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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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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A lot of my inspiration is what straight-size women wear - why is there a disconnect from what they wear and what we can wear?
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God has aroused the spirit of kings and princes to root up from the earth the enemies of the Christian name. Therefore gird yourselves manfully and take up joyful arms for the name of Christ.
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I'm not saying that all American men are this way, but nine out of ten are breast-fixated, wham-bam-thank-you-rna'am cretins who just don't give a damn about anyone's gratification but their own.
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I know that if I scare myself once a day, I'm a better person.
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The things that I look at include Renaissance art. I'm obsessed with churches and paintings of saints.
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Manhood is melted into courtesies, valor into compliment, and men are only turned into tongue, and trim ones, too.
