Hamilton Wright Mabie Quotes
There is no kind obondage which life lays upon us that may not yield both sweetness and strength; and nothing reveals a man's character more fully than the spirit in which he bears his limitations.
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It happens that I'm heterosexual, but I don't care about that. I do care about protecting the rights of 10 percent of our population who are homosexual and who don't have the ability to protect their rights.
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I've always done 20 things at once. It's my way of staying alive, not to keep one dish cooking, but several dishes going. And I'm pretty organized.
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Now, everybody knows my music. So that's really cool. A lot of kids know it. Now, when I go to a sports game, everybody knows my name.
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I only buy a computer when it's two years old, after the glitches have been worked out.
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I love Bob Altman. I always admired him so much because I always thought he was a genuine voice.
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But I was very, very unhappy because my mother was very charming and generous, but to me, very dominating.
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Developing a relationship with someone you admire, who can encourage you to reach your full potential, is something that everyone can benefit from.
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I work in a business of extremes, so when you are with someone who is very calm and logical, it's a great kind of balance to have.
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When I first read 'The River,' I had theories on what it was about, but once we got into rehearsal, I realized it's much simpler: It's about how human beings try to connect. The play holds a mirror up to the audience, and they take from it what's relevant to their lives.
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I was told that, when 'Betrayal' was being produced by one of the provincial companies in England, the two actors playing those roles actually went into a pub one day and played that scene as if it were really happening to them. The people around them became very uncomfortable.
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Every girl has days when she doesn't like her appearance, but it's when you feel happy in yourself that you look good.
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The first epics were intended for recitation; the literary epic is meant to be read.
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I think Russian people are learning that democracy is not an alien thing; it's not a western invention.
Garry Kasparov -
I spend my days kneeling in the muck of language, feeling around for gooey verbs, nouns, and modifiers that I can squash together to make a blob of a sentence that bears some likeness to reason and sense.
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Leadership that exploits and sacrifices young people on the altar of its goals is nothing more than raw, demonic power. Genuine leadership is found in ceaseless efforts to foster young people, to pave the way forward for them.
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I almost never set out to photograph a landscape, nor do I think of my camera as a means of recording a mountain or an animal unless I absolutely need a 'record shot'. My first thought is always of light.
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Obviously, I love country music, so I wanna be able to live in the country music genre and then play to country music fans.
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Everything in Russia is made of cement - phone booths, fence posts and light bulbs.
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The fighter loses more than his pride in the fight; he loses part of his future. He's a step closer to the slum he came from.
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The digital revolution will bring massive benefits, for viewers and the industry, and confirm Britain's position as the world leader.
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I want to say here and now, that I demand unshakable integrity of every State employee.
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China's development is an opportunity for the international community, for Japan and for the Asia-Pacific.
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In order to have a continuing influence, the stock market has to continue rising at an accelerating pace faster than exponential. Only a faster-than-exponential stock market growth makes private investors feel richer.
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There is no kind obondage which life lays upon us that may not yield both sweetness and strength; and nothing reveals a man's character more fully than the spirit in which he bears his limitations.
