William Herschel Quotes
The difference of the degrees in which the individuals of a great community enjoy the good things of life has been a theme of declaration and discontent in all ages; and it is doubtless our paramount duty, in every state of society, to alleviate the pressure of the purely evil part of this distribution, as much as possible, and, by all the means we can devise, secure the lower links in the chain of society from dragging in dishonor and wretchedness.
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Of course, my faith has a lot to do with being able to be public without being a public nuisance.
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I come bearing an olive branch in one hand, and the freedom fighter's gun in the other. Do not let the olive branch fall from my hand.
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I made a name for myself as someone who is determined to swim against the stream if it's dirty.
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If Wikileaks didn't resolve that question for folks - at the end of the day, there are no secrets. We're living in a glass neighborhood, in a fishbowl, and technology, white hat hackers, the folks that are doing the right thing with hacking.
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It's very scary to turn things down, but a project has to really mean something to me. I'm not interested in making a lot of money.
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My first job ever was on 'Peak Practice.' I just had to walk up the stairs. They kept the take where I slipped slightly, which was annoying.
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I write 'by the seat of my pants.' I love to do research. I am inspired by contemporary writers and contemporary events. I live in the real world.
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Work means independence. It allowed me to shape my life on so many levels.
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Yeah, right. I mean, he criticises everybody in the media, then the first thing he does when he finishes is he goes to work for the media. Thompson, too. Hypocritical.
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One and one is two, and two and two is four, and five will get you ten if you know how to work it.
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Most of the largest software companies in the world today are based on Oracle, and they were once startups.
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Man has an innate capacity for violence, but can only justify it in the name of justice.
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I think there are more female characters in videogames now but I also think that's because videogames in general are more diverse now.
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Maybe there are logical reasons for a gay person not to have a great relationship with their parents - not because there's a parent who made him gay, but just because it may be difficult to understand everything.
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Sometimes I'll lock myself in a room and dance. I'll turn music on as loud as possible and just get weird!
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Broken Bells reminds me how much fun I have making music.
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Don't believe that winning is really everything. It's more important to stand for something. If you don't stand for something, what do you win?
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Striking out Ruth and Gehrig in succession was too big an order.
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Aesthetically, London is just beautiful; it's a gorgeous city. The architecture, monuments, the parks, the small streets - it's an incredible place to be.
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Vodka is a very deceptive drink, because you drink it and you think, 'What is this? This is pointless! It's- you can't taste it, you can't smell it... Why did we waste our money on this, bloody- why are we on a traffic island?'
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The difference of the degrees in which the individuals of a great community enjoy the good things of life has been a theme of declaration and discontent in all ages; and it is doubtless our paramount duty, in every state of society, to alleviate the pressure of the purely evil part of this distribution, as much as possible, and, by all the means we can devise, secure the lower links in the chain of society from dragging in dishonor and wretchedness.
