Edmund Fuller Quotes
With all respect to Mr. Jefferson, I would put the pursuit of wisdom ahead of the pursuit of happiness.
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The one thing that is sort of sneered at and not really believed is bisexuality. Any bisexual man is just seen as a closeted gay man. That shows how narrow-minded people are. The other thing that's totally neglected and which nobody approves of is celibacy. People again assume that you're just repressing something.
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Every good movie I watch, the hero becomes my favourite. I start blushing every time a hero romances a heroine.
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I will sign pro life bills. But what people are interested in is what we can do to create jobs, grow the economy, and keep our costs under control.
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Truth is tough. It will not break, like a bubble, at a touch; nay, you may kick it about all day like a football, and it will be round and full at evening.
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Part of America's greatness is its willingness to care for those who are truly in need. But those who defraud the system take money and resources away not only from American taxpayers but also from those who truly need help.
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I don't know who Little Richard is.
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It's an evolution. The same team doesn't always dominate, and it goes in cycles.
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I believe journalism or news will migrate to the online medium.
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A man is in general better pleased when he has a good dinner upon his table, than when his wife talks Greek.
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Young actors often don't think of the consequences of doing nudity or sex scenes. They want the role so badly that they agree to be exploited, and then end up embarrassing family, friends, and even strangers.
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I wish - I wish the peace and good for the Syrian citizen and the Syrian regime.
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Design is a tool that either allows us to create new markets or disrupt existing ones.
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There is light at the end of the tunnel for India, but it's that of an oncoming train which will run them over.
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I'm always flattered when someone thinks of me as a potential commissioner of baseball.
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The landscape is like being there with a powerful personality and I'm searching for just the right angles to make that portrait come across as meaningfully as possible.
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I was never for Richard Nixon until Watergate.
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Belief in the absence of illusions is itself an illusion.
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I looked at my hands to see if I was the same person. There was such a glory over everything. The sun came up like gold through the trees, and I felt like I was in heaven.
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The public is the only critic whose opinion is worth anything at all.
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One false word, one extra word, and somebody's thinking about how they have to buy paper towels at the store. Brevity is very important. If you're going to be longwinded, it should be for a purpose. Not just because you like your words.
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Critics disagree about almost every quality of a writer’s work; and when some agree about a quality, they disagree about whether it is to be praised or blamed, nurtured or rooted out. After enough criticism the writer is covered with lipstick and bruises, and the two are surprisingly evenly distributed.
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Life may not always fall into neat chapters, and you may not always get the satisfying ending you're looking for, but sometimes a good explanation is all the rewrite you need.
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I grew up with reggae music.
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With all respect to Mr. Jefferson, I would put the pursuit of wisdom ahead of the pursuit of happiness.
