Washington Irving Quotes
Some minds seem almost to create themselves, springing up under every disadvantage and working their solitary but irresistible way through a thousand obstacles.
Quotes to Explore
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A mathematician, like a painter or poet, is a maker of patterns. If his patterns are more permanent than theirs, it is because they are made with ideas.
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Reducing carbon emissions is important, but it is shortsighted if not coupled with reducing the toxic emissions from our heart; and that is something spiritual leaders are supposed to teach and something all thinking people, regardless of their beliefs, should practice.
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When I started making movies, I was pretty young, and at the time I felt like there needed to be more confrontation in cinema - or I needed to make something more disruptive - so in the beginning, those movies were me wanting to play with the rules.
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One who works for his own profit is likely to work hard. One who works for the use of others, without profit to himself, is likely not to work any harder than he must.
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I don't care about revenues.
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Most families had four, five brothers. But because it was just me and Darryl, we had to be twice as strong.
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A good composer does not imitate; he steals.
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For me, California is all about rest, relaxation, space.
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World War II was a decisive time in our history and June 6, 1944, marked the decisive moment of the war.
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I have a natural right to do whatever I want with my body... as long as it doesn't affect anybody else or any other property.
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I don't believe that human beings are necessarily monogamous.
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What do I think of Western civilization? I think it would be a very good idea.
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I get very bored easily. I'm a child of the Internet or whatever; I want more and more of new and interesting things.
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Sure I'm leaving the Bee Gees. I'm going into films.
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Richard Lester is a wonderful director, a great comedy director, of course.
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Life is not easy in politics.
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I know that there are many things I could do, but I'm not interested. It's more important to be loving and to have a lively mind.
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You'll never see me with a precision flick of eyeliner. Messy eyeliner became my thing by accident rather than design. If you can't get it straight, then just work it in around your eyes.
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Well for one, the 13th amendment to the constitution of the US which abolished slavery - did not abolish slavery for those convicted of a crime.
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In a sense I portray myself in a very androgynous way, and I love androgyny.
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I started by just sitting by the chessboard exploring things. I didn't even have books at first, and I just played by myself. I learnt a lot from that, and I feel that it is a big reason why I now have a good intuitive understanding of chess.
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It's official, Arnold said he will enter the race for governor. At least that's what everybody thinks he said.
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It is urgent to shift from a traditional, authoritative, rote educational approach to a project-based and experiential approach. Specific hard skills are fundamental, but is even more important that students 'learn how to learn' and focus on crucial soft skills such as flexibility and the ability to adapt to change.
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Some minds seem almost to create themselves, springing up under every disadvantage and working their solitary but irresistible way through a thousand obstacles.
