Lewis Carroll Quotes
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The recognition of rights for women and minorities became a large part of my understanding of what this country is all about.
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So, I think I'd be grateful for the next job. I always am. And I always consider everything I do to be the last thing I do.
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I differ materially from Capt. Lewis, in my account of the numbers, manners, and morals of the Sioux.
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He was not only a bore; he bored for England.
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Government should stand aside and let the business community prosper instead of imposing new regulations that will only stifle growth and limit access to capital.
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Elijah Wood is interested in people, in life and in music.
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I am a prosecutor in my bones. When I see something, I immediately go to: how is this going to affect a child?
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Kids put life into perspective. I never have a bad day. Life happens and you get bad news sometime, or things don't go your way at work - for me that might mean I lose a game or not play well - but that doesn't affect my mood from day to day. I love going home and seeing the smiles on my daughters' faces being happy to see me, and that makes everything all right.
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Time flows away like the water in the river.
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Life - life - let there be life! Better a thousand times the roaring hours When wave and wind, Like the Arch-Murderer in flight From the Avenger at his heel, Storm through the desolate fastnesses And wild waste places of the world!
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The effect of sailing is produced by a judicious arrangement of the sails to the direction of the wind.
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I think I have always had a little humor.
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And we're always excited to expose our music to new people to see if we can have longevity and a long career. It's heading that way.
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Bogie had tremendous character and a great sense of honor and would not tolerate lies, even if they asked him what he thought of a movie. We were once at a screening at somebody's house, I forget whose, and they ran a movie that he was in, that he never thought much of. Afterward, the producer asked what he thought of it, and Bogie said "I think it's a crock." And this producer was horrified! He was about to release the movie, and he said to Bogie "Why would you say that?!" Bogie shrugged and said "Then don't ask me." He never played the schmoozing game. He was not into that at all.
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The people of Guinea are very grateful. You are at home in Guinea.
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J.P. Morgan once had a friend who was so worried about his stock holdings that he could not sleep at night. The friend asked, 'What should I do about my stocks?' Morgan replied, 'Sell down to your sleeping point' Every investor must decide the trade-off he or she is willing to make between eating well and sleeping well. High investment rewards can only be achieved at the cost of substantial risk-taking. So what is your sleeping point? Finding the answer to this question is one of the most important investment steps you must take.
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It is a profound mistake to think that every thing has been discovered; as well think the horizon the boundary of the world.
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You don't have to be something to do something.
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I think everyone evolves over the years, but I have always had the silhouette that I know suits me. I am never going to wear a frothy, poufy thing that sticks out because I have found a style that works for me, and I stick with it.
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A nursery rhyme shapes your bones and nerves, and it shapes your mind. They are powerful, nursery rhymes, and immensely old, and not toys, even though they are for children." "But they make no sense!" Summer protested "Ah, well," said Ben. "Sometimes sense hides behind walls. You must find a window and stick your head right in before you can see it.
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A thick stick in one's hand makes people respectful.
