William Hazlitt Quotes
It is a false principle that because we are entirely occupied with ourselves, we must equally occupy the thoughts of others. The contrary inference is the fair one.
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There's always elements of danger in New York, but people are always out on the street. I don't feel scared there at all.
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When I was nine years old, my family lost our home, and the six of us moved into my grandparents' converted garage.
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I want to live in a place where strangers rush to help someone in distress.
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While I was boxing professionally, I never thought about my looks. The furthest thing from my mind was 'messing up my pretty face' when I was on my way to the ring to meet my opponent. Yet, people I'd meet along the way would always ask me if I was worried about my looks. Then they would go on to say that I was 'too pretty to box.'
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No CEO ever says, 'Damnit, we need to increase research!' I want to encourage them to do that.
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Religious belief itself is an adaptation that has evolved because we're hard-wired to form tribalistic religions.
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Acting found me. I thought maybe I should try to find it again. We'll see.
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I just like music that sounds like music. Not like machines and computers and things that you design to make things sound slick and perfect.
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With 'Trainwreck,' because it wasn't live and we could do more takes, I feel like we broke a lot.
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When I'm at school, I usually put my hair up. High pony, side pony, or a bun, I like my hair out of my face.
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When I earnt my first money, I went to a shop and bought jeans and a top. But then I wore them both for such a long time that finally my model agency said, 'You should buy something else!' I was saving the money because it was the first time I'd ever had any.
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There is a big difference between an honest mistake made in a moment of spiritual weakness and a willfull decision to disobey persistently the commandments of God. Those who deliberately choose to violate God's commandments or ignore the standards of the Church, even when promising themselves and others that someday they will be strong enough to repent, are stepping into a dangerously slippery slope upon which many have lost their spiritual footing.
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Sex got me into trouble from the age of fifteen: I'm hoping that by the time I'm seventy I'll straighten it out.
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The [tenth] amendment states but a truism that all is retained which has not been surrendered.
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I love feeling the rhythm of other people's lives. It's like traveling.
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A virtuous man concentrates on his own work, not that of others.
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We hope the stories of the 14 kids in 'American High' provide something for many people to relate to.
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When you play the game for fun, it's fun. When you play it for a living, it's a game of sorrows.
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I have only two rules which I regard as principles of conduct. The first is: Have no rules. The second is: Be independent of the opinion of others.
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Christian principles are, admittedly, stricter than the others; but then we think you will get help towards obeying them which you will not get towards obeying the others.
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The principles of the United States Constitution are, because of Senator Byrd, still the heartbeat of the US Senate.
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It is a false principle that because we are entirely occupied with ourselves, we must equally occupy the thoughts of others. The contrary inference is the fair one.
