William Makepeace Thackeray Quotes
Quotes to Explore
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Every story I create, creates me. I write to create myself.
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The goal of Dr. Martin Luther King is to give Negroes a chance to sit in a segregated restaurant beside the same white man who had brutalized them for 400 years.
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Deacon Jones has been the most inspirational person in my football career.
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Let us sacrifice our today so that our children can have a better tomorrow.
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When in doubt, wear a suit. Look at male politicians: you see them in a suit, and they look fine. But if you see a picture of them on the weekend or on vacation, there's a good chance they look terrible and unstylish.
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It is the individual who knows how little they know about themselves who stands the most reasonable chance of finding out something about themselves before they die.
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Those differences are what color the performance, but in the movies you don't get a chance to rehearse.
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Most of us have far more courage than we ever dreamed we possessed.
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All you need is the plan, the road map, and the courage to press on to your destination.
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Like the United Nations, there is something inspirational about New York as a great melting pot of different cultures and traditions. And if this is the city that never sleeps, the United Nations works tirelessly, around the clock around the world.
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If everybody is doing it one way, there's a good chance you can find your niche by going exactly in the opposite direction.
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Let us remember: One book, one pen, one child, and one teacher can change the world.
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The more completely we focus our attention on our Creator and Lord, the less chance there is of our being distracted by creatures.
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Good governance, safety, a chance to grow economically and professionally - those are important things.
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Aereo is the first potentially transformative technology that has the chance to give people access to broadcast television delivered over the Internet to any device, large or small, they desire. No wires, no new boxes or remotes, portable everywhere there's an Internet connection in the world - truly a revolutionary product.
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We all have big changes in our lives that are more or less a second chance.
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Your big opportunity may be right where you are now.
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What lies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to what lies inside of you.
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Now, God be praised, that to believing souls gives light in darkness, comfort in despair.
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It was unknowable then, but so much of the progress that would define the 20th century, on both sides of the Atlantic, came down to the battle for a slice of beach only six miles long and two miles wide.
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The approach to style is by way of plainness, simplicity, orderliness, sincerity.
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Some people don't feel like they need to give anything back because it's like, "Oh, if you're famous, you can just keep giving, and it doesn't matter." It's not just about money. It's not just about giving people gifts or whatever.
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Never lose a chance of saying a kind word.
