Samuel Johnson Quotes
Adversity has ever been considered the state in which a man most easily becomes acquainted with himself.
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When I admire the wonders of a sunset or the beauty of the moon, my soul expands in the worship of the creator.
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Being a star has made it possible for me to get insulted in places where the average Negro could never hope to go and get insulted.
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I'm very obsessed with 'The Real Housewives' franchise. It's a bad obsession.
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Homophobia is rampant in soccer, probably more so than in any other sport. I'm not sure why.
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When you're bullied in high school, even if it's the smallest amount, or you're actually tortured, I feel like everybody carries that with them. They always think of that one person who treated them badly in high school.
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No matter how much you like your local school teacher, he or she is a government agent.
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The Bible is very clear about one thing: Using politics to create fairness is a sin.
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I've spoken with friends who are rabbis and priests and we've agreed that most people have an emotional attachment to their faith, a desire to fulfill their spiritual longings, but they are not experts in understanding the history of their religion.
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If America is a nation of laws as we proclaim, then our immigration laws are part of the package.
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I'm no producer's kid.
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I love to make a one-pot meal - think stir-fry but in the French Fricassee. I start with what takes the longest to roast and then add vegetables, fresh herbs, and starch until the meal is complete in one shot.
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Tremendous changes are taking place in our country, eradicating the concept of second-class citizenship.
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In a small town, it's either sports or a band with your buddies. I was always athletic. But in college, I was exposed to all this new music, and I was drawn to hip-hop and R&B.
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As the great grandchildren of the industrial revolution, we have learned, at last, that the heedless pursuit of more is unsustainable and, ultimately, unfulfilling. Our planet, our security, our sense of equanimity and our very souls demand something better, something different.
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They say TV has a tendency to diminish actors, and I think that's probably true in the long run - it wears on 'em like bad dental work - but Cheech doesn't show any of the signs of being damaged that way. And as a man, he's fantastic.
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I have a friend who is around my age, a little younger, and she's gay and came out to her own community when she was younger but not to her family and to the community at large.
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Memory is not particularly linear - it is associative, repetitive, subjective and porous. But the writer needs to convey disorder and dysfunction without making the novel itself disorderly or dysfunctional.
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A lot of times, I played bass on songs. Gene plays guitar on some songs.
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How could man rejoice in victory and delight in the slaughter of men?
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Adani Enterprises is well on track to realize its aim of emerging as India's largest private sector energy and logistics conglomerate.
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I try to get in some extra carbohydrates and protein the night before and during my pre-match meal. I also eat about 200 calories right after to help rebuild my muscles.
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People more than ever since I can remember are concerned about being out of step and out of line with their political party and won't cross over. There is nobody, man or woman, who wants to be left out, and people are fearful of that. People are fearful of their leadership as well.
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There are two kinds of man: the ones who make history and the ones who endure it.
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Adversity has ever been considered the state in which a man most easily becomes acquainted with himself.
