John Adams Quotes
I shudder when I think of the calamities which slavery is likely to produce in this country. You would think me mad if I were to describe my anticipations… If the gangrene is not stopped I can see nothing but insurrection of the blacks against the whites.
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I played competitive golf all my life. Then all of a sudden, when I quit playing the game, I've got all this spare time and this energy. And certainly I wasn't ready to pack up my bags and go sit in front of the television with a shawl on.
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Conspiracies, since they cannot be engaged in without the fellowship of others, are for that reason most perilous; for as most men are either fools or knaves, we run excessive risk in making such folk our companions.
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I love the quality of TIDAL. I appreciate what they're trying to do and what they're trying to accomplish.
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Being evil is easy.
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I am not a great fan of computers. I do watch videos and analyse which batsman is playing how. Batsmen can play different shots on different days. A batsman may not play cover drives well, but if he connects with two such shots, he starts playing the drive well on that day.
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What's surprised me most about the demands of blogging - the relentlessness of it. 24-hour news cycle, every media imaginable right here in New York, totally fair game.
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I went from 118 pounds to 135 pounds in a few months. But, I still didn't know anything about food.
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Some campaigns are not worth waging if you can't win; others have to be fought on grounds of principle regardless of the chances for success.
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If you have more money than your lifestyle, then you can either do something stupid or smart. That's not much of a choice. That's like saying, 'You are on the roof. you can either take the elevator, or you can jump.' That's not a choice.
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As a teenager you are at the last stage in your life when you will be happy to hear that the phone is for you.
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One can not impede scientific progress.
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It's humbling and enthralling to know your legacy when you're alive.
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In my experience, great reviews almost always ensure no sales.
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I was made fun of a lot in middle school. When I was in seventh grade, the popular kids paid the most popular guy to ask me out.
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Some women can't say the word lesbian... even when their mouth is full of one.
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Children like being a little scared, but they don't want to be disturbed.
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If it's really beautiful weather, sometimes I might take a helicopter out. I got my license in 1999.
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The 100m is never stressful.
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I think Aaron Sorkin is like Shakespeare. When you go through it, there is a rhythm and clues all over the place of how it should be played.
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Comics are a wonderful form. You can do so much with it.
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My parents have always been very open.
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Listening back to your speaking voice for the first time, unless you're James Earl Jones, it's a quite distressing process for most people.
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One of the consequences of the Iranian revolution has been an explosion of history. A country once known only from British consular reports and intrepid travelogues is now awash with historical documents, letters, diaries, grainy video, weblogs and secret police files of questionable authenticity.
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I shudder when I think of the calamities which slavery is likely to produce in this country. You would think me mad if I were to describe my anticipations… If the gangrene is not stopped I can see nothing but insurrection of the blacks against the whites.
