Alexandre Dumas Quotes
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Incendiary capitalism is carrying its out evil works more dangerously than ever, and is doing so in the increasingly dangerous neighborhood of the powder kegs that are the great European military powers.
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We must continue building in all corners of the Land of Israel, with determination and without being confused.
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I believe that of all the things I have done, exciting though many of them have been, there's no doubt in my mind that the most worthwhile have been the establishing of schools and hospitals, and the rebuilding of monasteries in the mountains.
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You want your coach's blessing.
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You can't take yourself too seriously; it's important to poke fun at yourself. Once in a while, it is great to show your inadequacies, too.
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What sane person could live in this world and not be crazy?
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If you feel bored or uncomfortable as you're writing, ask yourself what's bothering you and write about that. Sometimes your creative energy is like water in a kinked hose, and before thoughts can flow on the topic at hand, you have to straighten the hose by attending to whatever is preoccupying you.
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The fundamental thing about my personality is that I think I'm an imposter.
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I never identified with anybody. I have always been very sensitive about my color, because everybody called me 'yellow gal.' I was caught in between both sides - nobody wanted me. I love that my audience is there, but I always feel as though I have to fend for myself.
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The thing that I really look for in people is enthusiasm and excitement and, not to sound really sappy, that fire in their eyes.
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I use iTunes for downloading music, but I always decline when prompted to update this or that new version.
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When I was at school, I used to end every school day with fountain pen ink all over my hands and face and down my shirt.
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A dinosaur out of context is like a character without a story. Worse than that, the character suffers from amnesia.
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'Shkoff' is to eat. 'Shkiaff' is to slap. Like, 'Gettouttahere I'm gonna give you a couple of shkiaffs,' or, 'Forget presentation, just shkiaff the food onto the plate.'
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As far as I'm concerned, 'whom' is a word that was invented to make everyone sound like a butler.
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It's interesting: in the late '80s, there was this really random mix of new wave, industrial, and these early house records. And a lot of it was coming out of Chicago because of Wax Trax! So I always visited Wax Trax Records.
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In 1930, I was at the top of my career. I won the Most Valuable Player award.
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With so many of our fundamental rights hanging in the balance, it is not good enough to simply roll the dice, hoping a nominee has changed his past views. It's not good enough to think, 'This is the best we can expect from this president'.
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It's always cool on the airplane when people are watching 'SVU.' It's funny. And it's always the reruns.
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I ain't got no beef with east coast, I think it's just being hyped up.
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Real pain hurts so bad. When you've gone through something and you've overcome it, you're able to heal other people.
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A traitor is a betrayer - one who practices injury, while professing friendship. Benedict Arnold was a traitor, solely because, while professing friendship for the American cause, he attempted to injure it. An open enemy, however criminal in other respects, is no traitor.
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When you've written long enough, you see that there's a common theme in your work.
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One's work may be finished someday, but one's education never.
