E. W. Howe Quotes
What is common sense? That which attracts the least opposition that which brings most agreeable and worthy results.
Quotes to Explore
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There are only two forces that unite men - fear and interest.
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I'm bisexual.
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In Gnosticism, the physical world did not ultimately matter - which meant physical suffering did not matter either. Seeking 'enlightenment' meant cultivating an attitude of detachment, even indifference.
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Do not wish to be anything but what you are, and try to be that perfectly.
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Decisions are made by those who show up.
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Anyone who attacks our LGBT community, anyone who attacks anyone in our state, will be gone after with the full extent of the law.
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I love New York, I love the smell of New York... I love the subway.
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It took me a while to find myself.
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There's no such thing as a standard size movie star, or woman for that matter.
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Acting wasn't even in my world at all. My oldest sister worked at 'Glamour' magazine and said I should model, but I had no interest.
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The next time you find yourself racing quickly down the street, know that you're not only running to your next appointment, you are literally running from contact with your truest feelings, deepest needs and most valuable insights.
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I think when you go to a store and you go to the Justin Timberlake page and stream it from there, that's great, but that means you went to the store. iTunes Radio lets you discover it without you having to think about it.
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I'd love to say that I could write political songs, but I don't feel clued-up enough.
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No righteous rules, however rigid, are too stringent for me; I will live above them.
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It had never occurred to us that the Kremlin's new anti-booze campaign would apply to journalists. Now, that's a human-rights violation.
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I'm planning, you see, to try to confine myself to the truth. That's hard for an old, inveterate fantasy martyr and illegible liar who has never hesitated to give truth the form he felt the occasion demanded.
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For ne'erWas flattery lost on poet's ear:A simple race! they waste their toilFor the vain tribute of a smile.
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The fact that you can write verse is in itself a certificate that you can write prose.
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You love who you love. I happen to just love a lot of women.
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I think the only choice that will enable us to hold to our vision... is one that abandons the concept of naming enemies and adopts a concept familiar to the nonviolent tradition: naming behavior that is oppressive.
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Focus on what you're grateful for in your life. If you don't appreciate what you have, you won't get any more... because the universe thinks it's not important to you, and therefore you don't need any more.
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My style when I was 17 was very low-key with jeans, T-shirts, and Converse. I was signed to a major record label by then, so I had stylists helping me.
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I love working with Alicia Keys, because it's not just the ability to do the dance to me; I think it's the ability to interpret it that excites me the most.
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What is common sense? That which attracts the least opposition that which brings most agreeable and worthy results.
