Elizabeth Charles Quotes
To know how to say what others only know how to think is what makes men poets or sages; and to dare to say what others only dare to think makes men martyrs or reformers-- or both.
Quotes to Explore
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I was just a kid, but I was a rotten kid.
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I am responsible. Although I may not be able to prevent the worst from happening, I am responsible for my attitude toward the inevitable misfortunes that darken life.
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Impulses are hard to come by these days.
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No one likes to be criticized, of course, but if the things we successfully strive for do not make our future selves happy, or if the things we unsuccessfully avoid do, then it seems reasonable (if somewhat ungracious) for them to cast a disparaging glance backward and wonder what the hell we were thinking.
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If I could wave a magic wand, we would eliminate income tax; we would eliminate corporate tax. We would abolish the IRS, and we could replace all of it with one federal consumption tax.
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When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall one by one, an unpitied sacrifice in a contemptible struggle.
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I'm a great bum, and I'm a pretty good director.
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The good thing about being an actress is that it's very children-friendly. I can work for three months, and then I can have six months off.
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Do not underestimate the determination of a quiet man.
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I want to give a child a life who wouldn't be given a life. I want a child that nobody else wants.
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As a child, I was always making sound; it was a compulsion. I loved to scream and yell and sing; it freed me from all the thoughts in my head. I begged for opera lessons because opera singing is the most formidable, most emotional way to use your voice.
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I have a three-year-old and a four-year-old at home, and my mornings are about just dealing with the fact of that. I oddly enjoy it.
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People are going to get older and young guys are going to come in and race and get more competitive.
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Patients who trust their doctors and have a psychological expectation of getting better could trigger a reaction in their body.
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My idea of fast food is a mallard.
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We Greeks are the blacks of Europe.
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George Harrison is perhaps one of the most creative people I ever met, not only in his music and songwriting, but just the way he lived his life, decorated his gardens and homes. He was a dear friend of mine. His entire approach to music was very unique.
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My own eight children all march to the beat of their inner music, and in some cases, it is definitely far away from what I hear. I've had to honor their instincts and their choices, and merely guided them out of harm's way until they could be their own guides.
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If you want criticisms, read the dissenting opinions of the Court. That will give you criticisms.
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I had learning disabilities, and I couldn't express myself in the written word.
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Focusing on the Lord and everlasting life can help us not only at Christmas, but through all the challenges of mortality.
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After five years in Ferrari, being second all the time, I think it was enough for me.
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To know how to say what others only know how to think is what makes men poets or sages; and to dare to say what others only dare to think makes men martyrs or reformers-- or both.
