George Frisbie Hoar Quotes
I have seen the glories of art and architecture, and mountain and river; I have seen the sunset on the Jungfrau, and the full moon rise over Mont Blanc; but the fairest vision on which these eyes ever looked was the flag of my country in a foreign land. Beautiful as a flower to those who hate it, terrible as a meteor to those who hate it, it is the symbol of the power and glory, and the honor, of fifty million Americans.
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At some point, you grow out of being attracted to that flame that burns you over and over and over again.
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Religion often is misused for purely power-political goals, including war.
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I was a bit odd. I read books and wanted to draw and go to art school.
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Throughout history, it has been the inaction of those who could have acted; the indifference of those who should have known better; the silence of the voice of justice when it mattered most; that has made it possible for evil to triumph.
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Different directors offer you different things, and it's not necessarily the most obvious things.
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Every company has to identify what I call its strategic resources, and make sure that it grabs as much of its strategic resources as possible.
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The world is being run by irresponsible spoiled brats.
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As the country now turns a new leaf, our ambition is to give hope to each and every Afghan.
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What I do onstage, there's maybe .0001 percent of the population that acts like that. I talk like that because it makes me laugh, and because I know a couple of people that talk like that. They're really that Southern. And they do funny things. I love 'em; they're awesome. They're good people.
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When it's colder, your skin needs more attention.
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The thing running through me is the same thing that writes songs. It's the fighter about to get into the ring. It's like, I'm not here to entertain you; I'm here to get this out, whatever it is.
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I'm really pragmatic. That's my reality.
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It's a contract of connection to be in the same space and watch and listen to stories and be caught in them. When you're in a theater, your brain expands because somebody in the theater may do something or respond to something that you wouldn't have.
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You can't just listen to Rush Limbaugh and get things done.
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In order to understand, I destroyed myself.
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He fell in love with himself at first sight and it is a passion to which he has always remained faithful.
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You reach out your hand, but you're all alone, in those time passages.
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I think the world is very much embracing this whole concept of musicians going out and playing their instruments and playing music for music as opposed to music that has something to do with some form of image or imagery.
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I really enjoy seeing people interpret it, and what meaning they find in my music. My brain is just an echo chamber of my own thoughts and most of them are crazy, so I like to hear other people's opinions. It's nice.
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In general, I don't really think too much about pacing, myself. You kind of look at each script and what each script demands.
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God would not give us the same talent if what were right for men were wrong for women.
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When I came out, I found I hadn't been born with the right genes. It's quite brutal. If you're beautiful and you have the right genes, then the gay scene is a place where you can be worshipped. But if you don't, it's a different ball of wax.
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I have seen the glories of art and architecture, and mountain and river; I have seen the sunset on the Jungfrau, and the full moon rise over Mont Blanc; but the fairest vision on which these eyes ever looked was the flag of my country in a foreign land. Beautiful as a flower to those who hate it, terrible as a meteor to those who hate it, it is the symbol of the power and glory, and the honor, of fifty million Americans.
