Carter G. Woodson (Carter Godwin Woodson) Quotes
The strongest bank in the United States will last only so long as the people will have sufficient confidence in it to keep their money there.
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Big Business can make laws as easily as it can break them - and with as little impunity.
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I've never been good at meditation, but surfing is the closest I've ever come to that inner something.
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I like my house to be unique to me. Sure, I've bought plenty of things out of a catalog, but the way I put them together in my home is special. You might have bought your sofa at a major home decorating store, but the rug you found at the flea market is so unique, it takes your room from 'carbon copy' to 'simply yours' in no time.
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I know exactly what it's like to stand on top of a tall building or in a high place and look down and go, 'Ohhhh my God.' I try to get into that place every time I write a scene like that. And definitely when I write the action scenes, I get overheated and my heart goes really fast. I get very involved.
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Queens perhaps perform better in the role of monarch because they never take their position for granted. Many kings have failed because they believed that the public would love them whatever they did. Queens knew better.
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I think there's no higher calling in terms of a career than public service, which is a chance to make a difference in people's lives and improve the world.
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Watching game film motivates me a lot. It shows me what I need to work on and determines the specific workouts I do.
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No two wars are identical.
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Well, you know, Thomas Jefferson, who was the author of the Declaration of Independence said he wouldn't have any atheists in his cabinet because atheists wouldn't swear an oath to God. That was Jefferson and we have never had any Muslims in the cabinet.
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Every European goes on the streets and sees medieval churches. Not if you live in Indianapolis.
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And I haven't read a lot of blogs but if someone writes about what they care about I'm sure it's interesting.
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Tragedy is a hell of a teacher. It's much too strict, but it's a hell of a teacher.
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I hate the fact that people think 'compromise' is a dirty word.
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Where there is flagrant abuse of corporate entities we must and will seek to tackle it.
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As soon as I could talk, I chose shorts to wear.
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They criticize me for harping on the obvious; if all the folks in the United States would do the few simple things they know they ought to do, most of our big problems would take care of themselves.
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I would love to write a screenplay for 'Badlands' one day. I don't think I could ever have the patience to do it; I don't even have the patience to write songs. I write some of the shortest songs ever because I don't have the patience.
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Give yourself a gift of five minutes of contemplation in awe of everything you see around you. Go outside and turn your attention to the many miracles around you. This five-minute-a-day regimen of appreciation and gratitude will help you to focus your life in awe.
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When I meet a good actor, I would like to be a director. When I meet a good director, I would like to be an actor. When there is a good script, I would like to be both a director and an actor. The switch is very natural, not intentional.
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Legolas in 'Lord Of The Rings' was sent as a bridge from his people into the world of dwarves and humans and wizards and everything else.
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My feeling is that the most dangerous people are always those who take a hardline position - and nothing inspires that sort of extremism like difference.
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I didn't know I wanted to go into entertainment, but I knew I wanted to be on stage when I was about seven. I saw a play, like most kids do, at a children's theater in Cleveland, and I just saw them up there, and I thought, 'that's where I want to be.'
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The strongest bank in the United States will last only so long as the people will have sufficient confidence in it to keep their money there.
