William Dean Howells (The Dean of American Letters) Quotes
Quotes to Explore
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If history remembers me at all, in any way, I hope it will be as a man who loved the Land of Israel and watched over it in every way he could, all his life.
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We must always embrace individual liberty and enforce the constitutional rights of all Americans-rich and poor, immigrant and native, black and white.
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If I'm brave, 99% of it comes from my mother.
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I'm intrigued by the dark. Out of darkness comes creation.
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These days I seem to think a lotAbout the things that I forgot to doFor youAnd all the times I had the chance to.
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Congratulation, n. The civility of envy.
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Welfare makes you dependent upon someone to take care of you.
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The garden is growth and change and that means loss as well as constant new treasures to make up for a few disasters.
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I love Neil Young. His songs were the first songs I learned to play, and I recommend anyone who is starting guitar to learn Neil Young songs first.
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I inhaled books. I loved Classics Illustrated comic books. These were books that I could afford to buy after I turned in pop bottles for change. 'The Prince and the Pauper,' 'Robinson Crusoe,' 'A Journey to the Center of the Earth.' Male narratives filled with adventure and self-discovery.
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You can't live for a moment that may not happen. You need to live in the moment.
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People see my photos and think I labor over my image and I'm this cool, brooding artist. But I'm just having fun with it.
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There's a gotcha piece in every interview that the press has, more or less, with President Trump.
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April 25th is DNA Day. I know, you probably had no idea.
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Acting was truly all that I ever wanted to do. I've always acted in plays and sang and played music, and you get to a certain age and think there's nothing else that you'd rather do.
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In 1985, if you were a wrestling fan, you were into Hogan; that's just the way it was.
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Music is just kind of an expression of who I am. It's what I do.
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I've always thought a hotel ought to offer optional small animals. I mean a cat to sleep on your bed at night, or a dog of some kind to act pleased when you come in. You ever notice how a hotel room feels so lifeless?
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I learned early on that there are certain things you can control in the press, and things you cannot.
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Action is transitory, a step, a blow, The motion of a muscle, this way or that, 'Tis done--And in the after-vacancy, We wonder at ourselves, like men betrayed.
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Enjoyment and innocence are the most bashful things: both do not want to be sought.
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Better to die fighting for freedom then be a prisoner all the days of your life.
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If ever the public was betrayed by its press, it's ours.
