Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes
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The Afghans themselves say that if you put two Afghans in a room, you get three factions.
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To give pleasure to a single heart by a single act is better than a thousand heads bowing in prayer.
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But Charlie, Charlie, how can we ever really know anything? Charlie, what or who is God?
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After 'Pitch Perfect,' I only want to be in sequels. No. 2 of whatever.
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I reach my readers regardless of what the critics have written.
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I don't ever take anything for granted.
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It's the persona that makes you a leading actor. A leading actor has something extra that's fun to watch. But it isn't usually about acting.
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I come from a place where everything about me, even my body language, is saying: I mean you no harm. I smile, I laugh. Basic stuff for most people.
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A man's friendships are, like his will, invalidated by marriage - but they are also no less invalidated by the marriage of his friends.
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I've learned never say never.
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The man who is intent on making the most of his opportunities is too busy to bother about luck.
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No, I didn't work it out upside down, I never turned it around.
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Procrastination is one of the most common and deadliest of diseases and its toll on success and happiness is heavy.
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What I always loved about theater is that that's an experience that a company of actors just sinks itself into for weeks, and you really get to work on the material, and by the time you're in front of an audience, you really own it.
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We do want more, and when it becomes more, we shall still want more. And we shall never cease to demand more until we have received the results of our labor.
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I was lucky that I started very young, since I had a very clear idea of what I wanted to do. But my father is very conservative, and he never considered fashion to be a real career but something I could pursue as a hobby. He wanted me to be a doctor, and at one point, I thought of becoming a plastic surgeon.
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There's no limit to how complicated things can get, on account of one thing always leading to another.
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I'm not in a position to go back into public service.
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John McCain's choice of Sarah Palin as running mate is the towering example of his poor judgment. Palin's ignorance of public affairs is monumental.
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I like Taylor Swift a lot. She has really fun, catchy songs. It's so funny: I always say any guy that's gonna date her, just be careful, because if it doesn't work out, they know by now the next single is gonna be about them! I love how real she is. I really respect her a lot as an artist.
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If you're not in it you can't win it.
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The Philippines is a terrible name, coming from Spain. Phillip II was the father of the inquisition, who I believe died of syphilis. It is my great regret that we didn't change the name of our country.
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Win as if you were used to it, lose as if you enjoyed it for a change.
