George Washington Quotes
Without virtue, and without integrity, the finest talents and the most brilliant accomplishments can never gain the respect, and conciliate the esteem, of the truly valuable part of mankind.
Quotes to Explore
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Novels are the Socratic dialogues of our time. Practical wisdom fled from school wisdom into this liberal form.
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Dormer by name, Dormer by nature: I love to sleep.
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As a young child, I was never a crier. I never cried to get my way, or even when I was in pain.
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Oh, I'm quite the impulse buyer. Most of what I buy is stuff for my Jeep, 'cause it breaks down a lot.
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All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy. No man does. That's his.
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I'm constantly on the go and have found rushing round after a new born baby is the best form of exercise! I always remind myself that men appreciate a womanly shape and some curves!
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Even though I'm very Westernized as an individual and very Canadian, I guess I've lost some of my Chinese culture.
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Nobody believed in the success of the Internet.
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My mother was a trained nurse, and she'd tell me that patients would fight as they were administered anaesthetic, grappling to get the gas mask off their face.
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I've been pitching a show of five female stand-up comedians through the generations, from Phyllis Diller to Amy Schumer, so when I got an e-mail asking me if I would participate in the Women in Comedy Festival, I was thrilled.
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I've been on a state of high alert since high school. I didn't need 9/11 to remind me that we live on a ball of flame.
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I thought they would never select an Eastern writer for the Nobel. I was surprised.
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I think art is more glorious than life but not more real.
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It's not just what Christian fiction lacks I appreciate - it's what it offers. The variety is vast: contemporary, historical, suspense, mysteries, adventure, young adult, romance, fantasy, science fiction.
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As a kid, I would push my shoulders forward in order to hide my heart from being hurt.
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My mum's from Yorkshire and my parents aren't snotty or posh - they're very hard workers, both of them.
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If you watch the show and the characters don't look at each other while they're talking, the actors probably aren't getting along.
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If Assad continues to conduct strikes against the Free Syrian Army at will, it would be very difficult for them to have any success against ISIS.
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The whole world has changed much since the '80's. In the united States, rap music and country music dominate radio and that certainly wasn't the case in the early '80's.
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I think sometimes you have to see a physical manifestation of your dream. Otherwise you have to hope, pray and try to conjure something in your mind to feel like it's possible.
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Ambition is important. Of course you can't get anywhere without talent, but there are a lot of talented people. To succeed, you have to be the most ambitious talented person.
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I was one of the most brilliant liars as a child.
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Without virtue, and without integrity, the finest talents and the most brilliant accomplishments can never gain the respect, and conciliate the esteem, of the truly valuable part of mankind.
