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'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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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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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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For the U.S., as the largest player in the global environment, unintended consequences are magnified.
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I play golf - badly.
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As president, I would promote a Fair and Flat Tax plan, known as the 'EZ Tax.' My tax plan would be the largest tax cut in American history, reforming individual, business, and worker taxes.
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Once the command of the air is obtained by one of the contending armies, the war becomes a conflict between a seeing host and one that is blind.
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I think, at some point, we have to be followers of Christ - not followers of White Christ, or any other color Christ, for that matter.
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The knowledge of past times and of the places on the earth is both an ornament and nutriment to the human mind.
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He who has waited long enough, will wait forever. And there comes the hour when nothing more can happen and nobody more can come and all is ended but the waiting that knows itself in vain.
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A few yes men may be born, but mostly they are made. Fear is a great breeder of them.
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I have had a lot of good things happen, but I've also had a lot of terrible things happen.
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I adore the incredibly tight clothing! My own wardobe's changed - I've streamlined a little bit and definitely learnt from Joan's sleekiness and tailoring.
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Manhood is melted into courtesies, valor into compliment, and men are only turned into tongue, and trim ones, too.
