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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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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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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Everything was black in the harbor, but there were still some fires burning on the ships.
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A lot of people in line at the grocery store think that they know me, but they don't.
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Rarely has reality needed so much to be imagined.
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Let us cherish and love old age; for it is full of pleasure, if you know how to use it. The best morsel is reserved for last.
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I believe a leaf of grass is no less than the journey-work of the stars.
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Writing is a solitary existence. Making a movie is controlled chaos - thousands of moving parts and people. Every decision is a compromise. If you're writing and you don't like how your character looks or talks, you just fix it. But in a movie, if there's something you don't like, that's tough.
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Instinct taught me 20 years ago to pace a song or a concert performance. That translates into pacing a story, pleasing a reading audience.
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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.
