Fiorello LaGuardia Quotes
You cannot preach self-government and liberty to people in a starving land.
Fiorello LaGuardia
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I saw Damien Rice in Dublin when I was 13, and that inspired me to want to pursue being a songwriter... I practised relentlessly and started recording my own EPs. At 16, I moved to London and played any gigs I could, selling CDs from my rucksack to fund recording the next, and it snowballed from there.
Ed Sheeran
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Look, sometimes, no matter how hard you try, sometimes you need a bit of luck.
Bear Grylls
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I'm obsessed with those old romance films. I also would love to venture into the silent film world. I think that's extremely compelling and interesting and really relies on the acting, even more so than when you have an actor speaking.
Sami Gayle
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It's frightening how easy it is to commit murder in America. Just a drink too much. I can see myself doing it. In England, one feels all the social restraints holding one back. But here, anything can happen.
W. H. Auden
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We must not discriminate between things. Where things are concerned there are no class distinctions. We must pick out what is good for us where we can find it.
Pablo Picasso
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Don't know if I'm a nerd - I'm more of a geek.
Oren Peli
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Seven thirty in the morning is too early for a man of my standing.
Matt Roper
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People don't remember each tree in a park but all of us benefit from the trees. And in a way, artists are like trees in a park.
Yoko Ono
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When punk came along, I found my generation's music. I grew up listening to the Beatles and the Rolling Stones and Pink Floyd, 'cause that was what got played in the house. But when I first saw the Stranglers, I thought, 'This is it.'
Robert Smith
Siouxsie and the Banshees
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When calling for authenticity, we need to take seriously the brokenness and sinfulness of the human heart. If to be authentic means to be who we really are or to express what we really feel, then in most cases I’m going to vote for hypocrisy. Our prisons are filled with men and women who acted on their feelings and impulses. If authenticity is about being true to yourself, these individuals should be our models of inspiration.
Erwin McManus
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It was very, very challenging being on this thing called the gimbal. It would throw you around, give you whiplash, and they'd tie you down.
Emile Hirsch
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You cannot preach self-government and liberty to people in a starving land.
Fiorello LaGuardia