Henry David Thoreau Quotes
The finest workers in stone are not copper or steel tools, but the gentle touches of air and water working at their leisure with a liberal allowance of time.
Quotes to Explore
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I enjoy all kinds of performances and take each role differently. I keep the audiences in mind.
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The joining of the whole congregation in prayer has something exceedingly solemn and affecting in it.
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I like simple things. Elastic waists, so I can eat.
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Healthy is in the eye of the beholder.
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If I was to do anything besides acting, I would be a fireman or a beat cop. I'd do a regular job.
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I get a lot of influence from pro wrestling. People are like, 'Oh, it's fake.' But it's not about whether the guy wins or loses, it's about how he entertains you the whole time you're watching.
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I like bangers and really testosterone-fueled stuff.
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I was with the Jessie Bonstelle Stock Company in Detroit and Buffalo for three seasons - 10 performances and a new play every week. She was an amazing woman who did a great deal for me.
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Most tragic mistake in history occurred when the United States joined the U.N.
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I'm one of those pesky Brits.
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I'm a 'Blackadder' girl.
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As a child, I had a serious illness that lasted for two years or more. I have vague recollections of this illness and of my being carried about a great deal. I was known as the 'sick one.' Whether this illness gave me a twist away from ordinary paths, I don't know; but it is possible.
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If you're CEO of a company, you have to be a public person. You're speaking to the press, you're speaking to investors, you're speaking to employees, you're the public face of the company and so kind of naturally you become more extroverted, more outwards facing.
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If I were to meet the most incredible man, and he just so happened to not make as much money as I do, I wouldn't hold it against him.
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A lot of the time, people think I'm really dumb or really uncomfortable talking to them, which is kind of a real thing.
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When I was young, I was extremely scared of dying. But now I think it a very, very wise arrangement. It's like a light that is extinguished. Not very much to make a fuss about.
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They were all interested in what I was going to do, because I'd never worked in televsion before.
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I've got that Beethoven energy, that Stravinsky energy. And it's all a gift from the Creator.
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I want to advise this people, if the Lord ever does give you an inspiration, for heaven's sake write it down and remember it.
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None of us can claim to be fair and square in love - and I'm definitely not a hypocrite! Humans are built to evolve with time. It depends on the nature of the relationship you share with a person. It is there today, tomorrow it may be gone; c'est la vie.
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I like Instagram - it's a good way to keep up with my friends without having to text or call all the time, and I really like Snapchat.
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...the only thing that makes the Church endurable is that it is somehow the body of Christ and that on this we are fed. It seems to be a fact that you have to suffer as much from the Church as for it but if you believe in the divinity of Christ, you have to cherish the world at the same time that you struggle to endure it.
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When I wrote 'The Interestings,' I wanted to let time unspool, to give the book the feeling of time passing. I had to allow myself the freedom to move back and forth in time freely, and to trust that readers would accept this.
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The finest workers in stone are not copper or steel tools, but the gentle touches of air and water working at their leisure with a liberal allowance of time.
