John Adams Quotes
Laws for the liberal education of youth, especially of the lower class of people, are so extremely wise and useful, that, to a humane and generous mind, no expense for this purpose would be thought extravagant.
Quotes to Explore
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The fallacy of the neoclassicals is their tenet that total employment, though hit by shocks, can be said always to be heading back to some normal level.
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I made my parents crazy. As a kid, I redecorated my bedroom every month. I would literally save my allowance and go buy things.
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Truth is tough. It will not break, like a bubble, at a touch; nay, you may kick it about all day like a football, and it will be round and full at evening.
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What I love is dropping into someone else's life and exploring it.
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Theater dates very quickly.
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My life has been forged by middle class values: faith, hard work, deep respect for America and all that she stands for.
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Sport's hard: the margin between winning and losing is tiny.
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When I was a kid, I had two great guilty pleasures. One was horror movies and the other was martial arts movies.
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My mother and my grandmother are pioneers of Mexican cuisine in this country, so I grew up in the kitchen. My mom, Zarela Martinez, was by far my biggest influence and inspiration - and toughest critic.
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Maturity - among other things, the unclouded happiness of the child at play, who takes it for granted that he is at one with his play-mates.
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If man makes himself a worm he must not complain when he is trodden on.
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Who cares about the clouds when we're together? Just sing a song and bring the sunny weather.
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Circle are praised, not that abound, In largeness, but the exactly round.
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Men weren't always happy for me. It was very challenging to watch a woman be so successful.
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The UK has a poor investment record. According to IMF data, we have come seventh out of the top seven industrialised countries since 1999.
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Um, well, I made a new CD called 'Dream With Me' and it's out now, and I'm really excited about it.
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The other aspect of American identity worth focusing on is the concept of America as a nation of immigrants. That certainly is a partial truth. But it is often assumed to be the total truth.
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It's like I understand images and some people understand poetry.
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Nothing focuses the mind better than the constant sight of a competitor who wants to wipe you off the map.
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I've always been compelled by some force to be a performer.
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Laws for the liberal education of youth, especially of the lower class of people, are so extremely wise and useful, that, to a humane and generous mind, no expense for this purpose would be thought extravagant.
