Beilby Porteus Quotes
In sober state,Through the sequestered vale of rural life,The venerable patriarch guileless heldThe tenor of his way.
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A stale article, if you dip it in a good, warm, sunny smile, will go off better than a fresh one that you've scowled upon.
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Once you're signed to a label you compromise.
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I doubt if you can have a truly wild party without liquor.
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There can be no defence like elaborate courtesy.
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I've got a 12-year-old grandson who, when he was 3 years old, before he could say many other words, could name the different kinds of dinosaurs.
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Of course great politicians are always liable to be wrong about something, and the more people tell them they are wrong, the more stubbornly they defend their error.
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We're all capable of mistakes, but I do not care to enlighten you on the mistakes we may or may not have made.
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I don't really shop any more. I only do it when I have to. I think it is very overrated.
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I only use my sick days for hang-overs and soap opera weddings.
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People do not seem to realize that their opinion of the world is also a confession of character.
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For me, the love really flowed when I found out the baby was a boy. That's when I could finally bond, once I knew 'it' was a him.
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I've turned down twentysomething million dollars for movies.
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As long as I know my head's in the right place, my feet are on the ground, I think I'll be fine.
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Jesus' own witness of sacrificial love and forgiveness, and his work to heal the sick and care for those in need, represent God's ways and vision for us.
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I find the presence of the sea quite inspiring, and sometimes I do just get out and walk around and take in the sea breeze to try and clear my mind.
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It is users that are driving the networks with innovations on top of the networks and with innovations in the devices space. This is very healthy.
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You have to open up on stage.
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A movie and a stage show are two entirely different things. A picture, you can do anything you want. Change it, cut out a scene, put in a scene, take a scene out. They don't do that on stage.
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Self-discipline is the key to personal greatness. It is the magic quality that opens all doors for you, and makes everything else possible. With self-discipline, the average person can rise as far and as fast as his talents and intelligence can take him. But without self-discipline, a person with every blessing of background, education and opportunity will seldom rise above mediocrity.
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Life is very fleeting. It’s important to be gentle and optimistic. We look behind and think what we’ve done in this life has been good. It was simple; it was modest. Everyone creates their own story and moves on. That’s it. I don’t feel particularly important. What we create is not important. We’re very insignificant.
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I would never wanna do a show that's strictly maudlin and invaded my personal life and my home. I would never do that.
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I speak for the slave when I say that I prefer the philanthropy of Captain Brown to that philanthropy which neither shoots me nor liberates me.
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In sober state,Through the sequestered vale of rural life,The venerable patriarch guileless heldThe tenor of his way.
