Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. Quotes

To be civilized is to be potentially master of all possible ideas, and that means that one has got beyond being shocked, although one preserves one's own moral aesthetic preferences.

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: judge
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: March 8, 1841 - March 6, 1935

Topics

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It's almost worth having been in the army for the joy your freedom gives you.

John Dos Passos

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If I go anywhere else and win a championship, it's not going to be the same. I want to win a championship in Cleveland. That's where I want to stay. I love Cleveland.

Anderson Varejao

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My family is really supportive. We fight, and we talk, and we lie, and we tell the truth - not usually in that order - and I really enjoy growing with them and fostering that dynamic.

Maya Hawke

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I'm not sure I can say there is a clean line between me as an individual and me as a lawyer.

Anita Hill

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Politics is a science. You can demonstrate that you are right and that others are wrong.

Jean-Paul Sartre

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When I started making music, I was like, 'This is something I can believe I was meant to do.'

Mitski

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Ensuring a better future for all South Africans will require increased access to higher education, a stronger and fairer labour market, deeper participation in regional markets, and a regulatory framework that fosters entrepreneurship and allows small businesses to thrive.

Jose Angel Gurria

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I always knew I wanted to be involved in entertainment in some way. But I really can't say I'd be where I am now if I hadn't been on 'American Idol.'

Diana DeGarmo

I AmAmericanNowSayWayAlways

The film 'Back to the Future' certainly did a lot to put me where I am today, and I did not foresee that. I just was hoping the film would open successfully, the first one, but it's gone way beyond what I think most of us have imagined.

Christopher Lloyd

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To borrow from the writings of a spider named Charlotte: 'Silk is terrific!'

Cheryl Hayashi

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No players want to hear their own fans booing the players, booing the team, but football is a hard game, and you can't win everything.

Ashley Cole

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We were in New York, and we were performing at a morning show. This fan literally ran from that studio in the middle of New York City to our airport, which was very far away. That fan ran all the way there to see us, and we were so in awe of that guy.

Ally Brooke

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