Elizabeth Inchbald Quotes
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History is a tool used by politicians to justify their intentions.
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All bad art is the result of good intentions.
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It is always with the best intentions that the worst work is done.
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It is a great happiness when men's professions and their inclinations accord.
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There was nothing more dangerous than people convinced of their own good intentions.
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Time and distance have a way of playing tricks with your best intentions.
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In matters like writing and painting, a man does what he has to do - if he has to write, why then, he writes; and if he doesn't feel the urgent need of writing, there are dozens of professions in which it is easier to earn a comfortable living.
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I once heard a wise man say there are no perfect men. Only perfect intentions.
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Good intentions are impotent unless based on reality.
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If a starving bear ate my family, even though he may have had no wicked intentions, even though he was just being a bear, his nature has made him a menace.
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We're all on a journey. The average American switches professions four times. I'm lucky to be in a business where I can change the character I am playing every couple of months.
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I think it's difficult to be No. 1. 'There's too much attention, too much expectation from other people.
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When I first met Benny Goodman he wouldn't talk about anything but clarinets, mouthpieces, reeds, etc. When I tried to change the subject, he said 'But that's what we have in common. We both play clarinet.' I said, 'No, Benny, that's where we're different. You play clarinet, I play music.'
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The most important thing is to talk to people that have jobs that you might like and to see what they say the job involves.
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To write a good love letter, you ought to begin without knowing what you mean to say, and to finish without knowing what you have written.
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I'm fascinated with genetic science, and I have been for a very long time. I always look at science and technology because I think that the developments in my lifetime have been so remarkable - and we're only at the tip of the iceberg with projects like decoding the human genome.
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A joyful life is an individual creation that cannot be copied from a recipe.
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Getting married is a serious matter for a girl; not getting married is even more serious.
