John Adams Quotes
Always consider the settlement of America with reverence and wonder, as the opening of a grand scene and design in providence, for the illumination of the ignorant and the emancipation of the slavish part of mankind all over the earth.
Quotes to Explore
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I was shy. I was painfully shy, until fifth grade when I transferred to another school and befriended the class clown. And one day he was sick and I kinda stepped in for the class clown and I said, 'Wow, this is exciting, I'm a little bit nervous.'
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My mom really inspired me. She has always taught me it's not about us, it's about what we can give back.
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I have always been a generous and enthusiastic reader.
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I was a bit odd. I read books and wanted to draw and go to art school.
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San Francisco, coolest place ever.
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The taps with the bat on the spikes are one for my grandmother, one for my grandfather, one for my little sister. Then the one on the helmet is showing faith in God that I can do it.
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I was fortunate enough to hook up with Quincy Jones and had a lot of success. But the music of the '80s really changed when the '90s hit. For me to chase that dream or career of music, I started a family, started on 'Melrose Place,' so it was something I didn't have the time or energy.
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Archeology and ecology can go hand in hand.
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All people, regardless of whether they're athletes or not, should treat people the way they want to be treated.
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Sport can bring communities together and can release a lot of pent-up emotions.
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I am someone who isn't always perfect.
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I'm quite a slow reader. It can take me quite a while to get though a book.
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Why are we, as a nation so obsessed with foreign things? Is it a legacy of our colonial years? We want foreign television sets. We want foreign shirts. We want foreign technology. Why this obsession with everything imported?
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Let's face it; by and large math is not easy, but that's what makes it so rewarding when you conquer a problem, and reach new heights of understanding.
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Fear of the future is worse than one's present fortune.
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I like singing all songs, really, but I find that writing social commentary comes naturally.
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Even though people say Richard Harris and I have been having a great feud, it's not true.
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I'm not going to change my game because I got hurt.
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There's something about sitting face-to-face with an attorney in an office that enables people to come to grips with the very idea of divorce - or to reconsider the idea. Like a number of my colleagues - not all - I offer that preliminary consultation for free.
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Chinese economic development has cost many American workers their jobs. That's the price of progress.
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I have never worried about 'Frontline' becoming an old-fashioned news brand, because we never were.
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If you open up the mind, the opportunity to address both profits and social conditions are limitless. It's a process of innovation.
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What matters it to me if someone does not understand this? Let him too rejoice and say, “What is this?” Let him rejoice even at this, and let him love to find you while not finding it out, rather than, while finding it out, not to find you.
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Always consider the settlement of America with reverence and wonder, as the opening of a grand scene and design in providence, for the illumination of the ignorant and the emancipation of the slavish part of mankind all over the earth.
