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No man who is occupied in doing a very difficult thing, and doing it very well, ever loses his self-respect. ↗

— George Bernard Shaw

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Americans, particularly after World War II, tended to romanticize war because in World War II our cause was the cause of humanity, and our soldiers brought home glory and victory, and thank God that they did. But it led us to romanticize it to some extent. ↗

— Neil Sheehan

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We also knew it would be difficult, because of the financial condition of the family, for me to go to college. ↗

— Alan Shepard

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I've met them down in the Cost and Accounting Department, clean-shaven and in white collars. They can't see a damn thing ridiculous about themselves... only about you. ↗

— Jean Shepherd

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I think singing is one of the most natural things that human beings do, but it's difficult. ↗

— Renee Fleming

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I'm not a household word. The climate for original music is always a bit difficult. ↗

— Jane Siberry

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I don't think you ever think of a big city as sweet or community, but there are cities that I think of as charming and particular and interesting cities. I live in one now, Charleston. ↗

— Anne Rivers Siddons

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When I and the other young artists were working in comics, our work carried with it a particularly American slant. After all, we were Americans drawing and writing about things that touched us. As it turned out, the early work was, you might say, a comic book version of Jazz. ↗

— Joe Simon

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After 50, the rock 'n' roll road is a little absurd. It's very difficult to play these little places. You're out there on a rickety old bus with no place to shower. ↗

— Nancy Sinatra

#after #bus #difficult #little #old

It's difficult to get to know a Swede. But once you do, you're in. ↗

— Alexander Skarsgard

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