Too many of us now tend to worship self indulgence and consumption.
Jimmy Carter
Recitation: by Male by Female
It's not just politicians. Any spokesman for a vested interest is well schooled in how to say what it is they wish to say, which may bear no relation at all to what you've asked them.
Jeremy Paxman
WishYouSayBearPoliticiansMay
All trembling, I reached the Falls of Niagara, and oh, what a scene! My blood shudders still, although I am not a coward, at the grandeur of the Creator's power; and I gazed motionless on this new display of the irresistible force of one of His elements.
John James Audubon
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There is no question that Australia's most dramatic assault on the world market has been with its value wines. These are generally not from specific appellations but blends made by huge enterprises like Penfolds, Rosemount or Casella Estate - the group behind Yellow Tail.
Robert M. Parker, Jr.
ValueYellowWorldAustraliaGroup
I auditioned for 'West Side Story' and got the part of Tony, but wasn't allowed to do it. They needed me to play trumpet. But I was glad, in the end, because I learned a lot about playing that score.
Stephen Costello
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I had a lot of romantic notions about what it would mean to cross Asia by foot.
Rory Stewart
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The first musical sound I ever heard was from a banjo. My father played, and I was an infant in a crib, and something just stayed with me from those early days.
Roy Clark
FatherMeEarlySoundFirstDays
I left an office at the top of the Pan Am Building, a nine-room apartment, and a farm in Vermont because I was aching inside. It took an analyst to tell me I could write a note of permission to become a musician and sign it.
Michael Masser
MeBuildingFarmBecomeTopOffice
I'm not looking for 'outer esteem' anymore, what they call 'other esteem.' I'm looking for self-esteem. And people think that self-esteem is built with accomplishments. And, 'Hey, look what I did in my life.'
Lisa Lampanelli
LifePeopleLookingThinkMy Life
I think there is a difference between Slate and Salon. I think we both serve important functions on the Internet. As more and more Websites disappear, I'm thankful Slate is still around because it makes things less lonely.
David Talbot
ThankfulThinkInternetLonelyMore
I did some pastels and I did other pieces in which there was just basically one color per square, and then they would get bigger and I could get 2 or 3 colors into the square, and ultimately I just started making oil paintings.
Chuck Close
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Censoriously asserting one's moral superiority and treating skeptics as imbeciles and deplorables wins few converts.
Bret Stephens
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My mother totally protected me as a model. She took me on every look-see, she was there on the set if I wanted her to be.
Brooke Shields
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