Edith Hamilton Quotes
A people's literature is the great textbook for real knowledge of them. The writings of the day show the quality of the people as no historical reconstruction can.
Quotes to Explore
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I'm an actor, and I like having attention, I guess. There's a reason I like being on stage. There's a reason I like being in front of a camera. It's that interaction.
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As a businessperson, I don't have the power to change the government. That is in the hands of the political leaders. However, as a taxpayer, we have the right to be critical of the government and demand change.
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Playing evil is just not interesting. I don't think anyone who does evil stuff thinks they're doing evil stuff. That's the scary part.
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When I was younger, I felt pressure to become someone else once I became successful.
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Life has been kind to me. I am happy with the love and appreciation that I have been getting throughout my career. I feel blessed.
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I'm a bit of a fashion magpie.
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I like to relate to my kids as they are. I enjoy spending that time with them. I see that my girls are so completely different and different from me, too.
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Customs form us all, our thoughts, our morals, our most fixed beliefs; are consequences of our place of birth.
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I'm nearsighted in my right eye, have glaucoma in my left, and the nerves in my hands are on Medicare. Basically, I'm on the wrong end of a short sale.
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Leaks are always bad news.
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I was willing to accept what I couldn't change.
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Modesty seldom resides in a breast that is not enriched with nobler virtues.
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First, we will focus on the privatization of small and medium sized enterprises, followed by the medium size industry and then we will move on to the heavy industry.
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My stories are not Christianized at all. I don't even have any Christians in my stories. What they are, are stories about ordinary people going through extraordinary circumstances in which I'm exploring truth. How light overcomes darkness in a way that's unmistakable to anyone who has any kind of faith.
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Having a son is not all pleasure.
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Those who said I'm not an out-and-out goal-scorer are probably right. I always feel I could score more.
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Right away when I got to college, I realized that being a politician sucks. It's really hard! It wasn't for me. B.J. Novak is convinced that I will run for mayor of Chicago at some point. He begs me to do it. It'd be a tough gig, but I was always very attracted to the idea of helping people and trying to make the city a better place.
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As a television actor, I was held to a tight, rigid structure.
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Where would we be without inhibitions? They're quite useful things when you look at some of the things humans do if they lose them.
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It doesn't feel good when you're put down, and especially for no uncertain reason.
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You were the leaves, basking in the sunlight. I was the root, growing in the darkness ~Danzo
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When I visit new places, I like to see the markets.
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Sometimes my faith becomes more sensitive to how people feel, as opposed to what needs to be.
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A people's literature is the great textbook for real knowledge of them. The writings of the day show the quality of the people as no historical reconstruction can.
