William Howard Taft Quotes
We have passed the time of ... the laisser-faire [sic] school which believes that the government ought to do nothing but run a police force.
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The physician must give heed to the region in which the patient lives, that is to say, to its type and peculiarities.
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I think personal beliefs of everybody shape everybody.
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I really believe great actors, even with disease and age, can be great.
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I wouldn't trade a thing. Even the troubles that I had. I have become the husband and mate to my wife that I have because of what I went through, including the bad times. I wouldn't trade that.
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I never fully understand all the drama and machinations within the Eagles.
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I think, the people around home are very supportive to us.
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More than anyone else, Hank Aaron made me wish I wasn't a manager.
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What were once only hopes for the future have now come to pass; it is almost exactly 13 years since the overwhelming majority of people in Ireland and Northern Ireland voted in favour of the agreement signed on Good Friday 1998, paving the way for Northern Ireland to become the exciting and inspirational place that it is today.
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There are a lot of countries, oil-producing countries, that aren't very democratic, but supported by the United States. That's odd.
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To play four hands requires two people who have great affinity for each other.
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I have an insatiable palate. I'll try anything once, with an open mind. However, there is a special place in my heart for Kraft Macaroni & Cheese. Don't get me wrong, I've sampled specialty Mac & Cheese all over the world, but nothing competes with the stuff I grew up on.
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My favorite game shows were 'Password' and '$25,000 Pyramid.'
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When a man says he approves of something in principle, it means he hasn't the slightest intention of carrying it out in practice.
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Have no fear of perfection - you'll never reach it.
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The age of innocent faith in science and technology may be over.
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I remember being in a history lesson and saying to my teacher, 'How come you never talk about black scientists and inventors and pioneers?' And she looked at me and said, 'Because there aren't any.'
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Sometimes people think Y Combinator has big ideas about themes. But really, we just fund the best startups.
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I will develop the areas that vote for me, but if you don't vote for me, don't expect anything.
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My father was a trained accountant, a BCom from Sydenham College and a self-taught violinist. In the 1920s, when he was in his teens, he heard a great violinist, Jascha Heifetz, and he was so inspired listening to him that he bought himself a violin, and with a little help from an Italian teacher, he learned to play it.
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My parents were immigrants. And the place for all immigrants was the factories. They were the source of cheap labor.
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Sexuality is a private matter; some believe that broadcasting it destroys the very things that make it sacred.
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When I was a kid, there was so much talent outside of recorded music.
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I play a lot of 'Scrabble' with my brother online.
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We have passed the time of ... the laisser-faire [sic] school which believes that the government ought to do nothing but run a police force.
