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George Bancroft Quotes

The prejudices of ignorance are more easily removed than the prejudices of interest; the first are all blindly adopted, the second willfully preferred.

George Bancroft

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: historian
Nationality: american
Birth: October 3, 1800 - January 17, 1891

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Ignorance More First Blindly Second

I love looking back at my old pictures and pictures of my grandma and my mom and see how they expressed themselves at different parts of their lives, and it just tells an interesting story, so why not play around?

Jillian Hervey

Love Mom Looking Back Looking Story

We as a society need to become healthier.

Matthew Heineman

Society Become Need Healthier

I'd never been in play long enough for the flowers to die in the dressing room.

Mercedes McCambridge

Funny Flowers Die Enough Long Play

I don't want to try to fool people into thinking that I'm something that I'm not.

Sterling K. Brown

Fool People Thinking Want Try

Very often my weekends are spent performing on Saturday, on stage in the afternoon and again in the evening.

Simon Callow

Evening Saturday Stage Weekends Very

To be first is something special.

Riyad Mahrez

Special First Something

I was never interested in film. Never. I never even thought of it. I wasn't even a film buff, I didn't see many films ever.

Ruth Prawer Jhabvala

Thought Never See Film Interested

There is little doubt that Iran is on a mission to rebuild its nuclear weapons and use that capability to wreak havoc and destruction on Israel and others throughout the world.

Russ Carnahan

World Doubt Mission Others Rebuild

If advertising is not an official or state art, it is nonetheless clearly art.

Michael Schudson

Art Advertising Clearly State

My friend asked me if I wanted a frozen banana. I said 'No, but I want a regular banana later, so... yeah.'

Mitch Hedberg

Friend Me Said Want Frozen Banana

The radiation was worse by far. I had bandages all over my head. I looked like a mummy. On the side of my head and neck and down to my collarbone, I had second-degree burns. My skin blistered and peeled before it grew back. That was the worst part of it.

Bob McNair

Back Down Skin Worst Over Head

Desire is the first thing a modern dancer should have. Skill can be developed. But if you don't have desire as a modern dancer, forget it.

Twyla Tharp

You Desire Skill Forget First Thing