"The proceedings of this House in 1790, in reference to petitions on the matter of the slave trade, and of slavery in the States, have been cited. It has been said that those petitions were not received."

-- Caleb Cushing

#House Quotes #Matter Quotes #Slavery Quotes

“Everything that is written merely to please the author is worthless.”
“I am not a princess, I don't want to be referred to as a princess - I find that super creepy.”
“When I look in the mirror, I see a work in progress.”
“You can't rely on luck. I've had some stages in my career where I've said we're going to wing it, and we've always ended up in trouble.”
“Though a man declares himself an atheist, it in no way alters his obligations.”
“I encourage all of you to find strength within yourself, no matter what. Be proud of who you are and never let anyone or anything take that away from you. Inner Strength is something that we are all born with. However, I've learned that it requires patience and perseverance to fully achieve it. I promise you, though, that as long as you know in your heart who you are and what you want from this world, nothing is gonna stop you.”
“It doesn't matter who's directing, or who's doing the movie; there are a ton of things that can go wrong, and they do all the time. So you just have to figure out how to get through it, and then how the director finally puts it together, and then see what the audience takes from it. That's the most important thing to me.”
“To be with a man who hasn't tried every line, who hasn't broken up with a woman every which way you can break up with them, is kind of nice.”

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