Samuel Johnson Quotes
Whatever withdraws us from the power of our senses; whatever makes the past, the distant, or the future predominate over the present, advances us in the dignity of thinking beings.Samuel Johnson
Quotes to Explore
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Most women's pictures are as boring and as formulaic as men's pictures. In place of a car chase or a battle scene, what you get is an extreme closeup of a woman breaking down.
Frances McDormand -
I cannot control what goes on in another lane and this is how I focus on the Games. There is no point in being nervous of other swimmers. It's just about focusing on yourself and what you need to do in order to perform at your best.
Cameron van der Burgh -
I will do today what others won't so I can do tomorrow what others can't.
Ted Yoho -
But are not the dreams of poets and the tales of travellers notoriously false?
H. P. Lovecraft -
As a mom of three young kids, it's difficult to reserve a big chunk of time for shopping, so I try to get my gifts little by little throughout the year. I think this is especially helpful for those of us who are budget conscious.
Camila Alves -
I love the fact that everyone's trying to be good-looking in L.A. - then I turn up and I get work.
Eddie Marsan
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It is easier for a man to be loyal to his club than to his planet; the bylaws are shorter, and he is personally acquainted with the other members.
E. B. White -
My choosing Islam was not a political statement; it was a spiritual statement.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar -
I had to make peace with my past because I can't change it.
Natalie Cole -
I think there's always satisfaction that comes from digging in and telling a story and being on the front line and writing about it. I think there's a venue available if you look. Even print journalism is in good shape in areas.
Cameron Crowe -
In all three cases, and for most human beings, the problem of suffering poses no difficult problem at all: one has a world picture in which suffering has its place, a world picture that takes suffering into account.
Walter Kaufmann -
I hear my songs being sung by females before I change them and make them into my voice.
Jack Antonoff Fun.
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We can't stop anybody from doing what they want to do.
Quavo Migos -
My priorities are making sure we reduce class size and close the achievement gap.
Kate Brown -
We did it Disneyland, in the knowledge that most of the people I talked to thought it would be a financial disaster - closed and forgotten within the first year.
Walt Disney -
My mother has a tremendous amount of pride and self-respect. She won't take assistance from anybody.
Victor Mitchell -
Youth is really in your attitude, not in what you look like.
Walt Handelsman -
The constant in all the businesses I've become a part of is taking what I do and making it real for everyone. I believe fantasy and dreaming can be made a reality. You don't have to be rich. You don't have to be a VIP.
Rachel Zoe
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According to Islamic principles, when a man is accused of heresy, he is given the choice between repentance and punishment.
Naguib Mahfouz -
These pictures were supposed to be erotic, and I thought they were, at the time; but I see now what they were really about. They were paintings about suspended animation; about waiting, about objects not in use. They were paintings about boredom. But maybe boredom is erotic, when women do it, for men.
Margaret Atwood -
It is the call of the beauty - robed onesTo worship the great Beauty.It is the call of GodThrough silent intelligencesAnd starburst of feelings.
Paramahansa Yogananda -
Spring is here my friends and a new chapter begins.
Jack Layton -
Whatever withdraws us from the power of our senses; whatever makes the past, the distant, or the future predominate over the present, advances us in the dignity of thinking beings.
Samuel Johnson