the very beginning.
Daniel Barenboim -
Some people get very confused about my game. They think it's better if the court is slow, because I have a good defence. But the faster it is, the better for me. My spin is more painful for my opponents, my aggressive game works better.
Rafael Nadal -
Only very intelligent people don't wish they were in politics, and I'm dumb enough to want to be in there.
Orson Welles
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My first few films were institutional comedies, and you're on pretty safe ground when you're dealing with an institution that vast numbers of people have experienced: college, summer camp, the military, the country club.
Harold Ramis -
Joining a new church and starting a new life is never easy and often frightening.
Joseph B. Wirthlin -
Poor Knight! he really had two periods, the firsta dull man writing broken English, the seconda broken man writing dull English.
Vladimir Nabokov -
The digital revolution will bring massive benefits, for viewers and the industry, and confirm Britain's position as the world leader.
Chris Smith -
My parents are both from Vermont, very old-fashioned New England. We heated our house with wood my father chopped. My mom grew all of our food. We were very underexposed to everything.
Geena Davis -
But I do not remember ever having seen a newspaper in the house; and, most certainly, that privation did not render us less industrious, happy, or free.
William Cobbett