Carl Sandburg Quotes
Every blunder behind us is giving a cheer for us, and only for those who were willing to fail are the dangers and splendors of life.
Quotes to Explore
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There is a recognition that Second Amendment rights, like First Amendment and other rights, come with responsibilities and limitations. There is no reason both sides of the gun debate can't support policies that both protect the right to legally own guns for sport and safety, and reduce the likelihood of mass fatalities.
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Your dresses should be tight enough to show you're a woman and loose enough to show you're a lady.
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When facing a difficult task, act as though it is impossible to fail. If you are going after Moby Dick, take along the tartar sauce.
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I'm trying to play parts which are a little more out there, but I want variety.
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I'm not shy about trying to find what truth there is in any genre, whether that be an action piece, a sci-fi piece, a small indie film, or a play. I'm open to it all.
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Disrespect toward Jesus, as we have seen all too often in our society, is very offensive to Muslims.
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You will never cease to be the most amazed person on earth at what God has done for you on the inside.
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Don't be afraid to give your best to what seemingly are small jobs. Every time you conquer one it makes you that much stronger. If you do the little jobs well, the big ones will tend to take care of themselves.
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Each of our 900 shows so far was different - maybe that's what makes the fans come back to our gigs time and again. And that they're always part of the show. Phish concerts are a communal experience.
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I know how to make the difference. When I make the difference, I often do it at the end of the match, and that shows that I am fresh.
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The regime is afraid of the people because it knows that free and fair elections will bring about its end.
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You know something, if you're not acting, you're not an actor - you've gotta work. No way around it.
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The really wonderful thing that happened to me when I was in space was this feeling of belonging to the entire universe.
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Who cares about the clouds when we're together? Just sing a song and bring the sunny weather.
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There will not be a billion-shekel cut to education on my watch.
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The rewards of freedom are always sweet, but its demands are stern, for at its heart is the paradox that the greatest enemy of freedom is freedom.
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You have to know you can first. How comes later.
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But acting just sort of happened and I found that I loved it. It was such a challenge.
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Men do not die from overwork. They die from dissipation and worry.
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But the Republican right-wing agenda, these people - Arnold and his patrons - felt it could be accomplished by circumventing the Legislature and spending money and organizing and giving sound bites.
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The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up.
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A poet's pleasure is to withhold a little of his meaning, to intensify by mystification. He unzips the veil from beauty, but does not remove it.
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Nothing stays the same, Gina, nothing works forever. If I don’t like it, that’s too bad. If you don’t like it, that’s still too bad.
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Every blunder behind us is giving a cheer for us, and only for those who were willing to fail are the dangers and splendors of life.
