Quote by Joseph Addison
If we hope for what we are not likely to possess, we act and think

If we hope for what we are not likely to possess, we act and think in vain, and make life a greater dream and shadow than it really is. – Joseph Addison

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Courage that grows from constitution often forsakes a man when he has occasion for it courage which arises from a sense of duty acts in a uniform manner. – Joseph Addison

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It is the privilege of posterity to set matters right between those antagonists who, by their rivalry for greatness, divided a whole age. – Joseph Addison

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Business
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One should take good care not to grow too wise for so great a pleasure of life as laughter. – Joseph Addison

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I hope Im wrong, but I am afraid that Iraq is going to turn out to be the greatest disaster in American foreign policy – worse than Vietnam, not in the number who died, but in terms of its unintended consequences and its reverberation throughout the region. – Madeleine Albright

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See, my hope and dream is that people have a good time watching basketball. Its not church. Its not serious. – Charles Barkley

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You want to play another kind of character in another genre, and its been something Ive been trying to do if I can in the career so far, and its something I hope to continue because its interesting to me and you get to do different things as an actor. – Keanu Reeves

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I would hope everyone would be a feminist. – Mia Wasikowska

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I dont really have a style icon but I really admire the way people dress like Gaga, Rihanna and Gwen Stefani. Its good to be inspired by singers who write music and dress incredibly – rather than models and people in the fashion industry who dress immaculately anyway because its their style. – Ellie Goulding

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Its not that I dont believe in miracles, but I never quite trust that theyre real. – Mariel Hemingway

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If we perform the romantic repertoire we need more musicians. – Neville Marriner

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