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There is no more independence in politics than there is in jail.
There are no classes in life for beginners: right away you are always asked to deal with what is most difficult.
The past guarantees you nothing in the future if the rules change.
As a young man, I lived through the Great Depression, when banks failed and so many lost their jobs and homes and went hungry. I was fortunate to have a job at a canning factory that paid 25 cents an hour.
And in what fairy tale would John ever be any sane person's idea of Prince Charming anyway? He was the opposite of charming. More like Prince Terrifying.
I'm a pretty intense person at the racetrack, but when I'm not thinking about my race car or in the garage doing my job, I'm pretty laid back, and I like to be organized and do normal things.
It may be laid down as a primary position, and the basis of our system, that every Citizen who enjoys the protection of a Free Government, owes not only a proportion of his property, but even of his personal services to the defense of it.
If God wanted us to bend over he'd put diamonds on the floor.
Through his mastery of storytelling techniques, he has managed to separate his character, in the public mind, from his actions as president. He has, in short, mesmerized us with that steady gaze.
God cannot help you in your ignorance.
I have come to believe that there are infinite passageways out of the shadows, infinite vehicles to transport us into the light.
Faith is All we ever truly have.
Originality exists in every individual because each of us differs from the others. We are all primary numbers divisible only by ourselves.
I do outlines when I'm writing with someone, but they also need to have a certain amount of freedom.
I always try to keep my friends within my music. I always play them all of the songs, and they are my biggest critics, and they love it, so that's a good sign.
It doesn’t hurt much. I don’t know how it looks” – he lowered his hand and turned his face to the side – “but it can’t be that bad. What do you think? You’d date me, right?” Alex pushed him away, grinning. “You’re an idiot.
It was amazing that a play that seems dated in this world... A man whose best friend is a six-foot white rabbit... But it caught on, especially with young people - they surprised me most of all.
We are not saints, but we have kept our appointment. How many people can boast as much?
Don’t try to visualize the great mass audience. There is no such audience—every reader is a different person.
The RAF allowed me to play a lot of football, but like England later, they failed to recognise real talent when it was under their noses.
