Charles Dickens Quotes
We must leave the discovery of this mystery, like all others, to time, and accident, and Heaven's pleasure.
Quotes to Explore
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I never took hallucinogenic drugs because I never wanted my consciousness expanded one unnecessary iota.
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I made a name for myself as someone who is determined to swim against the stream if it's dirty.
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Being in the public eye, you can't really avoid a lot of questions. A lot of questions are being thrown at you, whether it's about your personal life or your personal beliefs, and I'm happy to answer them all.
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I've never filed a patent lawsuit. I hope never to file a patent lawsuit. That may be unrealistic, but it would be great if I could avoid doing it... Lawsuits are a ridiculous way to do business.
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Working in Birmingham for the first time was the best thing, especially as it was round the corner from my mum's house in Harborne!
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I left for Petersburg in August, 1871 and stayed there until 1879.
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My parents separated when I was young, and as a result, my father had to learn how to braid our hair on the nights my sisters and I would stay with him. We would arrive to school the next morning with these incredibly endearing lopsided braids he had fashioned. This may have expedited the process of my learning how to braid my own hair.
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I don't know any Londoners 'cos I'm from Manchester.
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It's very irresponsible to deny the reality of a problem to see whether it might stop existing.
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The strength of America is not in Washington.
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I'm interested in that drive, that rush to judgment, that is so prevalent in our society. We all know that pleasurable rush that comes from condemning, and in the short term it's quite a satisfying thing to do, isn't it?
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To be perfectly happy it does not suffice to possess happiness, it is necessary to have deserved it.
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It should not be the government running the economy.
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I learned to listen and listen very well. It helped me athletically and in the classroom as well. The person who talks a lot or talks over people misses out because they weren't listening.
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I'm one of the idiots that negotiates after I write.
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I was a prosecutor for many years, I'm a crime victim myself, and I've tried so many cases I don't even know how many anymore.
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I had practiced with the team, and the first scheduled game was with the University of Missouri. They made it quite clear to the Army that they would not play a team with a black player on it. Instead of telling me the truth, the Army gave me leave to go home.
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I don't feel particularly comfortable about actors using whatever power they may have to push their beliefs, unless they're extremely well informed.
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If listeners aren't carried away to Heaven, I'm failing.
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Furthermore, the slaves cannot be put into a more wretched situation, ourselves being judges, and the community cannot take a more lively step to escape ruin, and obtain the smiles and protection of Heaven.
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In my beginning is my end.
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My ideal summer day was reading on the porch.
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We must leave the discovery of this mystery, like all others, to time, and accident, and Heaven's pleasure.
