Robert Darnton Quotes

The idea of a national digital library has been in the air for a long time, and there was a danger that some people would feel that it's their property, so to speak.

Robert Darnton

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I hate housework! You make the beds, you do the dishes and six months later you have to start all over again.

Joan Rivers

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All my life, I had this idea that if I could unravel the mystery that was my mother, then I could help save her. But it didn't really work. We were close, but she struggled with mental illness and alcoholism, and it was rough at times.

Jennifer McMahon

LifeWorkMotherMy LifeHelpShe

One of my favourite actors of all time, although he doesn't necessarily play villains, is Peter Lorre.

Robin Williams

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Without federal assistance, most elderly Americans would be unable to afford long-term care - and most nursing homes would be unable to keep the doors open.

Mary Pilon

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Fear is a very explosive emotion, but it has a short life span. It's the sprint. The marathon is hope.

Mike Huckabee

LifeFearHopeShortEmotionSprint

I feel lucky because earlier in my career, I found what I liked to do; it's build software that you see your friends using on the street, and they like it.

Dennis Crowley

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Artists don't compare themselves to each other based on money. Nobody really knows what money other artists have. They don't care that much. The measure is the work and how you think your work is perceived. How the museums are. How you are doing.

Donald Sultan

WorkMoneyThinkCareDoingYou

I've had some painful experiences in my life, but I feel like I'm trivializing them by using them for a scene in a movie. I don't want to do that. It just makes me feel kind of dirty for having done that.

Christian Bale

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I appreciate and enjoy mathematics and science and all that side of things. I definitely have that side of me even though I'm not by any means an expert, but I love reading about physics and math and that kind of stuff. I wish I knew more than I did. I mean, I read books written for laymen, not textbooks or anything.

Chris Parnell

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I am proud being an artist who takes risks, who would walk off a cliff artistically. I won't settle for commercial reasons.

Colman Domingo

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And so we remained till the red of the dawn began to fall through the snow gloom. I was desolate and afraid, and full of woe and terror. But when that beautiful sun began to climb the horizon life was to me again.

Bram Stoker

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My roommates are all such happy-go-lucky guys, and I carry some of the stress around a lot more.

Pierce Brown

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