Samuel Johnson Quotes
Then with no throbs of fiery pain,No cold gradations of decay,Death broke at once the vital chain,And freed his soul the nearest way.
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If you have the ideas, and you're a creative person, then you don't really differentiate in how your ideas manifest themselves.
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We are dealing with treachery and threats, which accompanied the establishment of Israel.
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You only mature when you face problems you can't deal with.
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Effective preaching starts with loving the people we're preaching to.
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I heard what was said of the universe, heard it and heard it of several thousand years; it is middling well as far as it goes - but is that all?
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I prefer to make movies which not only have a message for 'then' but a message for 'now.'
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Using a forecasting company is like going to a fortune-teller. If you believe the company and the color does not sell, who do you blame? The forecasters? No, you blame yourself.
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I had a peace all day. I knew it was a tough golf course. I probably prayed more the last three holes than I ever did in my life.
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Violence is one of the most fun things to watch.
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An English journalist called Michael Viney told me when I was 25, that I would write well if I cared a lot what I was writing about. That worked. I went home that day and wrote about parents not understanding their children as well as we teachers did, and it was published the very next week.
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These days, the scientific community accepts me. But getting to that point was tremendously hard, and I think it required a big perception shift. When people have dedicated their lives to something - and spent eight years in college - they just expect that a kid wouldn't be up to doing it.
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Showbiz can be cruel.
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The government must adopt a rights-based approach that speaks to the needs and aspirations of surrogate mothers, children born out of surrogacy, and all individuals who want access to altruistic surrogacy services.
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There have been times where you do the red carpet in a certain shoe, and you go into the bathroom, you take that shoe off, you put the other shoe on from your purse, and then you walk around for the rest of the night.
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If I'm really honest, I'm not a huge fan of scary films.
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We, the women of the Senate, with President Obama by our side, will keep fighting - our shoulders square, our lipstick on - because you deserve equal pay for your hard work.
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Mars, when guilty of homicide, and set free from the charge of murder by the Athenians through favour, lest he should appear to be too fierce and savage, committed adultery with Venus.
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I'm a writer. I'm not an actress.
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I like the Stereophonics. I know the lead singer, Kelly Jones, and there's the Welsh connection.
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I've never actually been a collector. I like the learning-curve, but I buy things, sell them to finance other things.
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Playing against better competition makes you better and more focused, so you can do what you have to, to win.
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The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.
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Then with no throbs of fiery pain,No cold gradations of decay,Death broke at once the vital chain,And freed his soul the nearest way.
