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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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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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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About half my time is spent on business operation type stuff.
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I grew up watching stand-ups and thought it was so entertaining and unique - you didn't see that as a job description anywhere.
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Obama isn't funny.
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In the past, my brain would never stop. Now I'm a father; the world no longer revolves around me. When I'm with Bronx, he's got my complete attention. He's the only thing that occupies my thoughts.
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Taste, of which the proverb says there should be no dispute, is precisely the subject which needs discussion.
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Nobody ever drowned in his own sweat.
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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.
