Winning is everything in Hollywood. ~Olympia Dukakis
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Be not afraid of going slowly; be afraid only of standing still. ~Chinese Proverb
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I just enjoy translating, it's like opening one's mouth and hearing someone else's voice emerge. ~Iris Murdoch
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There is something of a painting of a woman that represents all women; and by extension, all of humanity; that I just find very exciting. It is a nice distillation, I think, of what it means to be alive. ~Will Cotton
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Success is a ladder you cannot climb with your hands in your pockets. ~American Proverb
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My second book, Follow Me Down had some success, got good critical notices, went into a second printing and things like that, but Shiloh was by far the most successful of those first five novels. ~Shelby Foote
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A thorn defends the rose, harming only those who would steal the blossom. ~Chinese Proverb
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Socialism is a wonderful idea. It is only as a reality that it has been disastrous. Among people of every race, color, and creed, all around the world, socialism has led to hunger in countries that used to have surplus food to export. Nevertheless, for many of those who deal primarily in ideas, socialism remains an attractive idea; in fact, seductive. Its every failure is explained away as due to the inadequacies of particular leaders. ~Thomas Sowell
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My efforts in Congress are guided by the belief that environmental preservation and restoration are a critical part of the legacy we leave to future generations. ~Sue Kelly
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I have no pity! I have no pity! The more worms writhe, the more I yearn to crush out their entrails! It is a moral teething, and I grind with greater energy, in proportion to the increase of pain. ~Emily Bronte
#quotes #emily-bronte #morality #hardship

I always had this energy level that made me want to come to New York. ~Roy Ayers
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A deadline is negative inspiration. Still, it is better than no inspiration at all. ~Rita Mae Brown
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They don't make coats for this kind of cold. ~Ryan Adams
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At that time, the army leadership said the implementation of this agreement would allow everyone, including the IRA, to take its political objectives forward by peaceful and democratic means. ~Gerry Adams
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I don't ever want to be comfortable with anything I'm doing. ~Ron Perlman
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I felt as if I had attended the funeral of someone I didn't know. ~Pauline Kael
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Romania is an interesting place because I think it has been abused, on so many different levels. ~Kiefer Sutherland
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Movements are as eloquent as words. ~Isadora Duncan
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The idea of atomic energy is illusionary but it has taken so powerful a hold on the minds, that although I have preached against it for twenty-five years, there are still some who believe it to be realizable. ~Nikola Tesla
#quotes #nikola-tesla #nuclear

Normal is such a hard word to use, because everyone's idea of normal is different. Real is what the word is. I think you either live a real life or you live a weird celebrity pseudolife. I think I lead a really real life. ~Sarah Michelle Gellar
#quotes #sarah-michelle-gellar #life #ideas

The tragedy of ignorance is its complacency. ~Robert Quillen
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Bacchus has drowned more men than Neptune. ~Giuseppe Garibaldi
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When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you. ~African Proverb
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Ethanol is a premier, high performance fuel. It has tremendous environmental benefits and is a key component to energy independence for our country. ~Richard Lugar
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Every smile makes you a day younger. ~Chinese Proverb
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