John Adams Quotes
Is there no way for two friendly souls to converse together, although the bodies are 400 miles off? Yes, by letter. But I want a better communication. I want to hear your think, or to see your thoughts.The conclusion of your letter makes my heart throb more than a cannonade would. You bid me burn your letters. But I must forget you first.
Quotes to Explore
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Now that our kids are getting older, they need their space. We dug out the basement so they will have a place to go crazy in the wintertime. My son is already talking about how he's going to make a skateboard ramp. It's just a mosh pit down there, so they can do whatever they want. We're not even going to finish it.
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If you're in a dark place, you're there for a reason. And the only way to get through to those kids or to other people going through the same thing is really to meet them in that dark place and then slowly bring them to the light.
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Every morning I wake up and thank God.
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I don't like the blame game, though.
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So long as you create laws that define women as victims, as creatures that demand protection, that need bodyguards, you are going to perpetuate the very worst of our sexist past.
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And I mean I never doubt anybody's record.
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I think I 'turn off' women. I've a kind of a weird personality. Women may think that I'm a mess.
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I still keep my accent.
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The old series of sittings with Mrs. Piper convinced me of survival for reasons which I should find it hard to formulate in any strict fashion, but that was their distinct effect.
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To do a really good interview, you have to be truly interested in the person.
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A lot of people go in and have to create their own characters, and they do fine with it.
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I let characters be human and flawed and relatable. When we do things that aren't that great, we can understand it.
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Everyone should learn to tango in Argentina before they die.
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My father was a sort of John Wayne Texan who'd worked as a cowboy when he was young. He'd participated in rattlesnake round-ups and swum with copperheads.
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I just wish that people will be kinder to me when I pass away.
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I love singing some Johnny Cash, which is interesting because it's in a guy's key; I love singing Elvis Presley.
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Being a woman in music was fine, but when I wanted to direct, I was poking my head into a man's world.
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Nothing leads so straight to futility as literary ambitions without systematic knowledge.
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Never count on the crowd to take care of you.
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I was slicking my hair back when I was in sixth grade.
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Any objective observer will conclude that - based on her ideas and her leadership - Hillary Clinton must become the next president of the United States.
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We profile drivers based on their riding behavior, driving behavior to make sure we weed out the bad-performing drivers, which are considered unsafe in terms of their driving profiles.
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Love is not a sentimental attachment to a human being; love is a mode of conduct that comes from the heart.
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Is there no way for two friendly souls to converse together, although the bodies are 400 miles off? Yes, by letter. But I want a better communication. I want to hear your think, or to see your thoughts.The conclusion of your letter makes my heart throb more than a cannonade would. You bid me burn your letters. But I must forget you first.
