Ezra Furman Quotes
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My father was a man of great charity towards the poor, and compassion for the sick, and also for servants; so much so, that he never could be persuaded to keep slaves, for he pitied them so much: and a slave belonging to one of his brothers being once in his house, was treated by him with as much tenderness as his own children.
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I got thrust into some great things when I was really young.
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Sometimes the strength of motherhood is greater than natural laws.
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Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty; power is ever stealing from the many to the few.
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Especially with the predators, one of the things that gets these programs going on a local level is for our land management agencies to build partnerships with surrounding communities and landowners.
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It's critical to have a sound foundation in free-market economics and the Constitution. A great many Republicans in Washington don't have that foundation.
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I'm very smart, and I have a great team of people around me investing my money. I'm not buying gold - yet.
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A lapse in judgment is not a crime.
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I'm never happy with what I've written. You imagine, before you start, there's a cathedral, and the moment it starts on the page, it's a garden shed. And then you just try to make it the best shed you can.
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Generally speaking, if a human being never shows anger, then I think something's wrong. He's not right in the brain.
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It is my responsibility that I must make demonstrative efforts to reach out to every citizen of the country.
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I am lucky to have three daughters who are completely different. I look at my daughters and I have different relationships with all three and there are parts of each personality that are very special.
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I wanted nothing less than to be a fiction writer when I was a kid. If you had told me I would be an artist or novelist when I grew up, I would have laughed in your face.
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I absolutely don't dislike children - I would choose their company over adult company any time.
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The predicate of modern medicine is, 'We invalidate your humanity, but we give you immortality, so you have to shut up and listen to us.'
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'Never Gonna Give You Up' in 1987 was a huge international hit followed by several more, and while I appreciated how lucky I was, it catapulted me into a completely new world and simply took over my life.
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We only see in a lifetime a dozen faces marked with the peace of a contented spirit.
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That which is impossible and probable is better than that which is possible and improbable.
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It makes no difference whether a work is naturalistic or abstract; every visual expression follows the same fundamental laws.
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As a 14-year-old with anxiety, to have read about that in a book would have helped me so much.
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First, I started with music singing, writing songs, playing music. Later, I got into acting. I'm not a brilliant musician or a brilliant actor. But, to me, they're still great vehicles for expression.
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I am the architect of rock n' roll. I have to be a fan of all its forms.
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I'm a big fan of Louis CK - I think he's a master of standup.
