Elihu Root Quotes
There is so much of good in human nature that men grow to like each other upon better acquaintance, and this points to another way in which we may strive to promote the peace of the world.
Quotes to Explore
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I know I'm in the exceptional position of having money, but I didn't have it for many decades. I'm always trying to get shows put on for 25 per cent less production costs.
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It is part of my responsibility as a bridge builder to speak the truth about what's great about America, what we've done right, and what our less glorious moments. And many people feel that the Iraq adventure, for example, has been one of our less glorious moments.
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You can't play it safe if you want to get ahead.
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We make assumptions: nurses should be nice, teachers should be good. But everyone has a dark side, some darker than others.
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Confidence is key. Sometimes, you need to look like you're confident even when you're not.
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My first book was poetry, but I didn't write it first. I wrote it third. So my first two books were prose.
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Among those people lucky enough, if you will, to have actually been brought to trial as a political prisoner, several historians have said there has not been one acquittal since the Bolshevik Revolution.
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I've written a screenplay that is a series of monologues and songs; they form this sort of human tapestry across time and place. The form is strange, but I find it really fascinating.
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I used to be very photogenic. My brother took a lot of pictures of me in Dubai. I thought maybe I could be a movie star. There was a hurdle, though - I didn't know anything about films.
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I personally don't even try to compare New York and L.A. To me, they are just way too different.
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I always played sports when I was young. I played football and baseball for eight years. I loved football.
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The extras are a nice bonus feature, but the main incentive is the musical experience.
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It's more important to try to do something for the crores of poor people of my country.
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I retreat to my cave in a very male fashion.
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I find the whole concept of women screaming at me so odd. It's very flattering, but I don't think I will ever consider myself to be a sex symbol.
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When I was on stage with the Spice Girls, I thought people were there to see the other four and not me.
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If men make war in slavish obedience to rules, they will fail.
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Here in Denmark, you can easily just be left alone. This is my 'hood, and people leave me alone; it's nice.
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The truth is most women are weak, be they mortal or immortal. But when they are strong, they are absolutely unpredictable.
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I'm not a long-term member of the 'Breaking Bad' family.
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I think we live in an entertainment world where performers like to flaunt how great they are. The Conchords don't do that. Even when they stumble onstage, people like it.
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To me there is no past or future in art. If a work of art does not live in the present, it must not be considered at all.
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Speaking from personal experience, I think that losing the sense of free will has only improved my ethics - by increasing my feelings of compassion and forgiveness, and diminishing my sense of entitlement to the fruits of my own good luck.
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There is so much of good in human nature that men grow to like each other upon better acquaintance, and this points to another way in which we may strive to promote the peace of the world.
