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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Any agreement that you have isn't going to be based on North Korea's intentions or trust.
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Early in life I learned, just through observation, that right always wins out over wrong. If a person has good intentions in his heart and wants to do the right thing, then there are certain ways that any obstacle can be overcome.
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A chair's function is not just to provide a place to sit; it is to provide a medium for self-expression. Chairs are about status, for example. Or signalling something about oneself. That's why the words chair, seat and bench have found themselves used to describe high status professions, from academia to Parliament to the law.
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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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Humanity is fickle. They may dress for a morning coronation and never feel the need to change clothes for an execution in the afternoon. So Triumphal Sundays and Good Fridays always fit comfortably into the same April week.
