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Abuse is the very hallmark of liberty. 
The best way I know of to win an argument is to start by being in the right. 
The best way I know of to win an argument is to start by being in the right. 
National honor is the national property of the highest value. 
Every person is created in the image of God and has value. Every person. Every person is to be treat... 
People don't realize you're blowing over changes, time changes, harmony, different keys. I m... 
From there, I tried out for a community theatre play, joined an improv group... it all started openi... 
My favorite movie of all time is 'Rocky.' 
I really wasn't a class clown. 
You'll work hard to create characters that are compelling and unforgettable. But in the end, it&... 
It's pretty scary to know how quickly time flies. 
Why should we think upon things that are lovely? Because thinking determines life. It is a common ha... 
Rule, Britannia, rule the waves; Britons never will be slaves. 
'Tis easier for the generous to forgive, than for offence to ask it. 
For life is but a dream whose shapes return, some frequently, some seldom, some by night and some by... 
When I sing for myself, I probably sing for anyone who has any kind of hurt, any kind of bad feeling... 
A lie can be halfway round the world before the truth has got its boots on. 
I sometimes have an over-confidence that can be viewed as arrogance. 
You know, my family and friends have never been yes-men: 'Yes, you're doing the right thing,... 
In regards to your love life, you're just entering into a whole of pain if you talk about it. If... 
My expectations of other people, I double them on myself. 
But ever since I was a kid, I was always the winner. 
I believe musicians have a duty, a responsibility to reach out, to share your love or pain with othe... 
I don't need a vacation in the traditional sense, like I would if I had a job I hated. 
I see happiness as a by-product. I don't think you can pursue happiness. I think that phrase is ... 
Life is a mountain of solvable problems, and I enjoy that. 
A man is not rightly conditioned until he is a happy, healthy, and prosperous being; and happiness, ... 
The days when the words 'Hollywood actor' framed Ronald Reagan like bunny fingers as an ID t... 
It is only when the people become ignorant and corrupt, when they degenerate into a populace, that t... 
In the old days, you would have one lawyer to handle everything: speeding tickets, buying a house, c... 
An actor should be judged by his performance only. 
I think the one thing this picture shows that's new is the psychological disproportion of the ki... 
To grasp the full significance of life is the actor's duty; to interpret it his problem; and to ... 
The silent killer of all great men and women of achievement - particularly men, I don't know why... 
Words played an important part in my growing up. Not only the written word... but words that flew th... 
The world we see that seems so insane is the result of a belief system that is not working. To perce... 
Our nation stands at the crossroads of liberty. Crushing national debt, rampant illegal immigration,... 
I'm a big cardigan sweater guy. 
No one forgets their first love. You're experiencing all those endorphins and all that dopamine ... 
I loved all the princess films, and I grew up with them, and I think it's really cool how they&#... 
You can't fuel real economic growth with indiscriminate credit. You can only fuel it with well-a... 
No temptation can gravitate to a man unless there is that is his heart which is capable of respondin... 
A man is literally what he thinks. 
There is a lot of pressure put on me, but I don't put a lot of pressure on myself. I feel if I p... 
There's nothing wrong with falling in love and sharing your life with someone. 
Being on a boat that's moving through the water, it's so clear. Everything falls into place ... 
It's hard to know which stars in the sky will turn into black holes. And which ones will open up... 
The James Brown story is not about James Brown. It's about who's getting paid, whose interes... 
In a way, light unites the spiritual world and the ephemeral, physical world. People frequently talk... 
Markets work best when there's lots of information available and a historical track record to go... 
I want to be like Matt Damon and do a hugely successful thinking-man's action franchise like ... 
Nature's imagination is so boundless compared to our own meager human imagination. 
There are reasons people seek escape in books, and one of those reasons is that the boundary of what... 
Is it not the glory of the people of America, that, whilst they have paid a decent regard to the opi... 
The safety and happiness of society are the objects at which all political institutions aim, and to ... 
What spectacle can be more edifying or more seasonable, than that of Liberty & Learning, each le... 
Love is the strange bewilderment that overtakes one person on account of another person. 
Love is what you've been through with somebody. 
Buy a book in brown paper 
I loathe the expression What makes him tick. It is the American mind, looking for simple and singula... 
Your parents are the parents you know best. Your brother and sister, if you have them, are the broth... 
Yet nightly pitch my moving tent, a day's march nearer home. 