William Penn Quotes
Quotes to Explore
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All our own present experiences are primordial. What could be more primordial than experience itself?
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What I look for in any book is an argument, based on evidence, that changes the way I think about something important.
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Sometimes, thinking on your feet can be the most creative. Constrained circumstances can bring the best out of you. Some of the most successful shows come out of shoestring invention.
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Throughout history, when societies face tough economic times, we have seen democratic reforms deferred, decreased trust in government, persecution of minority groups, and a general shrinking of the democratic space.
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Sometimes the cost of integrity is the loss of a friend.
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On the cue 'five aunts' I had given at the knees a trifle, for the thought of being confronted with such a solid gaggle of aunts, even if those of another, was an unnerving one. Reminding myself that in this life it is not aunts that matter, but the courage that one brings to them, I pulled myself together.
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Well all week long I'm a real nobody,But I just punched out and its paycheck Friday,Weekends here, good God almighty,I'm going to get drunk and be somebody.
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It takes discipline not to let social media steal your time.
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The poet is a madman lost in adventure.
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The problem is there is no such thing as a viable democracy made up of experts, zealots, politicians and spectators.
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The thing about 'Hold Back The River' that I like is that it's a good starting place, and it was the perfect first single.
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I did not want to leave the Mets and I did not want to leave New York.
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I get up at 5 A.M., and I train hard. I've got two young children, so I have to get up early. But I like it.
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I can't imagine not coming back to the theater. It's where I started.
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How do you spell the name of the Irish prime minister? It sounds like 'teeshuck', but we spell it 'taoiseach.' We respect foreign spellings these days - a sign of our more egalitarian times, perhaps.
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There's a real cowardice in the movie business. If you don't meet the right crazy people, you can't do it.
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To be nominated was enough, but when I won I the Tony I just felt relief.
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Young writers often mistakenly choose a certain vein or style based on who they want to be, unconsciously trying to blot out who they actually are. You want to escape yourself.
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things are never so indescribably ghastly that they can't get worse.
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The Lord Jesus Christ is in a class all by Himself; there are no competitors, no rivals; He is unique. He is Lord of all. He is King of kings, Lord of lords, the image of the invisible God. He is Alpha and Omega, the First and the Last, the Preeminent One.
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Every song is something that I've been through or an emotion I've felt - like falling in love or heartbreak.
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I'm shy to call myself a director still. When someone says, 'What do you do for a living?' I don't know if I've earned that.
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Let us see what love can do.
