Anton Chekhov Quotes
The more elevated a culture, the richer its language. The number of words and their combinations depends directly on a sum of conceptions and ideas; without the latter there can be no understandings, no definitions, and, as a result, no reason to enrich a language.
Quotes to Explore
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I am not an enemy of the Negro. We want him here among us; he is the only laboring class we have.
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Parents were invented to make children happy by giving them something to ignore.
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Anna Wintour has guided me.
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My first job ever was on 'Peak Practice.' I just had to walk up the stairs. They kept the take where I slipped slightly, which was annoying.
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I was not the pampered baby, no. I'm five years younger, and my parents were actually very strict with me, more strict than with the other ones.
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When I was younger, I wanted to marry early, like at 23. Year by year, I found things I wanted to do, and the thought of marriage disappeared. But I don't want to marry too late. Around 31?
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This is the beauty of fiction. We may not like these characters, but we inhabit them.
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We love those who know the worst of us and don't turn their faces away.
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A man builds a house in England with the expectation of living in it and leaving it to his children; we shed our houses in America as easily as a snail does his shell.
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'Curvy' is just a polite way of saying 'fat.'
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I've never had a couch that needed to be cleaned or learned how to couch-clean in general. That feels too grown-up.
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I lost my job in the most public way possible, and the press had a field day with it all over the world. And guess what? I'm still here.
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There is no such source of error as the pursuit of truth.
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We're the first not-white family to ever live in the governor's mansion. My son-in-law is Puerto Rican. I have a beautiful little granddaughter who is half Korean and half Latina. I'm the only white guy in the house.
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I like to hike with my dog, Webster. It helps clear my mind.
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Biochemistry is the science of life. All our life processes - walking, talking, moving, feeding - are essentially chemical reactions. So biochemistry is actually the chemistry of life, and it's supremely interesting.
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I've always loved film more than theater.
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The public saw my father right out of central casting. He looked the part, acted the part... he was the part! The real life Godfather.
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Sand is one of the best exfoliates out there! Take a handful of sand and rub it on your skin in small circles. When you're done, wash it off and presto... you get spa like skin, without the price tag.
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Tiptoeing on a tightrope past insider trading laws may be deft and clever, but it doesn't make it right.
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They are radical groups who identify with the violent jihad of Islamacist terror organizations like al-Qaeda, Hizbollah, Islamic Jihad and Hamas. And they have the support of a radical culture that regards America as the Great Satan, and Muslims and Arabs as the people whom America oppresses.
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Words and deeds are far from being one. Much that is talked about is left undone.
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Chances are you're using overeating as a way to escape yourself. It's an attempt not to feel or think about what you really need to feel and face.
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The more elevated a culture, the richer its language. The number of words and their combinations depends directly on a sum of conceptions and ideas; without the latter there can be no understandings, no definitions, and, as a result, no reason to enrich a language.
