George Will Quotes
Remember Henry Adam's jest that the succession of presidents from Washington to Grant disproved the theory of evolution?
Quotes to Explore
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Remain calm, serene, always in command of yourself. You will then find out how easy it is to get along.
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Never do anything when you are in a temper, for you will do everything wrong.
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Nobody on this earth has the right to tell anyone that their love for another human being is morally wrong.
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You can stroke people with words.
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Social media buzz can lead to huge successes when people spread the word about something they love and want to share. But authors creating their own buzz? Making their own noise? It's hard to make a lot of noise on our own about our own work. Except, sadly, negative noise.
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Christians take Scriptures out of context to try to justify or to vindicate retreat and cowardice.
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Madonna is completely down-to-earth. She's an absolute professional.
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The first interviews I gave were entirely unpleasant. You have people trying to trip you up with impolite questions that have nothing to do with the books. It's simply vulgar curiosity, and I won't have it.
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The battle going on over gay marriage in America reveals an awful lot. The Bible belt - people hate gay people. Because the Bible tells them? No, the Bible tells them an awful lot of things that they ignore.
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Whenever you manage more than 100 attorneys, there's always going to be attorneys who believe that someone isn't as good as they are.
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A democracy, the realistic observer is forced to conclude, is likely to be idealistic in its feelings about itself, but imperialistic about its practice.
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Light Light The visible reminder of Invisible Light.
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My whole thing is I’m not into civilization as a whole. The only actual solution is the eventual collapse and demise of civilization . . .I think it needs to happen, but no one, not even me, really wants it to happen.
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Whenever you can manoeuvre your characters into a situation where they both have a good argument to make, you're on the right track.
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I hope for my children, and for all Mexicans, that they can be proud to be Mexican, proud of their heritage, and proud that they have a peaceful, inclusive, vibrant country that is playing a role in the world.
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I'm the oldest of three girls. My sisters say I can be bossy.
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I have two poodles - I'm a poodle person.
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Being an astronaut is a wonderful career. I feel very privileged. But what I really hope for young people is that they find a career they're passionate about, something that's challenging and worthwhile.
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The way in which you endure that which you must endure is more important than the crisis itself.
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You can never predict what the specific shape of your life is going to be, and you won't really know its general shape until, God willing, you're advanced in years and you have the time and opportunity to look back in a coherent way and see what your life was about.
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Your real courage shows best in the hour of adversity.
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...it’s important to remember how fortunate we are as a country to have a currency and a bond market that is seen in every way as a source of strength and it’s a huge responsibility for us to keep it that way.
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Remember Henry Adam's jest that the succession of presidents from Washington to Grant disproved the theory of evolution?
