Anthony Comstock Quotes
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We do want more, and when it becomes more, we shall still want more. And we shall never cease to demand more until we have received the results of our labor.
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We must honestly face our relationship with Great Britain.
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I was a normal American nerd.
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Curiosity does, no less than devotion, pilgrims make.
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In India, therapy is not part of the culture; it has not become such a big need.
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In a vague way, I always knew neurosurgery was different - more delicate, more difficult, more demanding. After all, we say things like, 'I'm no brain surgeon,' for a reason.
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Is an out-of-control life challenge making you feel 'out of control' over your entire life? If so, stop lying around doing nothing. Stop sleeping late. Stop watching too much TV. Start recognizing that this lack of a disciplined schedule will only increase your feelings of being out of control of your life.
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It's rare for me to read any fiction. I almost only read nonfiction. I don't believe in guilty pleasures, I only believe in pleasures. People who call reading detective fiction or eating dessert a guilty pleasure make me want to puke.
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I don't understand why you have to wear a wedding ring to warn people off. You should be able to be faithful to that person without anything on your body to show that you are with someone.
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Music and woman I cannot but give way to, whatever my business is.
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That's a great team we lost to. It just wasn't our day.
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Rational behavior requires theory. Reactive behavior requires only reflex action.
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Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death.
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A sharp tongue is the only edge tool that grows keener with constant use.
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Women are but the toys which amuse our lighter hours-ambition is the serious business of life.
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I know I've dreamed you, a sin and a lie I have my freedom but I don't have much time Faith has been broken, tears must be cried Let's do some living, after we die Wild horses couldn't drag me away Wild, wild horses, we'll ride them some day…
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Augustine's description of Ambrose's silent reading (including the remark that he never read aloud) is the first definite instance recorded in Western literature.
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I've been too funny in my life to have to play a character who's... moderately funny.
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Make tweets effortless to enjoy, make it easier for all to participate, and make each of us on Twitter feel heard and valuable.
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So go ahead. Fall down. The world looks different from the ground.
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The circus comes as close to being the world in microcosm as anything I know; in a way, it puts all the rest of show business in the shade.
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The luxury that I have is I'm not career-minded, I just live from one film to the next. For a time, I was making documentaries, and all my documentaries were winning awards and stuff, and then I lost interest in documentaries.
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I love the story of a thing. I love a thing for what it means a thousand times more than for what it's worth.
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The world is the devil's hunting-ground, and children are his choicest game.
