William Hurlbut Quotes
Sometimes I have wondered whether life wouldn't be much more amusing if we were all devils, and no nonsense about angels and being good.
Quotes to Explore
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September 11 awoke us to the threat of terrorism. It was forever bookmarked in our history as the day when life as Americans knew it, changed forever.
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Personality is an unbroken series of successful gestures.
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What is history but a fable agreed upon?
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The habit of common and continuous speech is a symptom of mental deficiency. It proceeds from not knowing what is going on in other people's minds.
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Experimenting with your own life is the most fundamental medium we have.
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The Israeli public's willingness to enlist, the warm embrace for the soldiers and the residents of the south, and the desire to contribute and to give at any given moment really warm the heart, and it gives all of us strength.
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Why not celebrate those who want to marry and bring up a family?
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I got a cold feeling toward religion in general. I don't think God would want to separate families.
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A woman - even if she is the primary breadwinner - really needs to keep in mind that at some point, she may have a diminished earning capacity because of the fact that she will bear children. Of course, this is case by case. I had two kids, and it didn't really slow me down at all.
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Life is far too important a thing ever to talk seriously about.
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Tragedy is a hell of a teacher. It's much too strict, but it's a hell of a teacher.
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I have no big career plan. It is better for me that way.
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I feel like, big city or small town, you can relate to following your parents' footsteps or putting your own dreams on the back burner or vices that we get caught up in - that whole cycle. That's not just a small-town thing. That's a life thing.
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I wouldn't say I'm a phenomenon, just a great athlete.
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The imperative is to define what is right and do it.
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Don't let yourself make excuses for not doing the things you want to do.
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I am pathetically law-abiding.
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It's amazing to me that Glenn Beck can be on the cover of 'Time,' and there can be a whole article about him basically saying, 'Well, you know, he's controversial.' It's like, 'No, he's a dangerous idiot who needs the help of a good psychiatrist!'
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Every time somebody calls me out or tries to start something, it's motivation.
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We always feel there are 3 parts to the song. The most important part is the reason it should exist. Our process usually consists of me sitting at the piano & Bob hovering over it. We throw ideas out...I start to play something...he'll hum something to make it better. He'll throw a line to me, I'll twist it to make it better and we scramble around like that for sometimes hours and days, 'til we both agree we've got something to show! That's how it works!
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Individuals can spend their money more wisely, efficiently and more humanely than can government.
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Sometimes I have wondered whether life wouldn't be much more amusing if we were all devils, and no nonsense about angels and being good.
