William Shakespeare Quotes
Manhood is melted into courtesies, valor into compliment, and men are only turned into tongue, and trim ones, too.
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One rare and exceptional deed is worth far more than a thousand commonplace ones.
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Save for minor ailments and accident, my battalion is practically immune from sickness; colds come and go as a matter of course, sprains and cuts claim momentary attention, but otherwise the health of the battalion is perfect.
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By the time I approached my forties, I had the self-assurance to approach all the genres I love so deeply: R & B, rock, jazz, and pop.
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I don't want to be involved in endless media gossip.
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I'd open doors for anyone who opens doors for me.
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A politician ought to be born a foundling and remain a bachelor.
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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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I am essentially a hack, a commercial person. If I had a hobby, I would immediately make money on it or abandon it.
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New ideas should confront old ideas. We must refer to the example of Europe. People have fought to make Europe what it is today. Freedom is not something that is served up on a plate.
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Out-of-step intellectuals like Noam Chomsky and the deceased Edward Said have often been dismissed as crazy extremists, 'anti-American,' and in Mr. Said's case even, absurdly, as apologists for Palestinian 'terrorism.'
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One of the biggest issues for me is campaign finance reform.
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Because Mr. Mandela's early opponents invested so many resources into distorting the true nature of his advocacy, the singular historic moment millions now celebrate could have been tragically lost to guerrilla decontextualization.
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I look up to Andrea Boccelli and Sarah Brightman. The best part about 'America's Got Talent' was performing with her!
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But whenever I look at the question of how to live, the answer's always staring me in the face. I'm already doing it.
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I think feeling bitter or angry is really useless.
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I think crime fiction is a great way to talk about social issues, whether 'To Kill A Mockingbird' or 'The Lovely Bones;' violence is a way to open up that information you want to get out to the reader.
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I wouldn't trust Nixon from here to that phone.
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For the U.S., as the largest player in the global environment, unintended consequences are magnified.
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I spent centuries I your arms. This time our joining will be controlled by me, and you will revel in the pleasure I can bring you. Throw off the shackles of your distant goddess and come to me. Be my love, truly, in body as well as soul and I will give you the world!
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The essence of a general's job is to assist in developing a clear sense of purpose to keep the junk from getting in the way of important things.
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Everyone now knows how to find the meaning of life within himself. But mankind wasn't always so lucky. Less than a century ago, men and women did not have easy access to the puzzle boxes within them.
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Socrates said, 'Bad men live that they may eat and drink, whereas good men eat and drink that they may live.'
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The Web provides a very easy way to immediately grasp what's going on. It really offers the transparency, so you can see, especially with the search engine, how people are using Twitter at one glance. The phone doesn't allow for that.
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Manhood is melted into courtesies, valor into compliment, and men are only turned into tongue, and trim ones, too.
