Fyodor Dostoevsky Quotes
Learning to love is hard and we pay dearly for it. It takes hard work and a long apprenticeship, for it is not just for a moment that we must learn to love, but forever.
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I was a big 'Battlestar Galactica' fan and 'Star Trek' fan. I grew up watching those.
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There are minds so impatient of inferiority that their gratitude is a species of revenge, and they return benefits, not because recompense is a pleasure, but because obligation is a pain.
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You might not agree with me, but I always offer a lot of support.
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Even in this globalised world, London is still the standard for our times. The city has embraced the world's diversity and represents the finest in human achievements.
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I think violence can never be justified.
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I don't set out to win awards. I don't think any musician does, but when you receive an award, it's an affirmation: it means that people appreciate what you do. Every award I have received is a confirmation of something I have done, and that motivates me to push a little harder.
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In the search for culpability for the tragedy in Ferguson, I mostly blame politicians.
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I have always believed that one should not be scared of losing, I think that really is the key.
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I hate running. I know I'm curvier - I know I'm small, but I'm not ripped. But I make a choice to be that way. I realize my arms aren't as toned as Halle Berry's but I don't want them to be.
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Our emerging workforce is not interested in command-and-control leadership. They don't want to do things because I said so; they want to do things because they want to do them.
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Clinton has played a major role in giving companies like Cipla credibility, for which I will always be grateful.
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I wish I wasn't so in love, wasn't so interested, in the Internet. I wish I spent less time online and more time outside and in my head. Writing requires solitude and deep, deep daydreaming, and the Internet just kills that - its lure is toward the external; it asks you to flit from place to place.
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They defended the grains of sand in the desert to the last drop of their blood.
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Whenever anyone calls me 'The new J..K. Rowling,' I think, 'What's wrong with the old one?'
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Some single mind must be master, else there will be no agreement in anything.
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I'm trying to have some longevity in this business. If that means not working for a while and just picking the right job, so be it.
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When you realize that the uncut 'Porgy and Bess' started me off, that I'd have the opportunity to do a ton of 'Stoppard,' 'Hairspray,' that I'm able to do 'Il Trittico' at the Met – how do I top that?
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Look at the way sports, music and film have become driving forces of popular culture. Fashion is the fourth pillar.
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I think that when the social stakes for people are higher, how you present yourself may sometimes feel like it's going to inform your destiny. Because if other people regard you in a certain way, they'll want to help you, and you will end up having a career.
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Bombs do very, very bad things to human bodies. It's incredibly shocking to see.
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There is no doubt that I was blessed with a considerable amount of luck.
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People can believe pretty much whatever they want to believe about moral and political issues, as long as some other people near them believe it, so you have to focus on indirect methods to change what people want to believe.
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Learning to love is hard and we pay dearly for it. It takes hard work and a long apprenticeship, for it is not just for a moment that we must learn to love, but forever.
