Anne Bradstreet Quotes
Fire hath its force abated by water, not by wind; and anger must be allayed by cold words, and not by blustering threats.
Quotes to Explore
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There are things I take sides about, like capital punishment, which it seems to me there is only one side about: it is evil. But there are two or three sides to sexual harassment, and the moment you get into particular cases, there is injustice in every conceivable direction. It's a mess.
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I never did a dirty armpit. You can look dirty, but you can't be dirty.
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Understand that the right to choose your own path is a sacred privilege. Use it. Dwell in possibility.
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It is so difficult in the world for people to find love, true love.
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Excellence is not a skill, it's an attitude.
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The problem of the minimum dwelling is that of establishing the elementary minimum of space, air, light, and heat required by man in order that he be able to fully develop his life functions without experiencing limitations due to his dwelling, i.e. a minimum modus vivendi in place of a modus non moriendi.
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When the peace treaty is signed, the war isn't over for the veterans, or the family. It's just starting.
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Every teenager and everybody around the ages from 10 to 18 has to go through finding out who they are.
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It is often easier to become outraged by injustice half a world away than by oppression and discrimination half a block from home.
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When the British became Christian, Christianity in no way altered their political organisation.
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Honestly, I try and stay away from what's been written about me, because if you let that stuff get to you and it's not true it can drive you crazy. One thing that I have heard recently which is not true, I didn't say it, is that I believe I was quote saying 'I will never take my shirt off for a movie again.' I didn't say that.
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I know the Russian political elite has got used to the Ukraine suffering from an inferiority complex, but I want this to disappear from our relationship.
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An ounce of performance is worth pounds of promises.
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Everyone agrees to that; but when we come to define truth, dissension starts.
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Being Jewish is a big part of my artistic sensibility and my humor... I think it gives me a certain take on the world on a literary level.
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I still have my original social security card signed when I was 13.
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Beware how you take away hope from another human being.
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The tar sands has changed Canada in the same way the fur trade has changed Canada.
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It's impossible for everybody to be in sync, even the most proper family.
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The thankful heart will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings.
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I love to be able to tell a whole story in three-and-half minutes.
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Nothing is so difficult but that it may be found out by seeking.
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Fire hath its force abated by water, not by wind; and anger must be allayed by cold words, and not by blustering threats.
