William Gilmore Simms Quotes
Better that we should err in action than wholly refuse to perform. The storm is so much better than the calm, as it declares the presence of a living principle. Stagnation is something worse than death. It is corruption also.William Gilmore Simms
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The foundations and the intent of the Affordable Care Act are laudable. The way it's being implemented is a disaster.
Patrick Soon-Shiong -
I believe in helping young people rock causes they care about because I was one of those young people... a long time ago.
Nancy Lublin -
I'm not small, I'm space-efficient.
Rachael Leigh -
If you look at my record, I have a clean record.
Rafael dos Anjos -
Never above you. Never below you. Always beside you.
Walter Winchell -
You have good days, you have bad days. But the main thing is to grow mentally.
Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
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It's not about where you were born or where you come from that makes you a good scientist. What you need are good teachers, co-students, facilities.
Venkatraman Ramakrishnan -
The concept is basically; that the pieces we know and love are made up of scales, arpeggios, and the like.
Lara St. John -
Centenarians are still living near their children and feel loved and the expectation to love. Instead of being mere recipients of care, they are contributors to the lives of their families. They grow gardens to contribute vegetables, they continue to cook and clean.
Dan Buettner -
The neck on which diamonds might have worthily sparkled, will look less tempting when the biting winter has hung icicles there for gems.
Samuel Lover -
I entered politics from a completely different background from other people in this field, and that has helped me to see and deal with things differently.
Edi Rama -
I think that's a great opportunity, to pick a script where you can build up a good skill. I think the main thing I look for when I look at scripts is if it's inspirational. If it's something that teenagers can relate to. And is it something that the audience is going to get something out of. If not, then it's really not worth doing.
Carly Schroeder
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The story and the characters of 'Girl Online' are mine.
Zoe Sugg -
The earliest English attempts at rhyming probably included words whose agreement is so slight that it deserves the name of mere 'assonance' rather than that of actual rhyme.
H. P. Lovecraft -
I only understand realism.
Manuel Puig -
Thinking well to be wise: planning well, wiser: doing well wisest and best of all.
Malcolm Forbes -
Yes, in the commercial world there's room for both McDonald's and Whole Foods, but in the realm of politics, we're told, it's either Filet-o-Fish or line-caught salmon: only one can prevail - and which is up to you.
Walter Kirn -
I don't see the point of having 80 million people online if all they are doing in the end is talking to ghosts in the suburbs.
Umberto Eco
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People have asked me whether I have a science background. No, but I have a great curiosity about the kinds of things we do on 'Discover.'
Peter Graves -
When you get asked hundreds of questions, it's not possible to remember the answer to every one.
Bill Clinton -
Dare to look up to God and say, 'Make use of me for the future as Thou wilt. I am of the same mind; I am one with Thee. I refuse nothing which seems good to Thee. Lead me whither Thou wilt. Clothe me in whatever dress Thou wilt.'
Epictetus -
The positive and negative states of being bring about action. They cause the loss of balance and of happiness. They cause the eternal revolutions - the changes that follow one upon the other. They explain why happiness cannot be achieved in time.
Piet Mondrian -
Better that we should err in action than wholly refuse to perform. The storm is so much better than the calm, as it declares the presence of a living principle. Stagnation is something worse than death. It is corruption also.
William Gilmore Simms