William Hazlitt Quotes
One is always more vexed at losing a game of any sort by a single hole or ace, than if one has never had a chance of winning it.
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We've learned a lot about how information needs to flow effectively amongst a group of people. They need to be fed information, and it needs to be on this constant conveyor belt.
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I was a tomboy and didn't pay too much attention to my clothes.
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The new technologies that we see coming will have major benefits that will greatly alleviate human suffering.
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Everyone will be happier if fewer women are tied to abusive men, drop out of school, and live impoverished lives because of a random pregnancy.
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As a young child, I was never a crier. I never cried to get my way, or even when I was in pain.
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I want to stay alive. Yeah, I want to stay alive. I think that's the main thing. If there's a chance I can live longer, I want to do it.
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We want a marriage with our customers, not a relationship.
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The shoe that fits one person pinches another; there is no recipe for living that suits all cases.
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I am a control freak. I will admit that freely.
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Even a genius cannot completely resist his Zeitgeist, the spirit of his time.
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You need to impress me, outwit me, compete with me? Go ahead, knock yourself out, I have no problem with that at all.
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Anyone can tell the truth, but only very few of us can make epigrams.
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American business at this point is really about developing an idea, making it profitable, selling it while it's profitable and then getting out or diversifying. It's just about sucking everything up.
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There's some quality you get when you're not totally comfortable. When you're not doing what you're used to, you could completely fall on your face. You could completely blow it.
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When people are poor, they find ways of making things taste like fish.
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If you're in a conversation with me, the last thing I'll probably say when I'm walking away is, 'Thank you and sorry.'
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It's nice that there are movies and songs about romance - it's what motivates us as human beings. I'm all for being brainwashed by rom-coms.
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I don't have time to be depressed.
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Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and the war on terrorism have reduced the pace of military transformation and have revealed our lack of preparation for defensive and stability operations. This Administration has overextended our military.
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You will reciprocally promise love, loyalty and matrimonial honesty. We only want for you this day that these words constitute the principle of your entire life and that with the help of divine grace you will observe these solemn vows that today, before God, you formulate.
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You may be right I may be crazy But it just may be a lunatic you're looking for.
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I am delighted to be joining 'Guardian U.S.'s team as a weekly columnist, and to have the chance to address American and global current events on its distinguished platform. 'Guardian U.S.' brings the 'Guardian's hard-hitting investigative brand to a new focus on American news and opinion.
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Getting a role in 'Harry Potter' was like winning the lottery. But no one deserves an acting job.
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One is always more vexed at losing a game of any sort by a single hole or ace, than if one has never had a chance of winning it.
