Townsend Harris Quotes

If I write in my name to the agents of England and France residing in Asia and inform them that Japan is ready to make a commercial treaty with their countries, the number of steamers will be reduced from fifty to two or three.

Townsend Harris

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: businessman
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: October 3, 1804 - February 25, 1878

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By giving students the proper tools to analyze the media they consume, we can empower them to make informed decisions.

Jimmy Gomez

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My favorite scene that we shot in Season 1 of 'Kingdom' was the 'dance party' the boys and I had after we had gone thrift shopping, and then a lovely family dinner together.

Joanna Going

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If I was just a creator, I would still be back in the Lincoln annex in the Post Office.

Melvin Van Peebles

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Everything revolves around the music when it comes to Tool.

Maynard James Keenan

MusicEverythingToolAround

Once during a taping there was an actor who kept blowing his lines. It happened again and again. Finally Norman Fell came out-he wasn't even in that scene. But Norman came out and you know what he did? He killed the guy with a hammer.

John Ritter

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Really, at a time when they're debating when and where a nativity scene can be used, this is the kind of stuff we need to have out there - outside of the church.

John Tesh

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For many courtesans, it was over by age 22.

Amy Tan

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There's a lot of thought in art. People get to talk about important things. There's a lot of sex, you know, in art. There's a lot of naked women and men, and there's intrigue, there's fakery. It's a real microcosm of the larger world.

Steve Martin

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In the wealthiest nation on Earth, no one who works a full time job should have to live in poverty. That's a fundamental value proposition, an article of faith in our country that I know an overwhelming majority of Americans agree on.

Tom Perez

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A network neutrality rule could result in mere 'slaps on the wrist' or involve such expensive and difficult litigation procedures that no small company or consumer could ever bring a case.

Marvin Ammori

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I knew that if I was going to write a book, I was going to have to read one, too.

Michael Showalter

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A lot of my friends hate my music. I have weird taste.

Lucky Blue Smith

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