William Makepeace Thackeray Quotes
The world is full of love and pity, I say. Had there been less suffering, there would have been less kindness.
William Makepeace Thackeray
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That's what every young kid thinks about when they first put on a uniform - is to play in the Major League and then, ultimately, play in a World Series. To me, that was the ultimate, winning in '86.
Gary Carter
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There's nothing more fun to me than new characters and a new world.
Adam McKay
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I think I've had the longest career of strength, focus, and still being able to sell records. I think I'm that guy. I'm still blessed with the opportunity to make music and pass out a message like, 'Life is good,' to the world.
Nas
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Suffering passes, while love is eternal. That's a gift that you have received from God. Don't waste it.
Laura Ingalls Wilder
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I'm always about, 'What is the most productive version of what I'm putting into the world?' Something that can be engaged by all folks. I don't have to change everyone.
Barry Jenkins
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Well, we've made huge strides since the 1990 World Cup, USA '94, and obviously since '98. Unfortunately, those strides only register with the public once every four years.
Lamar Hunt
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Almost half of the population of the world lives in rural regions and mostly in a state of poverty. Such inequalities in human development have been one of the primary reasons for unrest and, in some parts of the world, even violence.
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
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Let us remember: One book, one pen, one child, and one teacher can change the world.
Malala Yousafzai
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Life would be very dreary if there were no magic. If the real world were only that veil of tears, I just don't think could get up in the morning.
Victoria Moran
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No matter how senior you get in an organization, no matter how well you're perceived to be doing, your job is never done. Every day, you get up and the world is changing; your customers are expecting more from you. Your competitors are putting pressure on you by doing more and trying to beat you here and beat you there.
Abigail Johnson
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We now occupy the proud attitude of a sovereign and independent Republic, which will impose upon us the obligation of evincing to the world that we are worthy to be free. This will only be accomplished by wise legislation, the maintenance of our integrity, and the faithful and just redemption of our plighted faith wherever it has been pledged.
Sam Houston
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Some people think the world will end in 2012. I think we've got until 2014. I'm an optimist.
Garry Shandling
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The most challenging part of playing Magenta was knowing that there have been so many great Magentas before me, including Patricia Quinn in the original 'Rocky Horror Picture Show'.
Christine Flores
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In the past, on Earth, it has largely been to exploit foreign resources and to expand the domestic territory.
Barney Oliver
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When an American says that he loves his country, he means not only that he loves the New England hills, the prairies glistening in the sun, the wide and rising plains, the great mountains and the sea. He means that he loves an inner air, inner life in which freedom lives. In which a man can draw the breath of self-respect.
Ralph Bellamy
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If I had to name one book that has had the most lasting influence on my work, I would pick 'The Big Sea' by Langston Hughes.
Pearl Cleage
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Sometimes movies really are the best medicine.
Alice Hoffman
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The world is full of love and pity, I say. Had there been less suffering, there would have been less kindness.
William Makepeace Thackeray
