Samuel Johnson Quotes
All censure of a man's self is oblique praise. It is in order to shew how much he can spare.
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All things atrocious and shameless flock from all parts to Rome.
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The moral of a fable is eternal. The moral of a story is temporary to a story.
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I know it sounds strange, but I'm one of those people who goes to a coffee shop to drink coffee.
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Cyberespionage and cyberattack is exploding from our adversaries inside our country. We don't seem capable of stopping it.
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We Europeans have a long tradition of cultural and economic relationship with Iran.
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I was reading about all of these medical and psychological experimental programs that the government and various intelligence agencies had run throughout the 20th century. Any book you can read on that, there's some really horrifying and fascinating stuff that goes on there.
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I can never find a movie I want to watch, even though I've got hundreds to choose from.
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Conservatives need to know how important it is to fill out the census. It is one of the only things our Constitution specifically asks of U.S. citizens and boycotting will just help liberals expand government even further.
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If there was a payment to the bank due, and we needed shoes, she'd get the shoes, and then deal with them guys at the bank. I don't mean she wouldn't pay the bank, but the children always came first.
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Don't order one for the road, because the road is already laid out.
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For me, graffiti writers were always the fascinating eccentrics of hip-hop culture. What they do is secretive by definition, and not remunerative in any way.
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There's definitely stories I would like to tell; I'd like to see more films focusing on women's lives.
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To be a veiled Muslim woman on screen is a very scary minefield for me.
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Reality TV to me is the museum of social decay.
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When I'm Los Angeles, it's work. That's what I'm there for is work.
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I'm a songwriter; that's where it starts. I love writing with someone that shares that same feeling of accomplishment. I'll play music for my fans as long as they'll listen, but I fancy myself as a writer first.
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My dogs are crazy. They're always getting into some kind of trouble... but then again, they're my most loyal friends.
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I think whenever you come in, whenever you try to evolve a company, people will get nervous. But, if you articulate a clear vision, a clear mission to help them understand their roles in it and ask them to buy into the system, everyone will band together to make it happen.
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I'm very much looking forward to my 30-40 years of acting, and, as I get older, I'm really looking forward to some of the roles that are out there to play.
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The key is to become aware of how you are signaling your presence in meetings, conversations, speeches - everywhere you show up. Then you can take charge of them.
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For it stirs the blood in an old man’s heart, And makes his pulses fly,To catch the thrill of a happy voice And the light of a pleasant eye.
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How does a pansy, for example, select the ingredients from soil to get the right colors for the flower? Now there's a great miracle. I think there's a supreme power behind all of this. I see it in nature.
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There have been plenty of times when I've been a total dick like everybody else, you know, I mean I wanted to be a little rock'n'roller, and I was, and it was great. I had a to-do list of like 'Thou shalt wear sunglasses indoors at all times.' Done. 'Thou shalt take drugs and have a great time.' Done. 'Thou shalt crash a big car into a wall.' Done.
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All censure of a man's self is oblique praise. It is in order to shew how much he can spare.
