Logan Pearsall Smith Quotes
When they come downstairs from their Ivory Towers, Idealists are very apt to walk straight into the gutter.
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Even under Obamacare, there are people that get subsidized insurance. But that has a $6,000 deductible. What do you think they do with that $6,000 deductible? They are still a nonpayer.
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England is a nation of shopkeepers.
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I'm mostly drawn to narratives that are difficult for me to visualize.
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Architecture is how the person places herself in the space. Fashion is about how you place the object on the person.
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On the whole, I am on the side of the unregenerate who affirms the worth of life as an end in itself, as against the saints who deny it.
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I can't deal with someone flashy. That's so not me.
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It's essential for a fighter to go separately and just focus on training away from everybody else.
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There is no correlation between a childhood success and a professional athlete.
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I defy any woman that doesn't feel more elegant and more groomed and ready for an evening than if you have a blow dry.
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What distinguishes modern art from the art of other ages is criticism.
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Warnings about children being overscheduled, racing from one enriching activity to the next, first surfaced in the early 20th century.
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I've always been a bit of an inventor, just making up weird things people haven't thought of before. I can't tell you exactly what, though, because they might actually happen one day!
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Everyone has to find what is right for them, and it is different for everyone. Eating for me is how you proclaim your beliefs three times a day. That is why all religions have rules about eating. Three times a day, I remind myself that I value life and do not want to cause pain to or kill other living beings. That is why I eat the way I do.
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Piet van Oostrum: I find this a nice feature but it is not according to the documentation. Or is it a BUG?Larry Wall: Let's call it an accidental feature.
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Few persons are prevented from thinking themselves right by the reflection that, if they be right, the rest of the world is wrong.
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Just rejoice at that news and congratulate our forces and the marines. .. Rejoice.
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I just prefer instrumental. I don't need to hear what other people are singing. And if I need music as a backdrop to work or to think, I need to have that part of the brain clear - I don't need people feeding their fantasies into my vision.
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A lot of them have families to feed, and I think it's a tragic situation where players aren't comfortable speaking what's on their mind or what's right because they're afraid of consequences that come along with it. That's not an ideal environment for anybody.
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I always assumed the Department of Agriculture was the farmer and rancher's friend.
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You saw how long the grass was, it was very long and it spoiled the game.
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Managing forests, rivers, grasslands, and coral reefs in sustainable ways makes them more resilient and increases their ability to absorb greenhouse gases, which is good for business.
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I believe Congress has a duty to do so as well; not simply as a body of legislators, but more importantly as a community of friends, neighbors, parents and Americans.
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When they come downstairs from their Ivory Towers, Idealists are very apt to walk straight into the gutter.
