Things are always better in the morning.
HARPER LEEReal courage is when you know you’re licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what.
More Harper Lee Quotes
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Bad language is a stage all children go through, and it dies with time when they learn they’re not attracting attention with it.
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Sometimes the Bible in the hands of one man is worse than a whiskey bottle in the hands of another.
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As you grow up, always tell the truth, do no harm to others, and don’t think you are the most important being on earth. Rich or poor, you then can look anyone in the eye and say, ‘I’m probably no better than you, but I’m certainly your equal.
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Ladies pick funny things to be proud of.
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A man can condemn his enemies, but it’s wiser to know them.
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Sometimes it’s better to bend the law a little in special cases.
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I do my best to love everybody.
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Are you proud of yourself tonight that you have insulted a total stranger whose circumstances you know nothing about?
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Writing is a process of self-discipline you must learn before you can call yourself a writer. There are people who write, but I think they’re quite different from people who must write.
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She knew full well the enormity of her offense, but because her desires were stronger than the code she was breaking, she persisted in breaking it.
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I would advise anyone who aspires to a writing career that before developing his talent he would be wise to develop a thick hide.
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I’m no idealist to believe firmly in the integrity of our courts and in the jury system – that is no ideal to me, it is a living, working reality.
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People generally see what they look for, and hear what they listen for.
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Serving on a jury forces a man to make up his mind and declare himself about something. Men don’t like to do that. Sometimes it’s unpleasant.
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The one place where a man ought to get a square deal is in a courtroom, be he any color of the rainbow, but people have a way of carrying their resentments right into a jury box.
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