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.George Frisbie Hoar
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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.
Taylor Swift -
I was a bit odd. I read books and wanted to draw and go to art school.
Mal Peet -
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.
Haile Selassie -
Different directors offer you different things, and it's not necessarily the most obvious things.
Malcolm McDowell -
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.
N. R. Narayana Murthy -
The world is being run by irresponsible spoiled brats.
P. J. O'Rourke
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As the country now turns a new leaf, our ambition is to give hope to each and every Afghan.
Hamid Karzai -
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.
Larry the Cable Guy -
When it's colder, your skin needs more attention.
Lara Stone -
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.
Damien Rice -
I'm really pragmatic. That's my reality.
Kate Brown -
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.
Forest Whitaker
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You can't just listen to Rush Limbaugh and get things done.
Barack Obama -
He fell in love with himself at first sight and it is a passion to which he has always remained faithful.
Anthony Powell -
You reach out your hand, but you're all alone, in those time passages.
Al Stewart -
About half my time is spent on business operation type stuff.
Mark Zuckerberg -
I grew up watching stand-ups and thought it was so entertaining and unique - you didn't see that as a job description anywhere.
Kevin Nealon -
Obama isn't funny.
Alexandra Petri
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Don't part with your illusions. When they are gone, you may still exist, but you have ceased to live.
Mark Twain -
Maybe other writers have perfect first drafts, but I am not one of them. I always try to get the book as tight as I can, but you reach a point as the author where you have lost all perspective.
Sarah Dessen -
I have decided in 2020 to run for president.
Kanye West -
Acting is just a process of relaxation, actually. Knowing the text so well and trusting that the instinct and the subconscious mind, whatever you want to call it, is going to take over.
Anthony Hopkins -
Every one and every single time is different, and I didn't have C-sections, which I don't know if that's lucky or unlucky, but I was able to feel every contraction. You forget what it feels like. God's got a great way of making women forget what it's like because we would never go through it again.
Monica Potter -
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.
George Frisbie Hoar