Henry David Thoreau Quotes
It was his peculiar doctrine that a man has a perfect right to interfere by force with the slaveholder, in order to rescue the slave. I agree with him. They who are continually shocked by slavery have some right to be shocked by the violent death of the slaveholder, but no others.Henry David Thoreau
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I played competitive golf all my life. Then all of a sudden, when I quit playing the game, I've got all this spare time and this energy. And certainly I wasn't ready to pack up my bags and go sit in front of the television with a shawl on.
Jack Nicklaus -
I live in a 'sky island,' a unique mountain valley environment where half the animal species of North America can be found.
Nancy Farmer -
The arms race is worse than it ever was, the dumping of creation down a military rat hole is worse than it ever was, the wars across the earth are worse than they ever were.
Daniel Berrigan -
Think and grow rich.
Napoleon Hill -
Because with Black Label and all the fans it's just one big family.
Zakk Wylde Black Label Society -
The young always have the same problem - how to rebel and conform at the same time. They have now solved this by defying their parents and copying one another.
Quentin Crisp
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Too often, I've put my career and helping others ahead of my own needs.
Karen McCarthy -
A label's typical plan would be to put something out that's safer and get fans, and then push buttons, but my idea is to push buttons first, scare off the people who are gonna be scared off, and then the right people will like you for who you really are, and stay with you.
Kacey Musgraves -
I did not want to be the best black man of the year; I wanted to be the best man of the year.
Daley Thompson -
Being a decathlete is like having ten girlfriends. You have to love them all, and you can't afford losing one.
Daley Thompson -
Do what you are not supposed to do, like wear white shoes all year round.
Carine Roitfeld -
I am a compulsive and concise shopper.
Zac Posen
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Why do I always choose the shopping cart with the squeaky wheel? Is it my bad luck, or are all the carts dysfunctional?
Rachel Nichols -
I started working at the age of 2, doing commercials and modeling in New York.
Nancy McKeon -
I love any excuse to come to New York - when it's not February.
K. A. Applegate -
I don't like writing with real people in mind.
Laura Wade -
Zionism is a revolutionary process. And in a revolution, you must be ready not to think too much about sentiments or human weaknesses.
Yitzhak Shamir -
All these actors who died before I was born, all the theaters and the artistic movements - all that stuff fills you up and makes you feel like you're the inheritor of all this information and of all its passion.
Harold Prince
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People aren't buying records like they used to, so it's nice to try to figure out a way to make them do it. I would enjoy the same thing to own an old movie house, to try to trick people to come in - like having 3-D or Smell-o-Vision or Vibra-Vision or something. Mcguffins to get people interested.
Jack White The White Stripes -
When you grow up in the music industry, trying to be Britney Spears because that's what sells records and then you realize, 'All I have to do is be myself? I should have thought of that a long time ago,' it feels good to have success come from what's actually inside of you.
Jessica Simpson -
One in seven Americans, including more than 8 million children, does not have even basic healthcare coverage.
Dave Reichert -
For, as you know, religions are like glow-worms; they shine only when it is dark.
Arthur Schopenhauer -
It isn't enough to talk about peace. One must believe in it. And it isn't enough to believe in it. One must work at it.
Eleanor Roosevelt -
It was his peculiar doctrine that a man has a perfect right to interfere by force with the slaveholder, in order to rescue the slave. I agree with him. They who are continually shocked by slavery have some right to be shocked by the violent death of the slaveholder, but no others.
Henry David Thoreau