Woody Guthrie (Woodrow Wilson Guthrie) Quotes
The note of hope is the only note that can help us or save us from falling to the bottom of the heap of evolution, because, largely, about all a human being is, anyway, is just a hoping machine.
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In Hollywood, there's a network of creative executives, and when they hear something is good, it catches fire.
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I'm sure at some point I will get back into coaching, but right now I need to focus completely on my kids.
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I'm a guy who had to perform some way. I had to perform in some way. If not as an actor, I'd perform as an artist. It would have been something that would be outstanding in its own way.
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The blues have always had some of the best times, best feelings I’ve ever had.
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I don't take advances for my books.
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If a guy is taking his girl for granted, he really deserves a slap, with a baseball bat.
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There is, I conceive, no contradiction in believing that mind is at once the cause of matter and of the development of individualised human minds through the agency of matter.
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Ultimately, only diplomacy can bring about a durable solution to the challenge posed by Iran's nuclear program. As President and Commander in Chief, I will do what is necessary to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. However, I have a profound responsibility to try to resolve our differences peacefully, rather than rush towards conflict.
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That's the secret: be interesting. If you can't be interesting, shut up. There's nothing wrong with silence.
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I would like to explain the meaning of compassion, which is often misunderstood. Genuine compassion is based not on our own projections and expectations, but rather on the rights of the other: irrespective of whether another person is a close friend
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You can't make your kids what you want them to be. They are who they are and you have to help them to succeed in the world as best you can.
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Stupidity isn't the only thing humans carry inside of them. I'll show you that we also have the power to purify.
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Be quiet. Part of your responsibility is to honour the quiet inside yourself so you can hear the call.
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Accept everything about yourself - I mean everything, You are you and that is the beginning and the end - no apologies, no regrets.
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The note of hope is the only note that can help us or save us from falling to the bottom of the heap of evolution, because, largely, about all a human being is, anyway, is just a hoping machine.
