Alfred Lord Tennyson Quotes
Shall eagles not be eagles? wrens be wrens? If all the world were falcons, what of that? The wonder of the eagle were the less, But he not less the eagle.
Quotes to Explore
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What is freedom of expression? Without the freedom to offend, it ceases to exist.
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Sometimes I don't know whether a movie has been shot on film or in digital when I watch it in the theatres.
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Being taken seriously, for a young writer, is a wonderful form of encouragement, but at the same time, I don't think one should ever feel like attempting a kind of artistic endeavor is beyond your scope just because of age or inexperience.
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After I win a match, I celebrate it by having an ice cream.
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Any well-read man knows that the moral difference between the condition of the world before Christianity was planted and since Christianity took root is the difference between night and day, the kingdom of heaven and the kingdom of the devil.
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Unless you work for '60 Minutes', your life is: You do stories about things, and nothing happens as a result.
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Unless man is committed to the belief that all mankind are his brothers, then he labors in vain and hypocritically in the vineyards of equality.
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I was a bit overweight as a teenager, which may be why I'm more comfortable playing with clothes than showing my body.
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I have seen things few of my countrymen have. The first time I went on an aeroplane I couldn't work out how the lavatories worked up in the sky.
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I am absolutely stunned how the Democrats were able to somehow say that the Republicans had a war on women... What was the war on women?
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A bell's not a bell 'til you ring it, A song's not a song 'til you sing it, Love in your heart wasn't put there to stay, Love isn't love 'til you give it away!
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I have a driver's licence, but the truth is that I hardly ever drive. I prefer to get around by taxi.
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I don't outline. I sit down to write, and I take the ride. If something starts to not feel right, I go back to the last place that felt like jazz to me.
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Many good sayings are to be found in holy books, but merely reading them will not make one religious.
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I find it slightly uncomfortable to see my face on a bus or a poster. I like just being known by my friends and family.
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Education technology is very important because we have a massive challenge in public schools.
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You have the power to remind us all that human dignity is not just a universal aspiration, but a human right.
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I'm influenced a lot by Nina Simone, Stevie Wonder, even Paul Weller - Billie Holiday as well: People who wrote and sang songs that were reflective of their times. I quite like that. I quite admire that.
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Only if the dragon and the eagle turn their sights from each other and make room for each other in the world they share, can they reach new and brighter horizons.
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Profit in business comes from repeat customers, customers that boast about your project or service, and that bring friends with them.
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I am not an enemy of the Negro. We want him here among us; he is the only laboring class we have.
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Children need to be exploring their physical world. They need to be learning the fundamental laws of physics by manipulating objects.
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Shall eagles not be eagles? wrens be wrens? If all the world were falcons, what of that? The wonder of the eagle were the less, But he not less the eagle.
