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Willingly Quotes (page 686)

It is perhaps an ugly comment on the American press, but the function of the interviewer on most newspapers is to entertain, not to shed light. . . . An interviewer soon begins to judge public figures on the basis of their entertainment value, overlooking their true importance. It is not easy to get an interview with Professor Franz Boas, the greatest anthropologist in the world, across a city desk, but a mild interview with Oom the Omnipotent will hit the bottom of page one under a... Joseph Mitchell
Jane Austen quote: "I certainly will not persuade myself to feel more than I do. I..."
I certainly will not persuade myself to feel more than I do. I am quite enough in love. I should be sorry to be more Jane Austen
For Man's grim Justice goes its way, And will not swerve aside: It slays the weak, it slays the strong, It has a deadly stride: With iron heel it slays the strong, The monstrous parricide! Oscar Wilde
If the U.S. monopoly capitalist groups persist in pushing their policies of aggression and war, the day is bound to come when they will be hanged by the people of the whole world. The same fate awaits the accomplices of the United States. Mao Zedong
I assumed that everything must yield to me, that the entire universe had to flatter my whims, and that I had the right to satisfy them at will. Marquis de Sade
I will endeavor to clarify my statement," said the Thing. A few lights flashed."Jolly good," said Masklin."Big-fella Store him go Bang along plenty soon enough chop-chop?" said the Thing, hopefully. The nomes watched one another's faces. There didn't seem to be any light dawning. The Thing cleared it's throat again. "Do you know the meaning of the word 'destroyed'?" it said."Oh, yes," said Dorcas."That's what is going to happen to the Store. In twenty-one days. Terry Prachett
Otto von Bismarck quote: "One day the great European War will come out of some damned..."
One day the great European War will come out of some damned foolish thing in the Balkans (1888). Otto von Bismarck
When people learn to master their feelings, they can soon learn to master their reflections and thoughts in the degree requisite for attaining the objects they are seeking. But while they yield to a feeling or spirit that distracts their minds from a subject they wish to study and learn, so long they will never gain the mastery of their minds. Brigham Young
There is no escape from this. Either you do or you don't. And ifyou do, you can't be sure of doing it the next time. And if you don't, you never will again. Paul Auster
I believe that anyone who says that sex is overrated just hasn't done it properly. I believe that anyone who claims to know what's going on will lie about the little things too. I believe in absolute honesty and sensible social lies. I believe in a woman's right to choose, a baby's right to live, that while all human life is sacred there's nothing wrong with the death penalty if you can trust the legal system implicitly, and that no one but a moron would ever trust the legal system. I believe... Neil Gaiman
Fulton J. Sheen quote: "When the will loves anything that is below it in dignity, it..."
When the will loves anything that is below it in dignity, it degrades itself. Fulton J. Sheen
Chuck Palahniuk quote: "Do we have free will, or do the mass media and our culture..."
Do we have free will, or do the mass media and our culture control us, our desires and actions, from the moment we’re born? Chuck Palahniuk
Laurell K. Hamilton quote: "Hesitation will get you killed."
Hesitation will get you killed. Laurell K. Hamilton
James Cameron quote: "if you set your goals ridiculously high and its a failure, you..."
if you set your goals ridiculously high and its a failure, you will fail above everyone elses success James Cameron
Remember that there is only one important time and it is Now. The present moment is the only time over which we have dominion. The most important person is always the person with whom you are, who is right before you, for who knows if you will have dealings with any other person in the future? The most important pursuit is making that person, the one standing at you side, happy, for that alone is the pursuit of life. Leo Tolstoy

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