Abraham Cowley Quotes
Fill all the glasses there, for whyShould every creature drink but I?Why, man of morals, tell me why?
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I worked with HBO on 'Recount,' and we had a wonderful experience together. I'm such a fan of HBO and how much flexibility they give in character as well as schedule.
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For every person who has ever lived there has come, at last, a spring he will never see. Glory then in the springs that are yours.
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I learn something not because I have to, but because I really want to. That's the same view I have for performing. I'm performing because I really want to, not because I have to bring bread back home.
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The United States should not engage in tit-for-tat polemics directed at its most important allies. That is as demeaning as it is destructive.
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If you be faithful, you will have that honor that comes from God: his Spirit will say in your hearts, Well done, good and faithful servants.
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For the third season, we do a sit around on one episode where we were in character and then we commented on one episode just being ourselves, so - not really. I was comfortable, though. I wasn't nervous.
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Each book tends to have its own identity rather than the author's. It speaks from itself rather than you. Each book is unlike the others because you are not bringing the same voice to every book. I think that keeps you alive as a writer.
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Unless man is committed to the belief that all mankind are his brothers, then he labors in vain and hypocritically in the vineyards of equality.
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It is easy to bare your body, but it is difficult to bare your soul. What works for me is that I am not a city-raised boy with city-raised sensibilities. I can play the vulnerable tough man, the guy with a gun in his hand, tears in his eyes, fire in his heart, innocence in him, and in his arms a woman he loves.
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I think what's fascinating is how many people are playing in politics who maybe haven't played before.
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I'm the kind of person who'll have a few drinks and fall asleep at 11.
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I do not believe in abortion at will. I do not believe that if a woman just wants to have an abortion she should... I do believe if you have an abortion you are committing murder.
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One of the first albums that I remember, rap albums I remember really listening to, was LL Cool J 'Mama Said Knock You Out.'
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I have the attention span of a mosquito from multitasking and all the things that have affected my poor little brain.
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There is nothing more exciting than having a life devoted to fundamental knowledge and to contributing to advance the borders of knowledge.
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Winners never quit and quitters never win.
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The fact that we elected Obama was a sign that the black struggle inherent in the blues and so much of the music I have loved can triumph.
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I started singing very early. I was six or seven years old, and I was singing along to TV commercials and figuring out, 'Oh, hey, I can sing in tune. This is really cool.' But the songwriting thing came much much later, when I was 19 years old.
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A woman's mind is cleaner than a man's: She changes it more often.
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My CD collection has a lot of world music - lots of Indian, African, Portuguese, Greek, Italian music. Because of my husband, a lot of jazz, too.
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You don't know why someone is in a certain circumstance and why they chose to be there. Sometimes it's just about having an experience and learning. I don't think you can begrudge someone that.
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We have to be concerned about future obligations.
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Fill all the glasses there, for whyShould every creature drink but I?Why, man of morals, tell me why?
