Custom, that is before all law; Nature, that is above all art.
Samuel Daniel
Recitation: by Male by Female
I saw leaving college as an opportunity to do something different with my life. I always thought that becoming an academic was going to be my path.
Jodie Foster
LifeOpportunityPathCollegeAlways
When applied to politics and taken to its extreme, kitsch is the mask of death. Fascism was all aesthetics. There was no core principle to it. There was no truth to it.
John Cusack
TruthPoliticsDeathMaskFascism
I was raised with traditional stories of leadership: Robert E. Lee, John Buford at Gettysburg. And I also was raised with personal examples of leadership. This was my father in Vietnam. And I was raised to believe that soldiers were strong and wise and brave and faithful; they didn't lie, cheat, steal, or abandon their comrades.
Stanley A. McChrystal
LeadershipFatherLieWiseBrave
I hit rock bottom, but thank God my bottom wasn't death.
Stevie Ray Vaughan
GodDeathThank GodRockBottomHit
I'm not perfect, but I strive for it.
Tracy Morgan
Not PerfectPerfectStrive
As a composer, I'm basically trying to represent myself through my music in an honest way.
Miguel Zenon
MusicMyselfTryingWayHonest
I didn't do plays at school, because I didn't have the confidence. At 14, I was at boarding school in Devon and I suffered from dyslexia quite badly, but they had a very good department there which specialised in it.
Joseph Mawle
GoodConfidenceSchoolBecauseQuite
Time and trouble will tame an advanced young woman, but an advanced old woman is uncontrollable by any earthly force.
Dorothy L. Sayers
TimeWomanTroubleYoungWillOld
Our calling is not just within the walls of the congregation, but we are part of the life and community in which our condition resides.
Clementa C. Pinckney
LifeCommunityWallsWithinJust
The best way to make a good deal is to have the ability to walk away from it.
Brian Koslow
GoodBestWalkWayAbilityDeal
I've been singing since I was 16 because I love it - I wanted to be a singer, not a star. There's a difference between wanting to be famous and wanting to sing well.
Bonnie Tyler
LoveSingingFamousSingerStar
When I'm on the road, museums end up being a place I go to in different cities that is always interesting. Museums and independent record stores.
Wyatt Cenac
RoadEndInterestingPlaceGoUp
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