William Hazlitt Quotes
Perhaps the best cure for the fear of death is to reflect that life has a beginning as well as an end.
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The mill cannot grind with the water that is past.
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The question for France and all countries is, 'Do you favour foreign Internet operators that do not pay, or do you favour national operators who pay?'
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You know, I get much more Jewish in Israel because I like the way that religion is done there.
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Rock music is being systematically merged with fashion.
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This whole beauty thing is something I've never comprehended.
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Marching thus at night, a battalion is doubly impressive. The silent monster is full of restrained power; resolute in its onward sweep, impervious to danger, it looks a menacing engine of destruction, steady to its goal, and certain of its mission.
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When I get real excited, my muscles go into spasm, so they just shake.
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I've lived in the Hamptons since 1978, when I first bought my store Barefoot Contessa.
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The quality of your work, in the long run, is the deciding factor on how much your services are valued by the world.
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I definitely care about what I look like, certainly when I am going out in public, doing an appearance or something, but when I'm home, I'm all sweatpants, all the time.
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I think now I'll probably take a few days off and enjoy the competition and then sit down with a few people and work out what is next, work out what the next preparation will be and what competition will be next.
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I'm old-school English, so I suppose I'm quite protective - especially of time. Now that I'm a father, every moment is precious.
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Humans will die like all living things do, but we have the added burden of knowing that we will.
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Kids don't hesitate to ask questions. And it's a great honor to have the kids say, 'Your books have made me trust you.'
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Armenians and Azerbaijanis in Stepanakert, capital of the Nagorno-Karabakh autonomous region, rioted over much needed spelling reform in the Soviet Union.
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One of the annoying things about believing in free will and individual responsibility is the difficulty of finding somebody to blame your problems on. And when you do find somebody, it's remarkable how often his picture turns up on your driver's license.
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You know, the way I'm accepted, I almost feel like Judy Garland, truly. It makes no sense to me because I don't think that I've been any more outspoken... Or maybe I have, I don't know. But everyone I know supports anything that has to do with raising money or with AIDS.
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8) History never repeats itself.
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I have earned wages as a waitress, a nanny, a librarian, a personnel officer, an agricultural laborer, an advertising secretary, a typesetter, a proofreader, a mental-health-care provider, a substitute teacher, and a book reviewer. In and around the edges of all those jobs I have written poems, stories, and books, books, books.
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You get what you're good enough to take.
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I sang with a voice that was natural, and I liked the way I produced that sound. I thought of my other friends, that they were singing and dancing, but they didn't have this. I was special.
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There is little sense in attempting to change external conditions, you must first change inner beliefs, then outer conditions will change accordingly.
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Perhaps the best cure for the fear of death is to reflect that life has a beginning as well as an end.
