William Strunk, Jr. Quotes
The adjective hasn't been built that can pull a weak or inaccurate noun out of a tight place.
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Every step and every movement of the multitude, even in what are termed enlightened ages, are made with equal blindness to the future; and nations stumble upon establishments, which are indeed the result of human action, but not the execution of any human design.
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I always want to work on things that really scare me and interest me at the same time, and you know, I definitely had some projects in the past that did that, but the stars never aligned in getting them up. So 'Lion' was another project that really interested me, and the stars did align on this one. It just happened to be my first film!
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I don't take sides for or against Hezbollah, or for or against Israel.
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I've been to Sardinia about 10 times because my wife, my daughter and I used to go every year with another family. We rented the same house each time in Villasimius in the southern part of the island, and always went to the same two beaches and same three restaurants.
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'This is America,' my father used to say to me, 'and in this country, a smart young fellow like you can grow up and do just about anything.' My dad, no doubt, was thinking doctor, lawyer, teacher, scientist or businessman. I was thinking second baseman, New York Yankees.
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Prayer is the supreme activity of all that is noblest in our personality, and the essential nature of prayer is faith.
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That frankly was not in people's minds because there is a world market in oil.
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Where is the angry machine of all of us? Why is God such a blurred magician? Why are you begging for your life if you believe those things? Prove to me that you’re better than the rabbits we ate last night.
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The problem England have got is that if they don't win the group they will play the French and if they play them, they will be beaten.
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There's nothing more terrifying than an actor who comes with an idea.
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I was a big fan of Rodney Dangerfield. He had this HBO Young Comedians Special and he'd always bring up new talent, and I loved that!
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I remember when I knew she was going to have to testify in the grand jury and I felt terrible because she'd been through the loss of her sister, this horrible accident at Christmas that killed her brother, and her mother was in the hospital. I was trying to make her understand that I didn't want her to be untruthful to the grand jury and if her memory was different than mine, it was fine, just go in there and tell them what she thought. So that's all I remember.
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Normally, even if you're on the set for 12 hours, there may be only a moment or two when you are actually useful.
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I went to an historically black college where we're always told that there's limitation. And so I'm happy to represent for black colleges.
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People used to say I'm weak in comedy. But, with 'Mahesh Khaelja' and 'Dookudu,' I have proved that I am good at comedy.
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Why use a modifier to set straight a not-quite-right noun when the right noun is available?
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The adjective hasn't been built that can pull a weak or inaccurate noun out of a tight place.
