Catherine the Great Quotes
Quotes to Explore
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When my first child was born in 1962, I wrote a letter to my grandfather telling him how happy I was but how concerned; concerned because there were so many visions which were not very good.
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Is it not careless to become too local when there are four hundred billion stars in our galaxy alone.
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As important as the presidency is, that's not the only thing to take a look at in determining the racial health of the United States.
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I'm not very bright about money. I'm not domestic either. If I don't learn how to cook, maybe I won't have to.
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If the United States is treating Afghanistan as a sovereign country it has to prove it.
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I always wanted to tell the story of how Pearl Jam is the story of lightning striking twice. As well as being the flipside of the classic rock tale where great promise ends in tragedy. This is where tragedy begins great promise.
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I've been held responsible for taxes I know nothing about.
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I wake my wife up at 3 a.m. and say, "Listen to this!"
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Ask the right questions, and the answers will always reveal themselves.
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The empire of woman is an empire of softness, of address, of complacency. Her commands are caresses, her menaces are tears.
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It's not going to happen through technology or our intellectual abilities but only through prayer. When we pray, God works. We believe God blesses churches that bless missions.
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Writing a novel is like driving a car at night. Sometimes you run over a drunk who's lain down and fallen asleep on the warm pavement. I mean, do you keep going, or what?
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You don’t think – not possibly – not as a mere hundredth chance – there might be things that are real though we can’t see them? … If there are souls, could there not be soul-houses?
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Man is most nearly himself when he achieves the seriousness of a child at play.
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My only fault is that I don't realize how great I really am.
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The right question is usually more important than the right answer.
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If you can read, you can find books on anything you want. You can self-educate even if you can't afford to go to school.
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It's really rare for film directors to be that interested in things other than themselves.
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I would give more for the private esteem and love of one than for the public praise of ten thousand.
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What do you actually need? Food, clothing and shelter. Everything else is entertainment.
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I like to praise and reward in a loud voice and to scold in a whisper.
