Henry David Thoreau Quotes
Unjust laws exist: shall we be content to obey them, or shall we endeavor to amend them, and obey them until we have succeeded, or shall we transgress them at once?
Quotes to Explore
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For most of my career, I've played roles that were written for other actresses.
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What Washington needs is adult supervision.
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The real debate is, when does life begin? When life begins, it deserves protection.
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I am a raging alcoholic and a raging addict and I didn't want to see my kids do the same thing.
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It was a movement that had all the art critics, all the museum directors in its thrall.
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Shakespeare doesn't really write subtext, you play the subtext.
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I just try to show up and be relaxed and present and honest. And that's my only trick. And sometimes it works, and sometimes it doesn't. Honestly, sometimes it really doesn't work.
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Kaepernick's protest has been very successful. I really appreciate the fact that he's been giving away money to organisations; he pledged to give away a million dollars, and he's been doing it.
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I have about 4 million Lego bricks. And then a few million in storage in case something comes up. I still pay for them. I buy my bricks just like everyone else. It's by far my biggest capital expense.
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There are no dangerous thoughts; thinking itself is dangerous.
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I like to hike with my dog, Webster. It helps clear my mind.
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The two offices of memory are collection and distribution.
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My approach is to be part of a band that makes music, not hit songs.
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The relationship between East and West needs to be and can be fixed via pop culture.
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But eradicating corruption is not enough to sustain a country.
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I can't understand Urdu, Bahasa or Russian, but when the Pakistani Faiz, the Indonesian Rendra and the Russian Rosdentvensky declaim, I can feel the living throb of rhythm and music, the warmth and passion of their poetry, as do the hundreds, not a mere roomful, of poetry lovers in the audience.
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I'm representing the single women out there, dating around, trying to find the right guy who respects you and appreciates you. Maybe I'll settle down somewhere. Gotta keep looking.
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There are forms of art that I might not like to do myself, but I still have respect for the artists who create it.
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Nature is full of genius, full of the divinity; so that not a snowflake escapes its fashioning hand.
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I am actually very well-organized. All I need to do is open my closet and just choose. But, you see, although I carry many different choices with me, I always end up wearing a tank top, jeans and sneakers.
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A man of faith will remain steadfast to truth even though the whole world might appear to be enveloped in falsehood.
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Wealth can also be that attitude of gratitude with which we remind ourselves everyday to count our blessings.
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Unjust laws exist: shall we be content to obey them, or shall we endeavor to amend them, and obey them until we have succeeded, or shall we transgress them at once?
