Thomas Wentworth Higginson Quotes
Travelers find virtue in a seeming minority in all other countries, and forget that they have left it in a minority at home.
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I have worked with some great directors.
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Any effort to create a second class of Americans, I just can't swallow that.
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Clearly, humans will always have a role to play in emergency response for law enforcement. But if there's an emergency, if there's a 911 call, the question is, do you want a human dashing off to respond to it right away?
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I would lie in bed, and I was nine years old, and say to myself: 'I want to be the richest man in the world.' I've come a long way from there.
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It's a huge step up from the European Indoor Championships to being world outdoor gold medallist.
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The greatest power that a person possesses is the power to choose.
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Clothes are not frippery. Properly done, they can be an art form.
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I don't have to be making a lot of money or living in a fancy house.
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Wes Craven is obviously a horror film icon so I was definitely very interested in bringing something back to life that Wes had created.
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Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. Three times is enemy action.
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For people worried about the Great Recession and the uncertainty of what is coming next, the characters of 'Mad Men' are good company.
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Survival was my only hope, success my only revenge.
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Be generous! Give!
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Ninety percent of them artists in general are forgotten ten minutes after they’re dead.
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So I'm in the Republican Party for the same reason I was in the Democratic Party: to make sure blacks are included, along with everyone else.
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Worried about being a dull fellow? You might develop your talent for being irritating.
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My character is not flawless.
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I go to an all-Hawaiian school, and we learn everything about being Hawaiian. We have a really deep respect for the water and the land. We say, 'mauka to makai,' mountains to ocean. I believe if you take care of the ocean, the ocean will take care of you in return.
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I feel uncomfortable because I'm insecure about who I am.
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No sacrifice is lost for a great ideal! (p. 135)
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The best relationship is one that does not foster too much independence nor too much dependence, but exists in the healthy interdependence zone.
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In a time of transition for journalism all around the world, it's reassuring to know that some of the old ways endure.
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I find the songs I want to record by listening to as much music as I can. 'When I hear things I really like, I ask the writers to send me a tape of everything they've ever written.
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Travelers find virtue in a seeming minority in all other countries, and forget that they have left it in a minority at home.
