William Pickens Quotes
To cheapen the lives of any group of men [or women], cheapens the lives of all men [and women], even our own. This is a law of human psychology, or human nature. And it will not be repealed by our wishes, nor will it be merciful to our blindness.
Quotes to Explore
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I don't give up on commitments until what I've been asked to do is clearly finished.
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I had good skills, but my lack of size and speed kept me a little behind the best kids in the other sports. Golf offered a more level field. I would have rather played other sports, but golf picked me.
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The idea that corporations have the same First Amendment protections of free speech as people is troubling. Corporations are not people. They don't attend our schools, get married and have children. They don't vote in our elections.
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Secretly, I think everyone who makes fun of California really does want to be in California.
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I hope I can compete in one or two Olympics in my career. Of course I would like to win a medal, but just being there would be awesome.
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I was studying political science; I was adamant that I was going to follow in my father's footsteps.
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I believe in only one thing: liberty; but I do not believe in liberty enough to want to force it upon anyone.
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'Fargo' is one of my favorite movies.
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When I'm on vacation here in the States, I can do all kinds of stuff; I can train and keep busy.
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The commonest error made in relation to poetry is that it consists simply in verse-making. Many confound the casket of meter and rhyme with the jewel of thought which it encloses, and, perhaps, in some instances, after close investigation, they have found the casket empty and turned away with feelings of disappointment and disgust.
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I'm an optimist; I always hope that each new script is going to be a great story.
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Conflict is the beginning of consciousness.
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It's an endless proving of myself, that I really am a musician, that I have something to offer in the room. That women can be musicians, women can be rock stars, women can be more than an objectified idea of a pop star.
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Summer boarders often left clothes behind, and of what use were they to the landladies, for no rag-and-bone man ever called at their houses. The truth of the matter was that in less than a week I was well dressed from head to foot, all of these things being voluntary offerings, when in quest of eatables.
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He was also very clear that the decision to cast me as Cora was all Michael's.
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I could actually be somebody that, if you showed me new gun-control legislation could help solve this problem, I might actually be able to support something like that.
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I'm not the most charismatic, maybe emotional, fun-packed individual on the golf course; I get that.
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If I'm going to be a jazz player, I need to understand Miles Davis.
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Trust is built with consistency.
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Why are women always described as 'desperate,' while men are just... irrational?
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For many women - myself included - pregnancy brings on tremendous anxiety and confusion, along with the joy.
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There are still countries where women don't enjoy basic rights like the vote or the freedom to study or the freedom of choice in marriage. Every year there are twenty million little girls in Africa who are deprived of their sexuality through brutal genital operations. Basically, there's still much to be done.
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Most things in life come as a surprise.
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To cheapen the lives of any group of men [or women], cheapens the lives of all men [and women], even our own. This is a law of human psychology, or human nature. And it will not be repealed by our wishes, nor will it be merciful to our blindness.
