Carl Sandburg Quotes
When I was writing pretty poor poetry, this girl with midnight black hair told me to go on.
Quotes to Explore
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I pledged to become the world's greatest expert in a field I knew nothing about.
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The sole ultimate factor in human decisions is physical force. This we must learn, however repugnant the idea may seem, if we are to protect ourselves and our institutions. Reliance on anything else is fallacious and ruinous.
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I just don't think that I could be the kind of actor I want to be and not be honest with myself. Honesty is very important to me as an actor and as a person. I didn't even think about it.
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Why is it that our young kids all across America can solve the most complex problems in a video game involving executive decision making and analytical thinking, yet we accept the fact that they can't add or read?
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I never wear matching socks. It's kind of a thing that I have!
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People who live in glass houses... have to answer the door.
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Novelty is always welcome but talking pictures are just a fad.
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I like science fiction, I like fantasy, I like time travel, so I had this idea: What if you had a phone that could call into the past?
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Letters are like wine; if they are sound they ripen with keeping. A man should lay down letters as he does a cellar of wine.
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Not only did I get an A in music but I got an A in ladies.
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I've been watching 'The Cosby Show' and 'Roseanne' a lot right now, and those work so well because they're not, like, jokey comedies; they are coming from real characters. We want our show to be like that. A family show.
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In my lifetime, Mitt Romney is the most qualified leader I've ever seen run for the presidency of the United States.
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It is up to us to make the right choice and the right decisions.
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It's funny because before I joined the cast of 'Heroes,' I was an insomniac. I have suffered from insomnia for, like, so long. Now that I'm on the show, seriously - I sleep like a baby. I'm so tired all the time.
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America is huge.
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You know sit with your arm around a little kid and read. It not only teaches them to read but it keeps the family strong.
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There's always room to volunteer. I think that's a huge space to be involved with.
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I am a victim-oriented person. I like to see that the victims know that they have a voice.
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It's such a private thing. It's a huge decision. It's not like you wake up one day and say, 'Oh, I'm going to change my sex - won't that be fun?'
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I've always been really inspired by watching top athletes putting in peak performances.
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You can look only when the mind is completely quiet.
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Unless you are educated in metaphor, you are not safe to be let loose in the world.
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My father was a jazz listener, and I think, at least before I was 5, I was not so into that. Although there were records that emphasized percussion that I liked, like Baby Dodds.
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When I was writing pretty poor poetry, this girl with midnight black hair told me to go on.
