Samuel Johnson Quotes
Dictionaries are like watches, the worst is better than none and the best cannot be expected to go quite true.
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Traditionally, open-minded secular liberal rationalists have not made a case for tolerance.
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For me to be here tonight, everything had to be perfect. I had to get drafted by Utah, had to play with a point guard like John Stockton, and had to be coached by Jerry Sloan and Frank Layden.
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My films are of paramount importance to me, the same as my family. That's not going to change. This is a balance I have to strike throughout my life.
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Why should I give you an interview? All you journalists are plagiarists.
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If you can shrug off a loss, you can't be a winner.
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Good argument is intended to persuade another.
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I learned that instead of relying on and imitating American music, there is a better chance for an Asian artist to succeed if he or she follows his or her own culture.
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I don't know who Little Richard is.
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I used to be someone that needed nine hours of sleep; otherwise, I didn't think I was going to sound good when I sang, and I was very disciplined and anal about my preparation. When you become a parent, there just isn't that time, you know?
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The nature of good fiction is that it dwells in ambiguity.
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I like to get suggestions on what to read. I'll look at Twitter, people I like, people I admire... I'll go and research the book, download it on my phone and read it while I'm on the road.
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I mean Afghanistan is a very rugged, complicated country.
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Becoming a vampire means completely changing your identity.
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My priority is to take care of my daughter and my family.
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I'm here because I stand on many, many shoulders, and that's true of every black person I know who has achieved.
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'Firewall' seems both scary and protective at the same time. And how often does that happen within one word besides 'military' and 'government?'
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My biggest influences as an actor were Marlon Brando, and I really dug James Dean.
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Dave thought he was bigger than Van Halen the band. So there was this catfight going on for 10 years.
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I don't attend costume parties.
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In Canada, you can't even have a barbecue in your backyard without being attacked by a moose or even a grizzly bear. Then again, the grizzlies don't beat anyone here in Vancouver; oh, it's true, it's true.
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I would say I don't like people who are really into themselves or are very materialistic. Just always talking themselves up. Not being real is the pet peeve. Be true to yourself.
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There is a shortage of doctors, and the American Medical Association is aiming to keep it that way.
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I got married very early, and in no time at all, we had three children. And it seemed to me I had an obligation to support them.
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Dictionaries are like watches, the worst is better than none and the best cannot be expected to go quite true.
