Katharine Lee Bates Quotes

The habit of begging, that plague of tourist resorts, is an incessant nuisance on the Alhambra hill.

Katharine Lee Bates

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: August 12, 1859 - March 28, 1929

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I prefer playing characters that are going through turmoil. Most movie characters are just in service to the story.

Jesse Eisenberg

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It was great for me to go through all of my crazy Ferraris in my twenties. I think it was an inoculation against any kind of a midlife crisis.

John Carmack

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You have to learn to see the gold in dirt, which means that you try to spot people with potential as well as ideas that have potential.

Max McKeown

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The magic in performing as an entertaining ventriloquist happens when the characters come to life and the interaction between the separate personalities on stage becomes 'real.' Then don't forget that the act has to be funny, and to me, being funny and entertaining any given audience is more important than anything.

Jeff Dunham

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Compulsive eating is an emotional problem, and we use an emotional approach to its solution.

Jean Nidetch

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Our Cuba policy didn't make much sense during the Cold War and makes even less sense now.

Stephen M. Walt

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Television and film are such streamlined story mediums. You can't really meander about, whereas a novel is an interior experience.

Steven Bochco

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We had a great run on 'Reno' - 87 episodes and a movie. Not too shabby.

Robert Ben Garant

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At the final day, the Savior will not ask about the nature of our callings. He will not inquire about our material possessions or fame. He will ask if we ministered to the sick, gave food and drink to the hungry, visited those in prison, or gave succor to the weak.

Joseph B. Wirthlin

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Like many Americans, I've always been intrigued by Bill Clinton. I obviously didn't always agree with him - enjoyed running against his legacy in 2000, when Al Gore was his designated successor, but I don't have anything negative I would say about Bill Clinton.

Dick Cheney

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I was in 'Christmas with the Crawfords' with Joey Arias. I did that for six years, so I have a holiday show mentality a little bit.

Chris March

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And I want a gold medal more than anything. I just want a gold medal, so that's been pushing me forward.

Alicia Sacramone

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