William Hazlitt Quotes
To speak highly of one with whom we are intimate is a species of egotism. Our modesty as well as our jealousy teaches us caution on this subject.
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One thing that helps to stretch me is to listen to other preacher's sermons. Every year, I will listen to at least ten other preachers, both to hear God speak to me, and also to evaluate their preaching to see what I can learn and how I can improve my own preaching.
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Gray hairs are signs of wisdom if you hold your tongue, speak and they are but hairs, as in the young.
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I've been a novelist since 1995 and have had novels in and out of option, and watching that process just made me realize that I have to live by what I teach my students, because I teach screenwriting at Spellman.
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To be honest, it's easier for me to speak with an American accent.
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I wish I could fly. Or speak fluent Chinese. Both I think are equally impossible.
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Truth-tellers who expect others to believe them tend to speak naturally and un-self-consciously. But if they don't expect to be believed, they may try too hard to seem honest. Unfortunately, the result makes them sound less believable. Obviously, then, not every oddly phrased statement is a lie.
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We in Congress stand by Israel. In Congress, we speak with one voice on the subject of Israel.
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On the streets, hanging out with the fellows, there are things you learn that no book can teach you.
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Most Arab Israelis speak Hebrew, but not the other way around. It's about time that changed.
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I'm probably the most militant person you'll ever meet and I speak my mind without provocation sometimes.
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Stranger, if you passing meet me and desire to speak to me, why should you not speak to me? And why should I not speak to you?
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Wise men, when in doubt whether to speak or to keep quiet, give themselves the benefit of the doubt, and remain silent.
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I can only speak as an American, but most journalism here isn't doing its job any more. It's about selling stuff.
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Whenever you hear a man speak of his love for his country, it is a sign that he expects to be paid for it.
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Too many jazz pianists limit themselves to a personal style, a trademark, so to speak. They confine themselves to one type of playing.
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I see it as a responsibility of mine to teach others.
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I didn't grow up around all white people; I never wanted to gentrify hip-hop, I've never wanted to speak to an all-white audience.
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You look at the NBA: there's all these young kids that are drafted on potential. They go to bad teams, they're in bad locker rooms, and now we got this analytics stuff that doesn't teach kids how to play. We've got these workout coaches that don't teach kids how to play basketball.
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In order that all men may be taught to speak the truth, it is necessary that all likewise should learn to hear it.
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Our world is constantly in change and the great change is always toward freedom. When we speak of freedom we speak of equality. Nations will rise and fall but equality remains the ideal.
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Whenever a husband and wife begin to discuss their marriage they are giving evidence at a coroner's inquest.
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I keep like simple thing in my head, so obviously is working. Then it's luck. To be honest, look at set point. I hit one of the worst drop shots I ever hit and he hit a frame It's pure luck, you know, to haven't drop a set. So you need to have it sometime, and I hope I will have more.
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I want everybody to know that I don't care who you are, where you're from, if you're popular or not: we all have haters. But you have to be resilient. You have to not allow them to have the power over you, where you start believing the things they say.
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To speak highly of one with whom we are intimate is a species of egotism. Our modesty as well as our jealousy teaches us caution on this subject.
