A. E. Housman Quotes
Therefore, since the world has stillMuch good, but much less good than ill,And while the sun and moon endureLuck’s a chance, but trouble’s sureI’d face it as a wise man would,And train for ill and not for good.
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Dr. Phil is hiding something. Otherwise, why wouldn't he use his last name?
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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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I'm always surprised when an actor goes so deeply into the truth that they shake you to your core.
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Many are the names of God and infinite the forms through which He may be approached.
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Here in America we're doing the most wonderful crafts.
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Wherever magistrates were appointed from among those who complied with the injunctions of the laws, Socrates considered the government to be an aristocracy.
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Many people think fairy tales and retellings of fairy tales are only for children, but I'm not the only writer to take an old tale and retell it for a sophisticated adult audience.
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When the CEO makes a decision, people don't come back on it.
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Improv as an actor makes you present in the moment. You listen, you're attentive. You're not acting so much as reacting, which is what you're doing in life all the time.
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We interpret our agreement with the IMF - our participation in the IMF's system of cooperation - as a borrowing agreement. The IMF sees it as an economic policy agreement. This is not in our interest.
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Stories are the common ground that allow people to connect, despite all our defences and all our differences.
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The days of the painter at the Bauhaus appear to be truly over. They are estranged from the actual core of present activities, and their influence is more restricting than inspiring.
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I'm tired of living in a police state.
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Writing is the supreme solace.
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Lawmakers misrepresent the facts when they call the manufacturing deduction known as Section 199 - passed by Congress in 2004 to spur domestic job growth - a 'subsidy' for oil and gas firms. The truth is that all U.S. manufacturers, from software producers to filmmakers and coffee roasters, are eligible for this deduction.
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All of the very important events in my life happen by chance.
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I wish every woman would love herself and embrace what she was given naturally.
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When you are a singer, you have to nurse yourself and make sure you don't get a cold.
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A man of God in the will of God is immortal until His work is done.
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Were there none who were discontented with what they have, the world would never reach anything better.
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'The Daily Show' was amazing because I learned so much.
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I really don't like hurting people; I like making people feel good.
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Where we live in the world is never one place. Our hearts, those dogged mirrors, keep flashing us moons before we are ready for them.
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Therefore, since the world has stillMuch good, but much less good than ill,And while the sun and moon endureLuck’s a chance, but trouble’s sureI’d face it as a wise man would,And train for ill and not for good.
