Tobias Smollett (Tobias George Smollett) Quotes
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Oh providence! Oh nature! Treasure of the poor, resource of the unfortunate. The person who feels, knows your holy laws and trusts them, the person whose heart is at peace and whose body does not suffer, thanks to you is not entirely prey to adversity.
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Logician: A cat has four paws. Old Gentleman: My dog had four paws. Logician: Then it's a cat. Old Gentleman: So my dog is a cat? Logician: And the contrary is also true.
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In swimming at my level it's about control of the small movements. A good ballet dancer floats across the stage, the best sprinters virtually abolish gravity. All motion occurs in the right direction.
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I'm from San Jose, CA, which is very diverse, and I grew up around a lot of different types of people.
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I am a Democrat. I have been one all of my life.
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Without any formal personal finance instruction in our high school or college curricula, many college seniors who graduate in the red will continue to make common financial mistakes that only exacerbate their debt burdens.
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I have a, you know, a John Ritter-shaped hole in my heart. Nobody can replace that.
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If a man can bridge the gap between life and death, if he can live on after he's dead, then maybe he was a great man.
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I have no problem with cheating. Whatever you can get away with.
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You cannot do everything at once, so find people you trust to help you. And don't be afraid to say no.
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There have been many times when we have not run stories because we cannot get it verified.
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New Horizons is a very high-tech, small, roughly 1,000-pound spacecraft with the most powerful battery of scientific instrumentation ever brought to bear on a first reconnaissance mission.
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Darkness is merely the absence of light, and fear is merely the absence of love. If we want to be rid of fear, we cannot fight it but must replace it with love.
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I was able to apply ukulele to whatever I'm trying to write. It's become part of songwriting for me, the knowledge I gained from hearing the melodies come out, and then applying that to guitar or vocals.
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He who would confine his thought to present time will not understand present reality.
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My youth is escaping without giving me anything it owes me.
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Next time I go perch fishing I'll bring a net.
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If it's planned, it's boring.
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Where judgment has wit to express it, there's the best orator.
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Michelle, I love you. The other night, I think the entire country saw just how lucky I am. Malia and Sasha, you make me so proud…but don't get any ideas, you're still going to class tomorrow. And Joe Biden, thank you for being the best Vice President I could ever hope for.
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False as the fowler's artful snare.
