Charles Simmons Quotes

Bigotry and intolerance, silenced by argument, endeavors to silence by persecution, in old days by fire and sword, in modern days by the tongue.

Charles Simmons

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: politician
  • Nationality: british
  • Birth: April 9, 1893 - August 11, 1975

Topics

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I've definitely seen that Texas is certainly a right-wing area politically. I think if you talk to the average Texan, some people may still think that alternative energy is some sort of hippie mumbo-jumbo, you know. I think there's still a strong movement to continue to drill and continue to find these other sources of oil within the country.

Jesse Metcalfe

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The only way to move forward is to be able to trust whomever you're with 100 percent.

Melissa McBride

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On average, drug prisoners spend more time in federal prison than rapists, who often get out on early release because of the overcrowding in prison caused by the Drug War.

Michael Badnarik

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There are no mistakes, save one: the failure to learn from a mistake.

Robert Fripp

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We humans invented literacy, which means it doesn't come for free with our genes like speech and vision. Every brain has to learn it afresh.

Maryanne Wolf

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If I never do another movie, I will have had the privilege of working on one of the big Hollywood movies with top people, creating a world that can only be described as totally cinematic.

Christine Baranski

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As soon as I started dancing at 14, I knew I was always going to be a professional dancer.

Anton du Beke

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And if there's any hope for America, it lies in a revolution, and if there's any hope for a revolution in America, it lies in getting Elvis Presley to become Che Guevara.

Phil Ochs

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As for sacred polyphony, there is no reason to be afraid of it.

Richard Morris

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I wanted to do journalism, as I was an idealist. Then, in my second year of journalism, I realized that in real life, things don't work the way you expect them to. I realized that I could express my ideas better through films.

Nithya Menen

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I was not necessarily the best student. I was not necessarily the favourite kid. I wasn't necessarily the most responsible or the most ambitious, and suddenly, when you get given celebrity, you get anointed with all these lovely qualities that you don't have, necessarily, but everyone assumes you must because you're successful.

Noah Wyle

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Imagine what Nigeria could do for Africa if it was also free of Boko Haram's violence.

Richard Grenell

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