Cornelia Meigs Quotes
War seems a perfectly impossible thing, even when it can be seen coming nearer and nearer.
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The options are war versus peace, and I am delighted that, so far, it appears that peaceful negotiation has won the day.
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I don't deal with the whole 'bad boy who doesn't call you.' That doesn't interest me at all, and I just look the other way.
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I think I'm very old-fashioned.
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I always like to sing barefoot.
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I have a free voice. I have a free mind. I have freedom of expression.
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Guitar Hero has been so successful that a lot of people were questioning how it was possible to innovate on the most successful franchise of its kind.
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Since I played a warrior in 'Magadheera,' my character sported shoulder-length hair and a thick beard.
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I feel like my brain is more geared towards a novel than it is to a movie.
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When I was in school, sport was given utmost importance. I think it's fantastic for character building, for team playing, and I think it's a great profile for a nation. One in every six people on Earth is an Indian, and I look forward to the day when we can compete with the heavyweights of the sporting world and do well in the medal tally.
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At its core, the United States is grateful, warm-hearted, full of unexpected twists and turns - not a cold and bullying prison - it's a place of infinite jest.
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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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It is a great matter to be in authority over others; for authority, if it be rightly used, will make you feared beyond your actual resources.
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When I first started, I didn't really know how to structure a play.
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My parents always say I have really good legs. I've worked really hard for them. They always insist that I show my legs.
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I don't know what's better gettin' laid or gettin' paid.
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Soap opera seems to be a dirty word, but actually they are the most popular shows we have. People want to know what happens next, people hate the villains and love the lovers. It's good, fun TV. But I wouldn't call 'Downton' a soap opera as such.
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From medieval tapestries, we know that slingers were capable of hitting birds in flight. They were incredibly accurate.
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You don't want to disappoint your mama, for that main fact that she's going to get on your behind.
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You can look at someone and get to know their music and say, 'This is someone who I want to work with.'
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There's nothing that's impossible to me. You can ask my parents.
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The Civil War was started over economic issues, not slavery. The War was not popular in the North until the issue of slavery was added at a later time to turn it into a moral crusade.
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The right hon. and learned Member is the man who likes to say yes in Europe — Monsieur Oui, the poodle of Brussels.
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War seems a perfectly impossible thing, even when it can be seen coming nearer and nearer.
