Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton Quotes
Irony is to the high-bred what billingsgate is to the vulgar; and when one gentleman thinks another gentleman an ass, he does not say it point-blank, he implies it in the politest terms he can invent.
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One of the things that I was always, and still am, is quite resourceful.
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We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution.
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Entrepreneurship is really hard and painful - I'm not sure I'd recommend it for anyone who can't handle the extreme stress.
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Take a chance! All life is a chance. The man who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare.
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I've had this underlying need to go to a place and meet people who are on the other end of the portion of my tax money that goes to fund the U.S. and other militaries.
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If you see fraud and do not say fraud, you are a fraud.
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It was like the Beatles had arrived, you know. These four elderly ladies, and they were screaming for us-screaming for us. It was wonderful.
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Death by hanging...well, in view of the whole situation, I never expected anything different. It's all right.
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Ah, but ignorance is better. At least then there's hope.
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I always have a book that I use that somehow inspires my novels.
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My mother was a housewife but she was also an artist. My father was an electrical engineer.
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I tend to renovate properties when I'm not working.
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My father started growing very quiet as Alzheimer's started claiming more of him. The early stages of Alzheimer's are the hardest because that person is aware that they're losing awareness. And I think that that's why my father started growing more and more quiet.
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I walk around a lot. People come up to me and say 'Hi,' but not that often. I mean, I get it plenty often, but sometimes I wish they'd come up to me more! I mean, I'm just a regular guy.
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When you tell an Iowan a joke, you can see a kind of race going on between his brain and his expression.
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Oh, go in anywhere Colonel, go in anywhere. You'll find lovely fighting all along the line.
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I think it's very important to send the message that, while parents are needed to remind you to practice and occasionally force you to finish things... they also need to learn to respect you. You as an individual, ultimately, are the captain of where you're going.
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The best cartoons have no words at all - just the image pops out.
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I listen to all kinds of songs. There's something to be learned from every type of music and from the one making it, whether it's pop or jazz or hip-hop.
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I tried Botox one time and was permanently surprised for a couple of months. It was not a cute look for me. My feeling is, I have three children who should know what emotion I'm feeling at the exact moment I'm feeling it... that is critical.
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By not asking too much, you can believe in almost anything..like..a starry night in the mountains, or even the existence of fate.
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If people can keep track of all the celebrity gossip, there's no reason we can't also assimilate the key concepts of economic philosophy.
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Courage makes a man more than himself; for he is then himself plus his valor.
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Irony is to the high-bred what billingsgate is to the vulgar; and when one gentleman thinks another gentleman an ass, he does not say it point-blank, he implies it in the politest terms he can invent.
