Samuel Johnson Quotes
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In Mumbai, the air is saltier. The sea is roilier. The traffic is snarlier. The pinks are pinker. The ostentation is crazier.
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I mean Afghanistan is a very rugged, complicated country.
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Without my Johnson trademark mop of yellow hair, I think I would be nothing.
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Maybe the one I enjoyed playing most was A Month in the Country.
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Illegal downloading, digital cheating, and cutting and pasting other people's stuff may be easy, but that doesn't make those activities right.
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Faith is not something to grasp, it is a state to grow into.
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Without understanding yourself, what is the use of trying to understand the world?
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I'm opinionated because I care so much about the music and the songs.
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I can't solve the poverty problem, but there are things you can do to mitigate its effects on kids.
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I like the work that I get to do.
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If you use tact you can say anything, then make it funny.
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People that seem so glorious are all show; underneath they are like everyone else.
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Comparing science and religion isn't like comparing apples and oranges - it's more like apples and sewing machines.
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I hadn't really noticed that I had a hearing problem. I just thought most people had given up on speaking clearly.
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I played trumpet for about two weeks. Sixth grade. And I didn't practice. Maybe a little longer than two weeks, but I didn't practice and I was faking it.
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And when you start talking about the practicality of winning a race like that - you've got to remember we're not talking about winning 51 percent of the vote. We're talking about winning 36, 37, 38 percent of the vote.
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Always have something beautiful in sight, even if it's just a daisy in a jelly glass.
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When you first get opportunities, suddenly you get surrounded by a lot of people who want to make money off you but also are there to help. But they start telling you so much what you need to be and what you need to do to maintain some idea of career maintenance.
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I always wanted to be a musician, 100 percent, my whole life. I went to school, I did music theory, I did voice training and piano lessons, and while I was a decent musician, it didn't seem like enough for me. I felt like I wanted to make more than just music.
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O wild, dark flower of woman, Deep rose of my desire, An Eastern wizard made you Of earth and stars and fire.
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I never really try to over-promote myself; I never have.
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I'm very at ease, and I like it. I never thought I would be such a family-oriented guy; I didn't think that was part of my makeup. But somebody said that as you get older you become the person you always should have been, and I feel that's happening to me. I'm rather surprised at who I am, because I'm actually like my dad!
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Wretched un-idea'd girls.
