William Hazlitt Quotes
In some situations, if you say nothing, you are called dull; if you talk, you are thought impertinent and arrogant. It is hard to know what to do in this case. The question seems to be, whether your vanity or your prudence predominates.
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The worst situation you can have in a thriller is a lead who looks like he can handle himself.
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I don't have a type. I don't have a specific kind of human being. It's just kind of an X-factor of sorts. Everybody I've ever dated has been a case-by-case situation.
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Nepotism sometimes can be a lose-lose situation.
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When I was born, my father was a copper miner in Butte, Montana. It was a hard-core, blue-collar situation.
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Being a humorist is not a voluntary thing. You can tell this because in a situation where saying a funny thing will cause a lot of trouble, a humorist will still say the funny thing. No matter how inappropriate.
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There has been talk of lack of consensus, but we all know that this is the veto of foreign powers, the intolerable situation in our 21st century America.
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A zombie apocalypse isn't the most jovial situation.
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Let's be cautious about dreaming up extreme scenarios. The situation in Iraq is still salvageable.
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My center is giving way, my right is in retreat; situation excellent. I shall attack.
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I love to meet the fans. I just get embarrassed with those who weep. I don't know what to do or what to say. It's a very embarrassing situation.
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When you're in a high-stress situation, dynamics between people can change.
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When it comes to inmates, we have boiled them down to just the few things we know about them - their crime, their current life situation, their identification number. But the reality is they were something before they were their crime.
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Indians felt despondent about Indian governance. Changing that atmosphere of gloom was a very challenging task, and I faced many difficulties in rectifying the situation and bringing back confidence and hope.
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When we are no longer able to change a situation - we are challenged to change ourselves.
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I think making the referee aware of a situation, there is nothing wrong with that.
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I had the misfortune of being born in a horrendous situation.
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I'll make a general comment about this whole dependence on 'celebrities.' I object to this situation as it is right now, where they have inadvertently or manipulatively become the spokespeople for the African continent.
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The best situation is where they cast you and then they trust you.
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The only people who have control over their careers are the ones you see on the covers of magazines. Everyone else is just plodding along making a living. The key is not to live over your means and overdo it.
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With the beginning of a great & compassionate love, comes the growth of one's heart, and with that, a profound inner change. The way to opening the mind is often first through the heart. And once is the mind & heart are open, so many things become possible.
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When you bring in multi-brand retail items into the country, you're not just bringing the products, but you're also harming local manufacturers.
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School was the unhappiest time of my life and the worst trick it ever played on me was to pretend that it was the world in miniature. For it hindered me from discovering how lovely and delightful and kind the world can be, and how much of it is intelligible.
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I've written all my songs on every single one of my records, and that's what's been fun about looking back.
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In some situations, if you say nothing, you are called dull; if you talk, you are thought impertinent and arrogant. It is hard to know what to do in this case. The question seems to be, whether your vanity or your prudence predominates.
