William Hazlitt Quotes
Cunning is the art of concealing our own defects, and discovering other people's weaknesses.
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On stage, I like to dress up a bit. I'm not scared to be like a character up there.
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I do most of my reading on the train ride to and from work. But I always have a book in my handbag so that I can read at any time, anywhere.
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Portland, Oregon won't build a mile of road without a mile of bike path. You can commute there, even with that weather, all the time.
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An alliance of civilisations can be our most powerful weapon in the fight against terror.
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If I just did music, I might go insane. I need words; I need stories. And it's the same the other way around.
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The issue with Syria, I think for many of us, has always been about Iran. This is an anchor point for them in terms of regional domination. It means a lot to them. They are all in here.
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For me, great music doesn't just have to fall into one category or one genre and I love appreciating all kinds of music.
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Two hundred years ago, our precursors in Haiti struck a blow for freedom, which was heard around the world, and across centuries.
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The Schindler Jews were off-limits in Brunnlitz.
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You have succeeded in life when all you really want is only what you really need.
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The spirit of L.A. is untamed wilderness. It's earthquakes and wildfires and oceans and mountain lions and fog. There's great physical beauty.
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You have to train people how to be business innovators. If you don't train them, the quality of the ideas that you get in an innovation marketplace is not likely to be high.
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I appreciate the constant evolution in refining food, but not in making food gimmicky.
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I never met a woman I didn't like. I love 'em all, in their different ways.
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I love the word 'dearth,' by the way. It's one of my favorite words.
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Yeah, I like to have fun - I think that's a good way to live. I think you're better at your job if you like it.
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In recent years, the government has lost more than five million fingerprints from government employees. They have lost hundreds of millions of credit numbers from financial institutions. This problem is happening more and more and more. And the only way we can protect ourselves is to make phones more and more secure.
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When people are in love, I don't see anything wrong with it in the world. If they choose to live their lives and get married, why should we interfere? A lot of people don't agree with me, but that's how I feel.
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I felt the exultancy of a man just released from slavery and ready to set the universe on fire.
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I think that it's always appropriate for Americans and for American foreign policy to make clear why we feel that self-government is most compatible with peace, the well-being of people, and human dignity.
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The underdog often starts the fight, and occasionally the upper dog deserves to win.
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That old law about 'an eye for an eye' leaves everybody blind. The time is always right to do the right thing.
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Nights and days came and passed and summer and winter and the sun and the wind and the rain. and it was good to be a little island a part of the world and a world of its own all surrounded by the bright blue sea.
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Cunning is the art of concealing our own defects, and discovering other people's weaknesses.
