Rex Stout Quotes
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I think it's such a powerful thing: Words and melodies, and you put them together. I couldn't really picture a world without music. It would be quite boring.
Sabrina Carpenter -
Parenting is an impossible job at any age.
Harrison Ford -
You don't go into politics unless you want to win.
Rand Paul -
I will be conquered; I will not capitulate.
Samuel Johnson -
When we were children, we used to think that when we were grown-up we would no longer be vulnerable. But to grow up is to accept vulnerability... To be alive is to be vulnerable.
Madeleine L'Engle -
Every time I work on a new set, I take whatever I can from it and learn as much as I can around the people who I am working with.
Sammi Hanratty
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I am sure it does not hurt that Mitt Romney is my dad. I'm sure it's opened a lot of doors for me. But I think I've been pretty effective once I've gotten through the door at doing a pretty good job.
Tagg Romney -
It's the job that's never started as takes longest to finish.
J. R. R. Tolkien -
Be generous to the poor orphans and those in need. The man to whom our Lord has been liberal ought not to be stingy. We shall one day find in Heaven as much rest and joy as we ourselves have dispensed in this life.
Saint Ignatius -
People should not judge me on what they hear. Let them wait and see me in action. Then they will see how I serve my people.
Salva Kiir Mayardit -
In Mexico, theater is very underground, so if you're a theater actor it's very difficult to make a living. But it's also a very beautiful pathway to knowledge and to an open education.
Gael Garcia Bernal -
Success consists of getting up just one more time than you fall.
Oliver Goldsmith
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When I was outed on July 14th, 2003, I was, until that moment, covert. That means no one outside of a very small circle knew where I really worked.
Valerie Plame -
Wisdom too often never comes, and so one ought not to reject it merely because it comes late.
Felix Frankfurter -
I know that you can only keep a secret a secret for so long.
Katee Sackhoff -
Life is a thread that someone entangled.
Fernando Pessoa -
Machiavelli says that if as a ruler you accept that your every action must pass moral scrutiny, you will without fail be defeated by an opponent who submits to no such moral test. To hold on to power, you have not only to master the crafts of deception and treachery but to be prepared to use them where necessary.
J. M. Coetzee -
I'm not gay, and I'm not a transvestite.
Boy George Culture Club
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It feels great, definitely feels great to have your number called and be a part of the offense.
Benjamin Watson -
Whatever feminists may say about their only advocating choices, everyone knows the truth: Feminism regards work outside the home as more elevating, honorable, and personally productive than full-time mothering and homemaking.
Dennis Prager -
My main point in this regard was to compete for my country and my people and to receive the support of the entire Cuban society, to carry my flag in whatever competition I was in, the Olympic Games, Pan-American Games.
Alberto Juantorena -
I think what's always been interesting to me than the science and the criminality with this job is what happens to your persona, your disposition, after day in and day out dealing with life and death.
George Eads -
The Internet: transforming society and shaping the future through chat.
Dave Barry -
There are two kinds of statistics, the kind you look up and the kind you make up.
Rex Stout