William Shakespeare Quotes
Quotes to Explore
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I refuse to accept other people's ideas of happiness for me. As if there's a 'one size fits all' standard for happiness.
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The humor is essentially dark for a cartoon and sophisticated. But at the same time, being a cartoon gives the writers more freedom than in a normal sitcom. It always pushes the line that, despite human failings, the Simpsons are really decent people.
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Through love one acquires renunciation and discrimination naturally.
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Corporations take the humanity out of trade - they take the happiness out and replace it with something that is ugly.
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I'm a little angry in life.
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When a writer declares that his first book is his best, that is bad. I progress successively from book to book.
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First, people don't read novels off screens, and they don't have a tendency to shell out real money for books when they don't retain anything physically for their money.
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Everything was in stark and dreadful contrast with the trivial crises and counterfeit emotions of Hollywood, and I returned to England deeply moved and emotionally worn out.
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A good catchword can obscure analysis for fifty years.
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Lead us not into temptation. Just tell us where it is; we'll find it.
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I think 'Tap Dogs' has lasted so long because people have a natural interest in tap dancing. This form of dancing can't be dated, it's such an intriguing form of dance because the feet are also an an instrument.
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The grandeur of Jerusalem is also... its problem.
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Sometimes a woman's looks or sensuality are too readily wrapped up in their power.
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In a sense there is no 'opposition' in Bahrain, as the phrase implies one unified block with the same views. Such a phrase is not in our constitution, unlike say the United Kingdom. We only have people with different views and that's ok.
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It would have been fun to have played Tim Robbins' role in Bull Durham.
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Cliff Stearns talks about what he did to Planned Parenthood, making Solyndra a household name - why didn't he do this sooner? Why didn't he see it coming? It's the oversight committee, not the hindsight committee.
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I've witnessed so many meetings and conferences where people are trying to figure out what young people think, and my feeling has consistently been that you should just ask them.
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I'm not an economist; I'm a hacker who has spent his career exploring and repairing large networks.
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I kind of think of my life as this incredible hurricane of so many adventures. We can all make a difference, and we can all be courageous and believe in ourselves.
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I've got five grandkids. They play baseball, they play football, they play basketball. I go to all the games. You always have that urge to say something when you're watching them. But I've learned to keep it to myself. I've blurted out some things and embarrassed myself.
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So many bright stars, bright in life, burn out quickly.
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The way to compose for me is to have lots of time.
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Harry Dresden: That's Doctor Smart-ass. I didn't spend eight years in insult college to be called Mister.
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Time ... thou ceaseless lackey to eternity.
