- George Bancroft
(10/03/1800 – 01/17/1891)
US historian, statesman
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"Beauty is power; a smile is its sword."
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"In nine times out of ten, the slanderous tongue belongs to a disappointed person."
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"In avoiding the appearance of evil, I am not sure but I have sometimes unnecessarily deprived myself and others of innocent enjoyments."
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"The cat is the only non-gregarious domestic animal. It is retained by its extraordinary adhesion to the comforts of the house in which it is reared."
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"Liberty is being free from the things we don't like in order to be slaves of the things we do like."
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"You think education is something to be done when all else fails?"
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| "I wrote about people who liked fake fireplaces in their parlor, who thought a brass horse with a clock embedded in its flank was 'wonderful.'" |  |
"I felt somehow for many years that George Washington and Alexander Hamilton just left me out by mistake. But through the process of amendment, interpretation, and court decision, I have finally been included in 'We, the people.'"
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| "Should I get married? Should I be good? Astound the girl next door with my velvet suit and faustus hood?" |
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"I really wanted to be a dancer, but I ended up as an actress and I got to perform next to some of the greatest actors of our time."
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"I don't believe in psychology. I believe in good moves."
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| Died 01/16 | Died 01/17 | Died 01/18 | Death Dates |