William Davenant (D'Avenant) Quotes
O harmless Death! whom still the valiant brave, The wise expect, the sorrowful invite, And all the good embrace, who know the grave A short dark passage to eternal light.
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On the day when I was shot, all of my friends' faces were covered, except mine.
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My father had a flourishing business as a publisher in North India.
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In Kenya, I met wonderful girls; girls who wanted to help their communities. I was with them in their school, listening to their dreams. They still have hope. They want to be doctor and teachers and engineers.
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It's not that I'm opposed to doing a big-budget action movie. But it has to be the right project.
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I've got a 12-year-old grandson who, when he was 3 years old, before he could say many other words, could name the different kinds of dinosaurs.
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I would love to explore film seeing as I have prominently been on television. It would be nice to change it up and focus on film a little bit.
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Man is essentially a selfish creature. The differences in the degree with which this developed are infinite.
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I am forever grateful for 'Cheers.'
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I heard what was said of the universe, heard it and heard it of several thousand years; it is middling well as far as it goes - but is that all?
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If I were to explore music, I'd want to just focus on that and make that my priority.
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I guess the reality is, everybody today has so many gadgets.
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I have my own past and my own personality. I'm going to relate to the material in a completely different way than somebody else might.
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Few misfortunes can befall a boy which bring worse consequence than to have a really affectionate mother.
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Arguably Apple's least successful core hardware product in decades, the Apple Watch could have been nursed along, like a terminal patient.
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One may no more live in the world without picking up the moral prejudices of the world than one will be able to go to hell without perspiring.
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The Holocaust movie is almost a genre in itself these days.
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Our system, for readily apparent reasons, is far superior to those in nations, mostly totalitarian, which presume an arrested person is guilty and place the burden on the accused to prove his innocence.
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You have to let it all hang out, let go of the ideas that were more comfortable and embrace some of the sadness in your life.
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I have a huge interest in Japan, which is well known, including its history and culture, and so it will be very interesting for me to see and learn more about Japan.
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Nobody likes to fail but failure is an essential part of life and of learning. If your uniform isn't dirty, you haven't been in the game.
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Mortals seldom know how greatly they are influenced by fairies, knooks and ryls, who often put thoughts into their heads that only the wise little immortals could have conceived.
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I discovered that if one looks a little closer at this beautiful world, there are always red ants underneath.
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O harmless Death! whom still the valiant brave, The wise expect, the sorrowful invite, And all the good embrace, who know the grave A short dark passage to eternal light.
