Quote by Edward Gibbon
I sighed as a lover, I obeyed as a son. - Edward Gibbon

I sighed as a lover, I obeyed as a son. – Edward Gibbon

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But the power of instruction is seldom of much efficacy, except in those happy dispositions where it is almost superfluous. – Edward Gibbon

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Never step over one duty to perform another. – English Proverb

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Duty. That which sternly impels us in the direction of profit, along the line of desire. – Ambrose Bierce

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The right thing to do never requires any subterfuge, it is always simple and direct. – Calvin Coolidge

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Do that which is assigned to you and you cannot hope too much or dare too much. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Theres no business like show business. – Irving Berlin

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I wanted to do another movie that could make us laugh and cry and feel good about the world. I wanted to do something else that could make us smile. This is a time when we need to smile more and Hollywood movies are supposed to do that for people in difficult times. – Steven Spielberg

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Well, I took a sabbatical. I walked away from shooting movies because I couldnt handle the travel. Im a single parent. I had young kids, and I found that keeping in touch with them from hotel rooms and airports wasnt working for me. So I stopped. – Rick Moranis

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I have learned that only two things are necessary to keep ones wife happy. First, let her think shes having her own way. And second, let her have it. – Lyndon B. Johnson

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