Zachary Taylor Quotes
I hope some compromise will be entered into between the two parties, slavery & antislavery, which will have the effect of allaying violent passions on both sides.
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The legacy of the fairy story in my brain is that everything will work out. In fiction it would be very hard for me, as a writer, to give a bad ending to a good character, or give a good ending to a bad character. That's probably not a very postmodern thing to say.
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I happen to miss the Constitution; I thought it was a good document.
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A lot of the time I'm working with people who are older than me.
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Hip-hop is a vehicle.
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It's the technique, I think, of writing a novel that is difficult for a nonfiction writer.
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One of the great upsides to a national book tour is the chance to break out of television's cocoon and interact directly with the American people.
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I have a trophy case that contains all the action figures ever made of me. It also has items I've stolen from my movies, like three guns and holsters from 'Serenity'.
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Americans should be wary of the Muslim Brothers in Egypt but not scared of them.
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As long as a film stays unmade, the book is entirely yours, it belongs to the writer. As soon as you make it into a film, suddenly more people see it than have ever read the book.
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My mom and stepdad were strict. I couldn't date; I couldn't go out. And I was a kid who was never good at just taking no for an answer. I needed to understand why. And sometimes they weren't interested in explaining.
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Our bombs are smarter than the average high school student. At least they can find Kuwait.
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I am no fashion diva - I grew up on the beaches in South Africa and am a nature girl that spends a lot of time outdoors. Fashion speaks to me through an occasion.
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It is most regrettable that nuclear energy is being harnessed for making nuclear weapons.
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I don't mind a bikini bottom.
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On the Day of Atonement, Jews are commanded to seek forgiveness from the people we have hurt.
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World's children cannot wait any longer. While international community debates and issues recommendations, statements and fine speeches, world's children - marginalised, socially excluded, poor and vulnerable - continue to suffer.
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The nation which forgets its defenders will be itself forgotten.
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Sometimes I sit down to dinner with people and I realize there is a massive military machine surrounding us, trying to kill the people I'm having dinner with.
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I've played such serious characters that no one sees me the way I actually am, which is completely cheesy and goofy, so it would be fun to do a romantic comedy and just have a good laugh.
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Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough.
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Race is still real and you got to recognize it.
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I think being a singer-songwriter... your job is to tell a story that other people can't really tell themselves. And I really hope that people kinda go: "This happened once and I kind of like this song because I relate to it..." So if at least one of my songs over this tour's that song, then that's really cool.
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No blessed leisure for love or hope, But only time for grief.
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I hope some compromise will be entered into between the two parties, slavery & antislavery, which will have the effect of allaying violent passions on both sides.
