Karl Philipp Moritz Quotes
The short English miles are delightful for walking. You are always pleased to find, every now and then, in how short a time you have walked a mile, though, no doubt, a mile is everywhere a mile, I walk but a moderate pace, and can accomplish four English miles in an hour.
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I didn't know much about golf growing up.
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I pinch myself daily at the good fortune of my life, you know, in many ways.
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I don't like denial. I don't like repression.
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Beware of monotony; it's the mother of all the deadly sins.
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Satisfaction isn't a state that comes easily to me.
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Of all the songs we played, 'Statesboro Blues' was the most ripped-off.
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I've always - honestly - never thought of myself as an independent director.
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Love is the whole history of a woman's life, it is but an episode in a man's.
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I need to be very hungry all the time. I need to be very hungry to write.
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The short English miles are delightful for walking. You are always pleased to find, every now and then, in how short a time you have walked a mile, though, no doubt, a mile is everywhere a mile, I walk but a moderate pace, and can accomplish four English miles in an hour.
