William Collins Quotes
If aught of oaten stop, or pastoral song, / May hope, chaste Eve, to soothe thy modest ear.
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You can't get more for less. You get what you pay for.
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I'm not shy. I'm modest, but I'm very outgoing.
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I try to be very modest with what I do. I'm not a frivolous spender.
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As an emotional eater, I eat to soothe.
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It can be difficult to get cast as something that is off-center from you, and my biggest fear is to be typecast.
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Spend all your time waitingFor that second chance,For a break that would make it OK.There's always some reasonTo feel not good enough;And it's hard at the end of the day.I need some distraction,Oh, beautiful release.Memory seeps through my veins.Let me be empty,Oh weightless and maybeI'll find some peace tonight.
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Hannah: Life could be wonderful if people would leave you alone.
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The German soldiers, that is, the workers and peasants, will in the majority of cases have far more sympathy for the vanquished peoples than for their own ruling caste. The necessity to act at every step in the capacity of 'pacifiers' and oppressors will swiftly disintegrate the armies of occupation, infecting them with a revolutionary spirit.
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We didn't start this war - the right wing did. We're tired of seeing good-paying jobs shipped overseas. This fight is about the economy, it's about jobs and it's about rebuilding America.
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Obama specializes in knocking down straw men. 'I reject the view that says our problems will simply take care of themselves,' he said, implying that's the view of Republicans. It's the view of almost no one.
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I personally knew and worked with Sammy Davis, Jr. Sammy hired me to open for him at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas when I was a 19-year-old standup comedian, and that's where my fascination with his incredible story began.
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The word that scares the hell out of me is 'frail.' I don't want to be frail.
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I didn't really have idols growing up, but some of my friends were huge fangirls.
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You have to be a student of the game to be successful, and it's promising when you can say that, with a world-record performance, I still have things to improve on!
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I always think it's better to take a smaller role in a great film rather than a leading role in something that you don't have complete faith in.
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The number one rule of comedy acting is 'don't try to be funny.' Act as seriously as possible.
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I'm much too modest a person.
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Impact on consumer spending and production broadly will be modest.
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I grew up very modest, and I never forget that.
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Jared had his back to the wall, which Kami thought was a reflex when he was uncomfortable. She wanted to shield him. “He was doing some—Zen jogging,” she claimed. Jared flicked her an incredulous glance. “Yes,” he said slowly. “Zen jogging. I wasn’t wearing that many clothes because—that’s part of the process. You’re meant to commune with the elements. Normally, I wouldn’t have worn my jeans, but I put them on because I know the English are a modest people.
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I practice safe sex - I use an airbag.
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We kept on racing, doing something that Luis [Salom] loved. Fortunately or unfortunately, life goes on.
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Prayer assumes the sovereignty of God. If God is not sovereign, we have no assurance that He is able to answer our prayers. Our prayers would become nothing more than wishes. But while God's sovereignty, along with his wisdom and love, is the foundation of our trust in Him, prayer is the expression of that trust.
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If aught of oaten stop, or pastoral song, / May hope, chaste Eve, to soothe thy modest ear.
