William Makepeace Thackeray Quotes
What money is better bestowed than that of a schoolboy's tip? How the kindness is recalled by the recipient in after days! It blesses him that gives and him that takes.
Quotes to Explore
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By what right do you refuse to accept the vote of a citizen of the United States?
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A remarkable feature of the humanitarian movement, on both its sentimental and utilitarian sides, has been its preoccupation with the lot of the masses.
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When you're young and queer and closeted, you can end up in this place where you regard your straight peers as the enemy.
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I can stay up watching TV so late.
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Getting elected Governor of New Mexico, I really did enjoy that job. I thought I made a really big difference, and I think the same running for president of the United States - that I could make a really big, positive difference.
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Everybody is improving but I am improving slowly, which seemingly widens our distance.
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Almost every man wastes part of his life attempting to display qualities which he does not possess.
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Ignoring facts does not make them go away.
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The roundness of life's design may be a sign that there is a presence beyond ourselves.
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It's a constant challenge trying to find balance between styling, designing and being a mom.
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It is faith that drives us to build, a belief that we cannot be limited by lack of nerve or airspace.
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Your audience gives you everything you need. They tell you. There is no director who can direct you like an audience.
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America is the world of peace and must be made the continent of its definite consequence.
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I think if a girl is easy to talk to then that's the first thing I look for. It's great when you meet a girl and three hours later you're like, 'Oh my gosh, we've been talking for three hours, what happened to the time?'
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My feeling is that maintaining financial independence is also a healthy way to keep my feet on the ground.
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I started working professionally as soon as I could, doing weddings and things like that in high school, while everyone else was having keg parties. I just felt destined to do it and really committed and driven; it was something that just felt right all my life.
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Find your own style. Don't spend your savings trying to be someone else. You're not more important, smarter, or prettier because you wear a designer dress.
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It's better to make fun of yourself because you've always got someone around to make fun of, and they can't sue you.
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It's come to the point where you have people saying it's our Christian duty to embrace the homosexual movement. This is absurd.
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If you really come down to any large story that interests people – holds the attention for a considerable time ... human stories are practically always about one thing, aren't they? Death. The inevitability of death.
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Yeah, in the digital world, it is so much easier to put stuff out without a great deal of paraphernalia and fanfare.
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People are very fond of giving away what they need most themselves. It is what I call the depth of generosity.
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There was a time when I believed that you belonged to me but now I know your heart is shackled to a memory The more I learn to care for you, the more we drift apart Why can't I free your doubtful mind and melt your cold cold heart.
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What money is better bestowed than that of a schoolboy's tip? How the kindness is recalled by the recipient in after days! It blesses him that gives and him that takes.
