William Green Quotes
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The reason that the all-American boy prefers beauty to brains is that he can see better than he can think.
Farrah Fawcett -
'A living dog is better than a dead lion.' Judge Douglas, if not a dead lion for this work, is at least a caged and toothless one. How can he oppose the advances of slavery? He don't care anything about it.
Abraham Lincoln -
I hate facts. I always say the chief end of man is to form general propositions - adding that no general proposition is worth a damn.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. -
Actually, I bought one share of Warren Buffett's stock, probably 35 years ago, in order to read his letters.
Sam Wyly -
For some, being involved in a scene is a great thing because the social element can drive creativity. For me, though, it's never really been like that. It's the opposite. I've always had this instinct to escape.
Washed Out -
Were it not for imagination a man would be as happy in arms of a chambermaid as of a duchess.
Samuel Johnson
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During my teenage years as an Islamist recruiter, I moved to live in self-contained communities in the London boroughs of Newham and Tower Hamlets.
Maajid Nawaz -
I should have a better CV, and that's knocked me into believing that I have to grab these opportunities while I can.
Katarina Johnson-Thompson -
I consider myself Istanbul's storyteller. My subject matter is my town. I consider it my job to explore the hidden patterns of my city's clandestine corners, its shady, mysterious places, the things I love.
Orhan Pamuk -
If this whole acting thing doesn't work out, I'll just get a talk show.
Rachael Leigh -
Falling in love is a chemical reaction. But it wears off in a year. That's why you need a strong line of communication... which includes laughter.
Yakov Smirnoff -
Men should not be forced to wear pants when it's not cold.
Adam Clayton U2
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Symbols have a reach and a roundness that goes beyond their literal and practical meaning. They are the rich concepts under which the mind gathers many particulars into one name, and many instances into one general induction.
Jacob Bronowski -
(We are) the herpes of American cinema (because) we aren't going anywhere...
Lloyd Kaufman -
Nothing's Planted, I don't have a thing in the ground.
Arthur Miller -
A small item but the point is Nixon came in, shut it down, there was the shooting at Kent State, and gosh, I know liberals don't like it and when you look on Nexis and oh, the whole country was embarrassed. Well, I'm not embarrassed. That's what you do with a mob. They were monstrous at Kent State. It was being led by Bill Ayers.
Ann Coulter -
Being around lots of people drains me, and alone time is essential to my well-being.
Alice Greczyn -
Some big banks remain wary of venture capital.
Alex Berenson
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I'd like for 'Facts of Life' to include more stories about Mrs. Garrett. But I wouldn't want to do a spin-off built around her.
Charlotte Rae -
To a great experience one thing is essential - an experiencing nature.
Walter Bagehot -
If there's one message I want people to take away is never compromise being your authentic self. Even if that means making others uncomfortable.
Halima Aden -
No matter our age, circumstances, or abilities, each one of us can create something remarkable of his life.
Joseph B. Wirthlin -
I feel like I have a new life and I'm going to take full advantage of it.
William Green