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Robert Louis Stevenson Quotes

There is a fellowship more quiet even than solitude, and which, rightly understood, is solitude made perfect.

Robert Louis Stevenson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: writer
Nationality: scottish
Birth: November 13, 1850 - December 3, 1894

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Solitude Perfect Quiet More Made

The House has passed several bipartisan bills to ensure all Americans have the opportunity to secure a good job to provide for their families. All of these jobs bills deserve the support of our Senators and a strong show of leadership from the president.

Leadership Good Opportunity Job

If there's Cold War, no 'Star Wars' in China.

War Cold Cold War China Star Wars

I'd love to live in Kent but it's all a question of work.

Work Love Live Question Kent

The danger in our system is that the general government, which represents the interests of the whole, may encroach on the states, which represent the peculiar and local interests, or that the latter may encroach on the former.

John C. Calhoun

Government System Peculiar May Whole

Sodium is an important mineral that is essential for proper functioning of the human body - however, the American diet contains dangerously high amounts of sodium, almost 80 percent of which comes from processed and restaurant foods.

Restaurant American Diet Body High

We take our bearings, daily, from others. To be sane is, to a great extent, to be sociable.

Daily Great Others Take Sane Our

Yeah, the record for most titles was previously held by the Fabulous Moolah, she won it four times. And a few weeks ago, I won the title for the sixth time, which has never been done before.

Time Done Never She Fabulous Four

I tend to pick objectives that I feel are safe because I know that, in the moment, I always go for it. I have some rules for myself, though: Look for the rock faces without a lot of loose rock. Always rope up on glaciers where there is even a slight chance of falling into a crevasse. No pure free soloing. Never climb below hanging glaciers.

Myself Moment Climb Free Chance

Films can only be made by by-passing the will of those who appear in them, using not what they do, but what they are.

Will Only Who Made Those Them

I just always believe that we should not reward people with citizenship whose first act in this country was a violation of the law. And I continue to hold that view. But let me say, I think there is plenty of room here for compassion. And there's plenty of room here for crafting a solution that will deal with this issue in the long term.

Compassion People Me Law Believe

Scientific prayer makes God a celestial lab rat, leading to bad science and worse religion.

Michael Shermer

God Science Prayer Religion Bad Rat

When I was in graduate school, I had a teacher who said to me, 'Women writers should marry somebody who thinks writing is cute. Because if they really realised what writing was, they would run a mile.'

Women Teacher Cute School Me Run

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