William Davenant (D'Avenant) Quotes
Had laws not been, we never had been blam'd; For not to know we sinn'd is innocence.
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If the money we donate helps one child or can ease the pain of one parent, those funds are well spent.
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It's simply untrue that religion provides the only framework for a universal morality.
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Money has no moral opinions.
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Cornish wrestling was very different from that in Devon - it was less brutal, as no kicking was allowed.
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If they wish to alleviate the sufferings of the exploited classes, let them live up to their pretensions, let them abandon the academy and go out there and work politically and economically and in a humanitarian spirit.
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What impresses men is not mind, but the result of mind.
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To win the cause we all believe in, the spread of true democracy all over the world, we need to win by example, not just with speeches but by example; not just with military might but by gaining the respect of the world.
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One of the biggest misconceptions that has been thrown out there is the fact that I started on Vine.
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Education is not only a ladder of opportunity, but it is also an investment in our future.
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Discontent, blaming, complaining, self-pity cannot serve as a foundation for a good future, no matter how much effort you make.
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One SF prediction that I would like very much to see: Get solar collectors launched to beam energy back home, and get away from fossil fuels.
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I think I have a strange relationship with time. I'm not really aware of that time passing. I don't feel that I'm wasteful with time. But I'm not aware of it passing.
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I never watch MTV. I don't have time to watch TV. And when I do, I'm watching the Discovery Channel. 'Deadliest Catch: Crab Fishing in Alaska,' that's my show.
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This Earth is our only home. Together, we must protect and cherish it.
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I don't know anything about music.
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The flower which is single need not envy the thorns that are numerous.
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I try to run on the hottest days, at the hottest time, because that's the most difficult time. And sometimes I worry about drying out, and dying.
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'Srimanthudu' is a film very close to my heart. It's my first production, and I'm more than happy with its performance at the box office.
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I study Torah all the time.
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In fact, my face has shrunk in the meantime, but it won't be particularly noticeable because it's covered up with hair. So I hope I'm not alarmed if I ever do sit through the five movies.
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The Arab Spring, nobody's in the streets demonstrating for radical Islam; they're in the streets with a window of democracy. They want our political reform, our social justice, and our economic opportunity.
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Woman throughout the ages has been mistress to the law, as man has been its master.
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There's no law against stupid - I learned that a long time ago.
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Had laws not been, we never had been blam'd; For not to know we sinn'd is innocence.
