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Samuel Johnson Quotes

Everything that enlarges the sphere of human powers, that shows man he can do what he thought he could not do, is valuable.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: author
Nationality: english
Birth: September 18, 1709 - December 13, 1784

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Man Thought Human Everything He

I'd love to do films, but I'd feel bad in my gut if I did anything just for the money. I want to wait for something I'm really passionate about, even if I don't work for a year.

Work Love Money Wait Feel Year

I'd like to play a mixture of Lucille Ball meets Murphy Brown meets Glenn Close on 'Damages,' to keep a little bit of the darkness in there. I like dark comedy a lot.

Darkness Comedy Dark Play Little

I've learned about myself that I'm much stronger than I ever had any idea about myself.

Myself Stronger Idea Than Much Ever

Religious persecutors are not believers, they are rascals.

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Religious Believers Rascals

A surgeon will cut off a limb in order to protect the body from disease. And a commander-in-chief should pull out of a war that cannot be won in order to protect a nation.

Michael Huffington

War Body Will Protect Surgeon Out

I had to learn early on that where conservatives are concerned, the truth about them is the last thing anybody wants to report. It's the lies and distortions, the mischaracterizations, the character assassinations, that people want to report.

Character Truth People Learn Early

By the time I left college, I had won every award you could win - I was Mr. Man! Then I got drafted by the Giants, and you step in that locker room, and you feel inferior in every way. You just have to stick around long enough to give yourself the opportunity to build your confidence.

Michael Strahan

Confidence Opportunity Time Man Step

In the aftermath of any war or genocide, healing and reconciliation are ultimate aspirations.

Janine di Giovanni

War Healing Genocide Reconciliation

I'm just going to say it: I'm pro-guilt. Guilt is good. Guilt helps us stay on track because it's about our behavior. It occurs when we compare something we've done - or failed to do - with our personal values.

Good Behavior Guilt Values Personal

The way to have power is to take it.

Remove grace, and you have nothing whereby to be saved. Remove free will and you have nothing that could be saved.

Anselm of Canterbury

Grace Free You Free Will Nothing

This worldwide spread of recognition is insane. I was brought up in a small country. If you made a Swedish film that just got into a film festival somewhere, that was like the biggest thing you could wish for.

Alicia Vikander

Small Wish Recognition You Country

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