Things are never as bad as they seem.
HARPER LEEPeople in their right minds never take pride in their talents.
More Harper Lee Quotes
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You can’t really get to know a person until you get in their shoes and walk around in them.
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People generally see what they look for, and hear what they listen for.
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I do much of my creative thinking while golfing. If people know you’re working at home they think nothing of walking in for a cup of coffee, but wouldn’t dream of interrupting on the golf course.
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There’s a lot of ugly things in this world, son. I wish I could keep ’em all away from you. That’s never possible.
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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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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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But sometimes we have to make the best of things, and the way we conduct ourselves when the chips are down.
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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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It’s better to be silent than to be a fool.
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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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Some negroes lie, some are immoral, some negro men are not be trusted around women – black and white. But this is a truth that applies to the human race and to no particular race of men.
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I think there’s just one kind of folks. Folks.
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When a child asks you something, answer him, for goodness sake. But don’t make a production of it. Children are children, but they can spot an evasion faster than adults, and evasion simply muddles ’em.
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Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing.
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I do my best to love everybody.
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