Anton Chekhov Quotes
Ordinary hypocrites pretend to be doves; political and literary hypocrites pretend to be eagles. But don't be disconcerted by their aquiline appearance. They are not eagles, but rats or dogs.Anton Chekhov
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It is wonderful what strength of purpose and boldness and energy of will are roused by the assurance that we are doing our duty.
Walter Scott -
The issues that we face as a country and in South Florida aren't broken down by city line or county line.
Ted Deutch -
I am very lucky because when I come back home, I have a completely normal life. I can relax, playing golf, fishing - doing what I want. I know when I finish a tournament, I am going to relax at home.
Rafael Nadal -
My mom taught me from a young age to give back and volunteer any chance you get. It was something that I knew, if I made the NFL, I would financially have the ability to do.
J. J. Watt -
I stopped watching horror movies after I watched 'Candyman' when I was – I don't know, fifteen or something. I remember my sister rented it, 'Candyman,' and it really, really scared me. And so it was only after I found myself in a horror film that I really went back and kind of rediscovered the genre.
Fiona Dourif -
I'm committed to the goal of Senate Bill 324, and that is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Kate Brown
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I'm a Persian Jew, and we don't speak Hebrew.
Zubin Mehta -
We all have our strengths and our failings.
Hannah Simone -
Bipartisanship is really tough to achieve when everyone on both sides is left with a bad, bad taste in their mouths.
Brown Campbell -
Having stretched the boundaries some, I'm perfectly content now to work within them. 'Doonesbury' doesn't need to become 'South Park.' You won't ever see any singing turds.
Garry Trudeau -
We must adjust our value systems and work to modify today's societies, in which economic interests are carried to the extreme and irrationally produce not merely objects, but weapons of war. These societies don't care about the destruction of the planet and mankind as long as they earn profits - it can't go on like this.
Laura Esquivel -
People on television have trouble with fame because audiences think they're their mates.
Ian Mckellen
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And then, I suppose, there's also a cinematic reality on top of that. Because it was extremely difficult to keep tabs on, it was quite confusing acting that.
Gabriel Byrne -
Nothing is as obnoxious as other people's luck.
F. Scott Fitzgerald -
I'm a bit of a perfectionist. I'll watch myself back on 'Xtra Factor' and want to do it again because of a few hiccups.
Olly Murs -
I'm not in demand. I'm all washed up.
Sam Shepard -
The secret of a leader lies in the tests he has faced over the whole course of his life and the habit of action he develops in meeting those tests.
Gail Sheehy -
I loved what I did. I could've been secretary of state for ever.
Madeleine Albright
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I voted for the Deficit Reduction Package with significant heartburn over the student aid provisions.
Bob Inglis -
I'm more rooted in new plays and new writing.
Brendan Coyle -
I think it was wrong to take the decision to slow F1 down. It was much better in my day, when it was already a lot safer than it had been in the '70s and '80s, but you could still drive crazy fast.
Jacques Villeneuve -
There was a time there when I thought going out was so fun. I don't know how it happens, but suddenly that's not a priority anymore.
Lisa Kudrow -
Judaism is interesting in that there is something there that I think you just can't understand if you're not a Jew - it moves into a realm of true mystery.
Marianne Williamson -
Ordinary hypocrites pretend to be doves; political and literary hypocrites pretend to be eagles. But don't be disconcerted by their aquiline appearance. They are not eagles, but rats or dogs.
Anton Chekhov