William Shakespeare Quotes
Quotes to Explore
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To be a great painter means to be a great poet: someone who transcends the limits of his language.
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I have to think of moderation, which is not a word that's in my vocabulary. But I try.
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Liberty must be limited in order to be possessed.
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I'm not shy. I'm modest, but I'm very outgoing.
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In order to be universal, you have to be rooted in your own culture.
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The Illinois Constitution was written before they realized they'd have a city the size of Chicago in the state. The constitution had severe limits on the ability of any city to raise monies through taxes and bonds. When Chicago grew explosively, they had to come up with ways of getting more money to do more things.
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I think I write fiction for the opportunity to get beyond the limits of my own life.
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I try to be very modest with what I do. I'm not a frivolous spender.
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To many, total abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.
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In 1998, I self-published online in order to get a traditional deal.
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I don't order laws, I propose them.
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The ultimate binding element in the medieval order was subordination to the divine will and its earthly representatives, notably the pope.
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Obviously people read the books in order to be entertained.
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We are a coalition government, and that limits our options in some ways. Privatization happens to be one such area.
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What the detective story is about is not murder but the restoration of order.
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In order to be cruel we have to close our hearts to the suffering of the other.
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We all want to not repeat ourselves constantly, and explore the limits of our capabilities.
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All places where women are excluded tend downward to barbarism; but the moment she is introduced, there come in with her courtesy, cleanliness, sobriety, and order.
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...but for a soldier his duty is plain. He is to obey the orders of all those placed over him and whip the enemy wherever he meets him.
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It is explained that all relationships require a little give and take. This is untrue. Any partnership demands that we give and give and give and at the last, as we flop into our graves exhausted, we are told that we didn't give enough.
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They say that these are not the best of times, but they're the only times I've ever known. And I believe there is a time for meditation in cathedrals of our own. Now I have seen that sad surrender in my lovers eyes...and I can only stand apart and sympathize...for we are only what our situations hand us...it's either sadness or euphoria...
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For historians, creative writers provide a kind of pornography.
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You must confine yourself within the modest limits of order.
