O. Henry Quotes
Quotes to Explore
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We are asleep with compasses in our hands.
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Always be courageous and strong, and don't fear.
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I interviewed Johnny Knoxville once. I was kind of scared to interview him because I thought he might be a real jerk, but he was really nice, and I ripped his chest hair out.
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If I was to do anything besides acting, I would be a fireman or a beat cop. I'd do a regular job.
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You could put all of Rev. Jeremiah Wright's angry sermons on to one loop. You could put that loop up on the big screen at Radio City Music Hall and let it play there 24 hours a day, seven days a week and Barack Obama will still emerge as the next president of the United States.
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I've made a decision and now I must face the consequences.
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We begin to see, therefore, the importance of selecting our environment with the greatest of care, because environment is the mental feeding ground out of which the food that goes into our minds is extracted.
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New Zealanders have conventions and pleasantries, but we are direct. We are encouraged to be transparent with our behavior and not to employ passive aggression.
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I get bored. We seem to have been having a little bit more time off this winter than last winter. I'm always itching to get back in the car. It's going to get harder, so I've got to make sure that I'm doing everything I possibly can do to make sure I can start next season how I ended this season.
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I love the simplicity and freedom of running. A pair of shoes, and you are all set to explore new trails.
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Dave thought he was bigger than Van Halen the band. So there was this catfight going on for 10 years.
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Democracy is not about one party dominating.
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To play four hands requires two people who have great affinity for each other.
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I'm not an overnight sensation. I'm a Texan. And I'm a Texas success story. I am the epitome of hard work and optimism.
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Not all lies are harmful. Sometimes we're willing participants in deception for the sake of social dignity, maybe to keep a secret that should be kept secret, secret. We say, 'Nice song.' 'Honey, you don't look fat in that, no.'
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I love cars, but I love bikes more.
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I won't leave any unfinished manuscripts.
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I've got that Beethoven energy, that Stravinsky energy. And it's all a gift from the Creator.
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I'd rather have a hundred thousand or a million people saying I'm nuts and I'm crazy for my musical choices and what I've said lyrically, than a million people all raising their hand on the first day.
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Being an M.C. is all about just going for the throat.
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A small-time hoodlum who had spent most of the 1960s at San Quentin State Prison in California, the 30-year-old Bryant claimed that he hijacked Flight 97 under orders from his higher-ups in the Black Panther Party; he said his mission was to arrange for the purchase of bazookas to aid the organization's struggle against oppression.
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The (House) managers spent much of their time last week explaining to you why, if only witnesses could be called, you would be able to resolve all of the supposed conflicts in the evidence.
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I like to hang out with my friends. I love music. I like to go to the movies. I like to eat. I like to cook.
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If men knew how women pass the time when they are alone, they'd never marry.
