![According to Adams, Jefferson proposed that he, Adams, do the writing [pf the Declaration of Independence], but that he declined, telling Jefferson he must do it. Why?" Jefferson asked, as Adams would recount. Reasons enough," Adams said. What can be your reasons?" Reason first: you are a Virginian and a Virginian ought to appear at the head of this business. Reason second: I am obnoxious, suspected and unpopular. You are very much otherwise. Reason third: You can write ten times better than I can.](/assets/img/quote-photos/according-to-adams-jefferson-proposed-that-he-adams-do-the-writing-pf-the-dec.jpg)
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writing dust damnation
There is dust enough on some of your Bibles to write 'damnation' with your fingers. Charles Spurgeon
writing tears pockets
A word is not the same with one writer as with another. One tears it from his guts. The other pulls it out of his overcoat pocket. Charles Peguy
writing eight ideas
Oh, I had an idea for a pilot of my own at the time, and then Carl sent me about eight scripts and simply I threw my idea out the window because the writing was just so good. Dick Van Dyke
writing sometimes enough
Sometimes you can write a great scene, but when you're actually in a situation and it doesn't work, you have to be flexible enough to make it work for you. Diane Kruger
writing analysis fiction
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writing speech metaphor
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writing use young
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Man has proved to be a model sponsor and in particular has respected the independence and integrity of the prize. J. Taylor
independence influence negatively
negatively influence the sovereignty and independence of Lebanon. Mahmoud Abbas
independence
We won't get independence this time, but we are on our way. Karen Morgan
independence state
The only holiday of independence which I can never leave out is the celebration of the independence of the Jewish State of Israel. Milos Zeman
independence liberty civic-minded
What constitutes the bulwark of our own liberty and independence? Abraham Lincoln
independence money
For me, the biggest thing with money has always been independence - just the biggest. Monica Seles
independence ourselves single states united
The independence of the United States is not only more precious to ourselves but to the world than any single possession. Henry Cabot Lodge
independence needs existential
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independence individual return
We do need a return to individual integrity, self-reliance, and old-fashioned gumption. We really do. Robert M. Pirsig
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You will never glory in God till first of all God has killed your glorying in yourself.
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You can only be a virgin once. There can only be one first time. Diane Lane
firsts steps first-steps
A thing is not proved because no one has ever questioned it... Skepticism is the first step toward truth. Denis Diderot
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Scepticism is the first step towards truth.
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I never excluded any genre on my first record. Deana Carter
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We've got to be of service first before we can expect money. Earl Nightingale
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Forgiveness belongs to those who know how to love in the first place. Deepak Chopra