Samuel Johnson Quotes
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Success comes to a writer as a rule, so gradually that it is always something of a shock to him to look back and realize the heights to which he has climbed.
P. G. Wodehouse -
I bought the rights to this book, 'The Ploughmen,' by a Montana writer named Kim Zupan, and I've written the screenplay, and I really feel pretty strong about it. It's really hauntingly beautiful. It's got some suspense and great drama, but it's a real character thing.
Ed Harris -
I was just as voracious a writer as I was a reader.
Iris Johansen -
The true value of having Florida Virtual School in this mix is that it creates a gold standard for all providers to meet if they hope to compete for Florida students. This program raises the bar for everybody, even the traditional public schools. And that benefits all our children.
Dan Webster -
I definitely was a big comic collector as a kid.
J. August Richards -
I think charity begins with your family and you take it from there.
Caprice Bourret
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I'm religiously opposed to religion.
Victor Hugo -
Spend the years of learning squandering Courage for the years of wandering Through a world politely turning From the loutishness of learning.
Samuel Beckett -
The gash in its throat was shocking, but not pathetic.
Ted Hughes -
If a person is stupid, we excuse him by saying that he cannot help it; but if we attempted to excuse in precisely the same way the person who is bad, we should be laughed at.
Arthur Schopenhauer -
But then, after all, we are all alike, for we are all derived from the monkey.
Albert Einstein -
But I think the global economy will understand that the United States has the ability to meet its obligations. But it's not going to be able to do it over the long term if we can't control the growth of government.
Charles Bass
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I tell the person I won't take a picture or sign the autograph, but I will shake their hand. That kind of personal touch is all they're really seeking.
Chevy Chase -
Every record I have done was because I was a person's friend. The only time we did not continue to be friends was if the record did not become a hit. If it did, we became great friends.
Nile Rodgers Chic -
Pizza certainly has its place in school meals, but equating it with broccoli, carrots and celery seriously undermines this nation's efforts to support children's health and their ability to learn because of better school nutrition.
Jared Polis -
I think most people don't understand: I have nothing to do with that. I just open my mouth, and it comes out that way.
Johnny Mathis -
It is rare that you read scripts that genuinely move you and make you feel that, regardless of the commercial possibilities, you have to make the film.
Eric Fellner -
No matter how nice a hotel is, it's not home.
Bill Kreutzmann Grateful Dead
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Six feet three in her stocking feet, L'Wren Scott was every inch a great lady.
Hamish Bowles -
Listening to Chris Moyles on Radio 1 is the most miserable thing any human being can do, but attending awards ceremonies isn't far behind.
Arthur Smith -
A big part of our plan will be unleashing the power of the private sector to create more jobs at higher pay. And that means for us, creating an infrastructure bank to get private funds off the sidelines and complement our private investments.
Hillary Clinton -
I have made a lot of mistakes raising the four Jenner kids.
Caitlyn Jenner -
If I feel any sort of emotional upheaval, I go for a jog and I feel better.
Kelly Ripa -
A jest breaks no bones.
Samuel Johnson