Ernest Belfort Bax Quotes
From all we have said, it will now be evident, one would think, to the most prejudiced reader that modern English Law, following obsequiously a deluded or apathetic stage of public opinion, has solved the problem of the division of rights and duties between the sexes, by conceding to woman all rights, and imposing on man all duties.
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I've always been a very confident person, and I know how important it is to take advantage when life gives you opportunity.
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Playing music is a beautiful thing. But listening to music is just as great.
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I never judge my own songwriting. It's just my heart. What's there to judge about your own heart?
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When we think about the past, we think, 'It must have been so boring.' It's actually not.
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I am really looking for a chance to direct. I feel like that's kind of the next frontier for me. I know that it's really hard to do, but I feel like I want to have a chance to try and translate something I've written and try and get a tone across.
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I grew up on a farm in Oregon, an adopted child, with one sibling, and parents the age of all my peers' grandparents. We lived in isolation from the people around us, and it was always a struggle to cope with as a child. The heart can really expire under those conditions. I always felt like I was looking at the world from the outside.
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If we don't somehow stem the tide of childhood obesity, we're going to have a huge problem.
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I say that I represent this movement because my intellectual allegiances are clearly European, not African.
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I filed the first gay rights bill in Massachusetts history in 1972 in the legislature, one of the first in the country.
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The problem with listening to music today is that there's so much of it everywhere. We've got used to hearing music without actually listening to it.
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My goal was just to work regularly. I didn't ever expect to be rich or famous. I wanted to be a working character actor.
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A girl can never have too many lipstick options!
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I don't think couture will die. But it should have no pretension that it will conquer the world. It's not something that will disappear because all you need is a thread and a needle to start making something couture.
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The greatest thing a man can do in this world is to make the most possible out of the stuff that has been given him. This is success, and there is no other.
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Nature is a divine art; it cannot be the artist. It is a dominical book and cannot be the scribe. It is an embroidery and cannot be the embroiderer. It is a register and cannot be the accountant. It is the law and cannot be the power.
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I have been committed to carrying out my duties... in accordance with both the letter and spirit of all applicable rules of ethics and canons of conduct.
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Black people have been fighting for basic citizenship rights since the inception of the country.
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In 'Billy Madison,' I worked with Adam before anyone really knew he was Adam Sandler.
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Steaming maintains some of the aubergine flesh's texture, which doesn't happen if you cook it in any other way.
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Songwriting helps me sort out my personal problems. With acting, you're just a tool for someone's ideas.
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If you’re a Kanye West fan, you’re not a fan of me, you’re a fan of yourself. You will believe in yourself. I’m just the espresso.
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Influence is best measured not only by military hardware and GDP, but also by other people's perceptions that we, the United States, are using our power legitimately. That belief - that we are acting in the interests of the global commons and in accordance with the rule of law - is what the military would call a 'force multiplier.'
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Today, no less than five Supreme Court justices are on record, either through their opinions or speeches (or both), that they will consult foreign law and foreign-court rulings for guidance in certain circumstances. Of course, policymakers are free to consult whatever they want, but not justices. They're limited to the Constitution and the law.
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From all we have said, it will now be evident, one would think, to the most prejudiced reader that modern English Law, following obsequiously a deluded or apathetic stage of public opinion, has solved the problem of the division of rights and duties between the sexes, by conceding to woman all rights, and imposing on man all duties.
