Carl Sandburg Quotes
When I was writing pretty poor poetry, this girl with midnight black hair told me to go on.
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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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It's very important not to lose your temper in a courtroom, or in anything else you're doing.
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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 remember very well, when I was at Oxford, an old gentleman said to me, 'Young man, ply your book diligently now, and acquire a stock of knowledge; for when years come upon you, you will find that poring upon books will be but an irksome task.'
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One life is all we have and we live it as we believe in living it. But to sacrifice what you are and to live without belief, that is a fate more terrible than dying.
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In order to be responsible, you need some discipline in your life.
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I've got a pretty addictive personality.
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I do not go in search of poetry. I wait for poetry to visit me.
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When I was writing pretty poor poetry, this girl with midnight black hair told me to go on.
