Richard Mentor Johnson Quotes
Our Constitution recognises no other power than that of persuasion, for enforcing religious observances.
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If Bill jumps into something that relies on a lot of cymbals, I'll jump into something that relies on a lot of skin sounds; if he goes into metal tones, I'll go into wood, and so on. I basically play in his holes.
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I don't feel I'm qualified to be a coach outside the high school level. I think I would need to do more education to really be a good coach.
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Gov. Perry has led the way in Texas on creating an environment for job growth.
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The truth is, I'm just a rough old New Zealander who has enjoyed many challenges in his life.
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I could talk for ages about how women are amazing, but essentially we shouldn't be manipulated by the media's expectations of our bodies. I'd recommend every woman to read 'Women Who Run with the Wolves' - it's about being in touch with your more wild, free and powerful side.
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Food is available, but it cannot be shipped into an area, so the people in that area suffer the consequences.
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There is nothing better than the encouragement of a good friend.
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I have to be working, doing things. That's the way I grew up and the way I was taught.
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I was born in Clinton, Mississippi, which had 1,500-2,500 people when I was growing up - a village.
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Ummm, there is not just one good thing about being a VJ, it is a package deal. It is a fun job and you get paid to party and have a good time and make people have a good time, which is great.
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God made the world for us to live together in peace and not fight.
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Last week, I had to offer my publisher a bottle that was far too good for him simply because there was nothing between the insulting and the superlative.
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We have the ability to approach our race like ants, or we have the ability to approach our race like crabs.
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An idea you have might not be original. But by creating a novel out of that idea you can make it original.
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A woman's body is the gate to this life. A man's body is the gate to the next life.
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Religion: A lot of fanciful ideas inspired by wishful thinking. Science: A lot of logical ideas based on the best evidence available. Which should we have faith in?
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Persuasion is effected through the medium of the hearers, when they shall have been brought to a state of excitement under the influence of speech; for we do not, when influenced by pain or joy, or partiality or dislike, award our decisions in the same way; about which means of persuasion alone, I declare that the system-mongers of the present day busy themselves.
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When I moved to Los Angeles, I wrote spec screenplays. I was really poor, and I thought I was just gonna do this for a while to make a little money so I could write novels. I thought movies were a second-class art form. I condescended to it - I didn't know enough to know it was really gonna be hard.
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Look at all the women in my stories. They’re very independent; they create their own universes; they are very unorthodox. They aren’t held down by rules and regulations.
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Our Constitution recognises no other power than that of persuasion, for enforcing religious observances.
