Leonard Maltin Quotes
Quotes to Explore
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The Passion narratives are the first pieces of the Gospels that were composed as a unity.
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In high school, the fastest I ever ran was like a 4.67; that's pretty fast. But then, I only weighed 168 pounds.
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Love your neighbor as yourself; but don't take down the fence.
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A poet is a professional maker of verbal objects.
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You cannot say we are a healthy, dynamic democracy when one party wins almost two-thirds of the vote.
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Women in leadership cannot cry without raising a storm of commentary.
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I think I've always had to pick and choose whatever I want to work on. If I'm not happy with what I'm doing, it's probably not going to end up that interesting.
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It takes a long time to become young.
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I think that what we need to do is say, 'Reading is going to really affect your life.' You take a black man who doesn't have a job, but you say to him, 'Look, you can make a difference in your child's life, just by reading to him for 30 minutes a day.' That's what I would like to do.
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Would but some wing'ed Angel ere too late Arrest the yet unfolded Roll of Fate, And make the stern Recorder otherwise Enregister, or quite obliterate!
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Lovers lying two and twoAsk not whom they sleep beside,And the bridegroom all night throughNever turns him to the bride.
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It is necessary that every thing which is harmonized, should be generated from that which is void of harmony, and that which is void of harmony from that which is harmonized. ...But there is no difference, whether this is asserted of harmony, or of order, or composition... the same reason will apply to all of these.
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A lie which is half a truth is ever the blackest of lies.
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When I was mayor of Tulsa, Tulsa County was in nonattainment of the 1979 ozone NAAQS, so I have seen firsthand the economic impacts associated with the challenges of attainment and the legacy of EPA intervention that continues long after meeting the standard.
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Governor Romney is a good debater.
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Iranians have suffered economically under the U.S.-led sanctions.
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Persuasiveness is really just about getting your ideas across without being forceful. It's a skill that can be learned and is useful for anyone who works in a team environment.
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Before we can forgive one another, we have to understand one another.
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The question is not, "Why is there only one way to God?" but "Why is there even one way?"
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I find the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving: To reach the port of heaven, we must sail sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it - but we must sail, and not drift, nor lie at anchor.
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The ISS operates as the 'anchor customer' in low earth orbit to support new commercial space services, including delivery of cargo and, before long, crew transportation services.
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Everything I do is usually totally spontaneous.
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NBC anchor Brian Williams is a standup comic in disguise.
