William Congreve Quotes
Women are like tricks by sleight of hand, Which, to admire, we should not understand
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Because I'm so hands on here at work and always looking at fabrics you have to be mobile and as comfortable as possible.
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I admire the world of the books and the characters that she's created, but I'm not an addict of Harry Potter. I don't feel possessive about it.
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I have a sewing machine that I adore, and I spend a lot of time sitting in front of it when I'm not working. And any excuse to paint or draw or do something artistic with my hands really gets me going. Definitely aspiring.
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No presidential candidate should visit Las Vegas without condemning organized gambling.
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I don't feel like an idol to anybody. I don't feel anybody should look up to me.
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As a major contemporary composer, Madonna should not let the eye dictate to the ear.
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While I deeply admire actors who deeply prepare, it's just not something I do.
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You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist.
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The Negro was freed and turned loose as a penniless, landless, naked, ignorant laborer. Ninety-nine per cent were field hands and servants of the lowest class.
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If you want the government off your back, get your hands out of its pockets.
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I have a Ph.D. in cell biology. And that's really manual labor. I mean, experimental science, you do it with your hands. So it's very different. You're out there in a lab, cleaning test tubes, and it just wasn't that fascinating.
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With the discovery of the Higgs boson, one of the questions has been ticked off the list, but there are many others. We hope that we can find answers or hints for answers to at least some of them. But of course, this is in the hands of nature.
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I feel comfortable with the ball in my hands.
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The director took my face in his hands and asked me to show him my teeth, as with a horse. This happened on a Wednesday, and by the following Monday I was shooting.
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Just as invasion is the true and tried weapon in the hands of capital against the class struggle, so on the other hand the fearless pursuit of the class struggle has always proven the most effective preventative of foreign invasions.
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When fate hands you a lemon, make lemonade.
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I believe wealth should be in the hands of those who know how to create more wealth.
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If the workers are organized, all they have to do is to put their hands in their pockets and they have got the capitalist class whipped.
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More actors in action movies should be gangly because that way it's believable when they move through tight spaces.
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When so rich a harvest is before us, why do we not gather it? All is in our hands if we will but use it.
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I was a constitutional law professor, which means unlike the current president I actually respect the Constitution.
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Here's my throat. I carry no weapon. You could have killed me at any time, even when I knew you were my enemy. Why did you need to deceive me into trusting you first? Were you afraid that death wouldn't bother me enough, unless I felt betrayed?
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Women are like tricks by sleight of hand, Which, to admire, we should not understand
