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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Thought is more than a right - it is the very breath of man. Whoever fetters thought attacks man himself. To speak, to write, to publish, are things, so far as the right is concerned, absolutely identical. They are the ever-enlarging circles of intelligence in action; they are the sonorous waves of thought.
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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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Coldplay fans are the best in the world. If you like Coldplay then you're obviously very intelligent and good looking and all-around brilliant.
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Error is the price we pay for progress.
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Sporting goods companies pay me not to endorse their products.
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Dictionaries are like watches, the worst is better than none and the best cannot be expected to go quite true.
