Samuel Johnson Quotes
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I think right now we need to look back at the founding values of our country. Rise above partisanship, be less bitter when it comes to important matters that have to be solved.
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I was told in many places of Osgar's bravery and Goll's strength and Conan's bitter tongue, and the arguments of Oisin and Patrick. And I have often been given the story of Oisin's journey to Tir-nan-Og, the Country of the Young, that is, as I am told, a fine place and everything that is good is in it.
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I will see this game of life out to its bitter end.
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I love life. I wish I could live another 500 years, truly. There is so much to do. I don't feel bitter or angry or disappointed. If anything, I am very grateful for where I come from. I have absolutely no regrets.
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The nature of things is dharma.
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Gay guys love women who are tough, who are survivors. They always call me a diva. And I am a survivor; I've pulled through everything and I've not become bitter about it.
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Using simple equipment and daylight alone is for me a pleasure and a replenishment.
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Infants have around 30,000 tastebuds, only about a third of which survive into adulthood, so a child's sensitivity towards extremes of sweet, sour and bitter flavours is heightened.
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There was endless controversy as to whether the acts of the New Deal did actually move recovery or retard it, and nothing final could ever come of that bitter debate because it is forever impossible to prove what might have happened in place of what did.
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Heretics are the only bitter remedy against the entropy of human thought.
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I always have a good quality extra virgin olive oil. A cheap quality oil will end up cheapening your dishes. And I love sweetening my dishes with maple syrup. It has a bit of a bitter kick at the end that works wonderfully in savory dishes.
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One thing I don't believe I am at all is bitter.
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We must be part of the general staff at the inception, rather than the ambulance drivers at the bitter end.
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I'm a working stiff. I just happened to be around at the right time, and nobody else wanted the job.
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Most jokes state a bitter truth.
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I think you have to pay for love with bitter tears.
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The theory of democratic government is not that the will of the people is always right, but rather that normal human beings of average intelligence will, if given a chance, learn the right and best course by bitter experience.
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Hollywood is Hollywood. There’s nothing you can say about it that isn’t true, good or bad. And if you get into it, you have no right to be bitter - you’re the one who sat down, and joined the game.
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I think it's your own choice if you turn from an angry young man to a bitter, old bastard.
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Is anything sadder than a trainThat leaves when it’s supposed to,That has only one voice,Only one route?There’s nothing sadder. Except perhaps a cart horse,Shut between two shaftsAnd unable even to look sideways.
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I became known for surprising audiences. Except now, if I surprise them every time, they expect that.
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I wanted my children to have the best combination: American circumstances and Chinese character. How could I know these things do not mix?
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I think we still live in this era of hyper-masculinity.
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Of all the Griefs that harrass the Distrest,Sure the most bitter is a scornful Jest
