Samuel Johnson Quotes
Among the calamities of war may be justly numbered the diminution of the love of truth, by the falsehoods which interest dictates and credulity encourages.

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My parents divorced when I was seven. Because divorce is messy, for good or ill, they sent me to boarding school.
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When you look at the results that Newt Gingrich got when he was speaker, he got results for the American people.
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I don't think that I ever believed that poetry would be a career. I have always thought of poems as something more private than professional... I would never introduce myself as a poet. I will always have some other thing that I am.
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The television business is based on managed dissatisfaction. You're watching a great television show you're really wrapped up in? You might get 50 minutes of watching a week and then 18,000 minutes of waiting until the next episode comes along.
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Experiencing sadness and anger can make you feel more creative, and by being creative, you can get beyond your pain or negativity.
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I just can't feel lukewarm about a character. I either despise her, admire her, or don't understand her and want to understand her.
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I know what you're saying, but I already told you all the truth and I, I don't what, I don't know what else to do. I just do the best I can and tell you the only thing I can, and that's what I already told you many times.
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My tastes and inspirational artists were always rather eclectic and diverse.
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I kept writing all these ballads; they're me speaking about life. But how am I gonna do the live show I wanna do if I don't have something I can dance to?
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I am deeply concerned with the diminution of the teaching strength of the country as a result of the disproportionately low salaries that are paid to teachers throughout the country.
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Marriage is a wonderful institution, but who would want to live in an institution?
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I write about real people in disguise. If anything, my characters are toned down-the truth is much more bizarre.
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Public appearances are a headache. I hold mine down to a minimum.
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If anybody's getting a shot, somebody's getting a shot against me because I'm the guy to beat.
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I like Jaykae. He's a great artist, and I absolutely love Dr. Dre's album and a bit of Calvin Harris now and then.
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I'm fighting hard; I'm training hard. I'm still walking over people and stepping over people to get where I'm going, and I would really like to give back, especially to my mom, who was there for me when I was a kid.
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When you don't know what the band looks like, it puts the emphasis on thinking and taking the music and message more seriously.
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Trying to make a feature film yourself with no money is the best film school you can do.
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Mental pain is less dramatic than physical pain, but it is more common and also more hard to bear. The frequent attempt to conceal mental pain increases the burden: it is easier to say “My tooth is aching” than to say “My heart is broken.
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The truth is, if you're lucky enough to work, you're a lucky actor.
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'If I have said nothing new tonight, it may well be because, in a family of nations as in families of individuals we should expect nothing more sensational than growth.'
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All time is wasted that is not spent in seeking God
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Among the calamities of war may be justly numbered the diminution of the love of truth, by the falsehoods which interest dictates and credulity encourages.