William Hazlitt Quotes
Familiarity confounds all traits of distinction; interest and prejudice take away the power of judging.
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I wish somebody had given me the news that ideas don't just fall on your head like fairy dust. You have to treat that like a job. You have to spend hours each day, where you're just like, 'This is the part of the day when I'm looking for an idea.'
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If Turkey wants to join Europe, it will have to become a European country, and that might take a long time.
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I have two main bass guitars, and my main bass is a four-string 1964 Fender Jazz, and I've named it Justine.
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When I arrived at Barcelona, I was following a dream, but I now realize sometimes it's better to be content with what you have rather than follow a dream which nearly kills you.
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One thing I really hate is experience. Experience for me doesn't work. Everybody's talking about experience this, experience that.
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I don't think there is much American music.
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Only 10 percent of the people in the U.S. like dry wines. You shouldn't get down on people just because they like a little sugar.
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I knew I wanted to do something creative. I didn't think I'd have the luxury of doing something like that, because I didn't know anyone who had pursued anything they really adored, but I had dreams for singing or writing.
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Reason cannot calm the storm of emotion, and emotion usually wins, until it settles down and allows reason to rise again and apologize on behalf of it.
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Cloture is simply cutting off debate.
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I have a knack for choosing the wrong people.
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I've traveled more than any human being who's ever lived.
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I want to be a major force.
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There is no grievance that is a fit object of redress by mob law.
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I lie, I cheat, and I steal.
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People appreciate and follow the person who can persuade them properly. Make that person you.
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We Christians should be aware that there's something at stake in cultural participation that we wouldn't have been concerned about if all we did was worry about the messages in culture.
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The 'New York Times' reviews of my work have been evenly divided - favourable and unfavourable.
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As an actress, the joy of being able to play the three sides of any woman, which are the glamour, the pragmatic and the one not to be messed with, is pretty glorious.
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I should just stop trying to control what's coming out of my mouth. I'm always going to keep what's important to me in mind and I completely understand considering that we're playing characters that are so coveted by so many people so I get why they want to know more about us. I just sort of have to not think about it.
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You may have holes in your shoes, but don't let the people out front know it. Shine the tops.
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I realized that I had the ability to carve out a life for myself, that it was in no way limited by what had already occurred in my past. And that inspired me to go to school.
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Do not all these things interest you? Isn’t it a fine thing to be alive when so many great things are happening?
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Familiarity confounds all traits of distinction; interest and prejudice take away the power of judging.
