Patrick Henry Quotes
If all my friends were to jump off a bridge, I would not follow, I would be at the bottom to catch them when they fall.
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In order to acquire a growing and lasting respect in society, it is a good thing, if you possess great talent, to give, early in your youth, a very hard kick to the right shin of the society that you love. After that, be a snob.
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I've never been able to understand what they mean by 'Pinteresque,'. I'm sure it's indefinable.
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It is the nature of all greatness not to be exact.
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Let us consider the glorious Saint Paul: it seems that no other name fell from his lips than that of Jesus, because the name of Jesus was fixed and embedded in his heart.
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You have to find out how to become the character.
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Get me well so I can get on television and tell people to stop smoking.
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Unfortunately, the Senate Democrats have become an extreme party. They have become a party that has abdicated their responsibilities. Under Harry Reid and the Senate Democrats, we have a do-nothing Senate.
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I am a very loyal man and always keep my promises when I commit to something.
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A lot of actors know they want to be actors a little bit earlier on. I didn't even really start studying until I was about 22.
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I saw hell. The hospital had divided and conquered pretty successfully.
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When you are a photographer, you work all the time, because your eye is the first camera.
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If you've got a plot the size of a car or a tiny yard in Italy, you're going to be growing tomatoes and basil and celery and carrots, and everybody is still connected to the land.
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I like the idea of sending my Aquazurra girls out with a lucky charm under their feet.
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'Giving 2.0' was born of my desire to redefine and democratize philanthropy.
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I'm on the board of directors for Peace Now, which works tirelessly between the Palestinians and the Israelis to create peace in the Middle East and we've never been closer.
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Transferring our sovereignty and decisionmaking power to the WTO, to the United Nations, or any other international body is not in the long-term interests of our people.
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Alanis Morissette - I love how she's not afraid to say what she wants to say. Love it or hate it, she's going to say it. And her vocals are crazy; they're amazing, and I also love how her music is really organic.
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I try to widen the horizons of every child I meet, and part of that is promoting diverse forms, be it graphic novels, stories told in a narrative voice, or more translated books, as well as more diverse writers and more diverse characters.
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I think there needs some attention to be paid to what sport is going to represent to young people: should it be viewed in the competitive, team-oriented sense that it is now, or does it become a vehicle for betting, which may, in effect, change the atmosphere in the stadiums and the arenas?
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The reason I dislike talking about the creative process is that I do have a creative process that is a winner and it's a sure thing.
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People love to see reactions, they love to see emotions that come about.
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The thing about rock is that people are not just interested in bands because of where they want to go. It's where they want to escape from that matters.
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Obedience is detachment from the self. This is the most radical detachment of all. But what is the self? The self is the principle of reason and responsibility in us. It is the root of freedom, it is what makes us men.
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If all my friends were to jump off a bridge, I would not follow, I would be at the bottom to catch them when they fall.
