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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I'm a really optimistic, positive person, but I've been heartbroken on a social and political level, heartbroken on a personal level and anywhere in between. I think heartbreak is one of the best artist's catalysts for creation. That doesn't mean one should look for heartbreak; I don't agree with that. At a certain point you can use heartbreaks from other people's stories, your own life or before. You don't have to dwell on heartbreak.
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Members of legislative bodies are selected by political parties, largely financed or otherwise influenced by private capitalists who, for all practical purposes, separate the electorate from the legislature. The consequence is that the representatives of the people do not in fact sufficiently protect the interests of the underprivileged sections of the population.
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Ah! Vanitas Vanitatum! Which of us is happy in this world? Which of us has his desire? or, having it, is satisfied?-Come, children, let us shut up the box and the puppets, for our play is played out.
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A collapse in U.S. stock prices certainly would cause a lot of white knuckles on Wall Street. But what effect would it have on the broader U.S. economy? If Wall Street crashes, does Main Street follow? Not necessarily.
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Wretched un-idea'd girls.