Samuel Johnson Quotes
To convince any man against his will is hard, but to please him against his will is justly pronounced by Dryden to be above the reach of human abilities.
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I like to believe that we all pray to the same god.
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My mom taught me from a young age to give back and volunteer any chance you get. It was something that I knew, if I made the NFL, I would financially have the ability to do.
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For me, 'Moby-Dick' is more than the greatest American novel ever written; it is a metaphysical survival manual - the best guidebook there is for a literate man or woman facing an impenetrable unknown: the future of civilization in this storm-tossed 21st century.
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Energy is a concept that has been coined by physicists. There is no observable thing known as energy anywhere.
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The actors that I admire are able to step into so many different roles.
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The idea of a stag hunt evokes chivalry - knights in jerkins and hose, ladies on sidesaddles with wimples and billowing dresses, a white stag symbolizing something-or-other, and Robin Hood getting in the way. An actual stag hunt is more like a horseback meeting of a county planning commission.
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I always felt like Tahliah's a very grown-up name to have. It's a pretty name when you're young, and then I think when I became a young lady, it felt kind of like a lot to grow into for some reason. I don't know. It sounds kind of regal. I never really liked it. I always felt like I couldn't live up to it.
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My soul has grown deep like the rivers.
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Yes, the upper reaches of society are still dominated by men.
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I design to make women feel confident and beautiful.
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I'm easy to hate.
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Bring out the eyes.
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People expect to see white guys, Sunday afternoon, on 'Face the Nation.' And people with a direct interest in politics do watch those shows. But not a lot of normal people watch those shows. But, 'Real Time With Bill Maher,' it's unbelievable how many people watch that.
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I think JR would make a better President than the one we have now.
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Blizzard was of the fine old school of butlers. His appearance suggested that for fifteen years he had not let a day pass without its pint of port. He radiated port and pop-eyed dignity. He had splay feet and three chins, and when he walked his curving waistcoat preceded him like the advance guard of some royal procession.
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I came to serve you at the age of 28 and now I have not a hair on me that is not white, and my body is infirm and exhausted. All that was left to me and my brothers has been taken away and sold, even to the cloak that I wore, without hearing or trial, to my great dishonor.
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Duty is with us ever; and evermore forbids us to be idle. To work with the hands or brain, according to our acquirements and our capacities, to do that which lies before us to do, is more honorable than rank and title.
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Name the greatest of all inventors. Accident.
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If the weather continues to cooperate and the public continues to cooperate, this may end well for all of us, but the weather is unpredictable in these parts.
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I was once a single mother, with very few resources, so I have a special place in my heart for women in difficult situations.
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Do what makes you feel good. Remind yourself of what you're good at and make sure you do that.
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That prince is acceptable to me who becomes a prince among his people's servants.
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To convince any man against his will is hard, but to please him against his will is justly pronounced by Dryden to be above the reach of human abilities.
