Kjell Magne Bondevik Quotes
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I still wanted to see the family come back to life. And when that didn't transpire from the music, it kinda made me feel like I was bein' taken advantage of. I thought, when people heard '8 Diagrams,' they'd be like, 'Oh, Wu-Tang is a wrap now - they've lost it.' And I know that we didn't lose it.
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In our brief national history we have shot four of our presidents, worried five of them to death, impeached one and hounded another out of office. And when all else fails, we hold an election and assassinate their character.
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If I can help a kid discover a liking, or even a passion for music in their life, then that's a wonderful thing.
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Happiness is an inside job.
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I have received nasty e-mails, messages on Twitter and ridiculous comments, not only about my size, but my family.
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Economic growth and human development need to go hand in hand. Human values need to be advocated vigorously.
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A Lawyer will do anything to win a case, sometimes he will even tell the truth.
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I want to do whatever I can to survive.
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Dissensions between Muslim nations run at least as deep, if not deeper, than those nations' resentment of the West.
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Most men say they can cook pasta, but I think you should find a little bit of an unusual angle on your pasta and make that your signature dish.
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I think that when I was child, acting was mostly just a hobby for me. It was something that my parents encouraged me to think of the way that my brothers thought of their cross-country classes, or my little sister to dance classes and art classes, and it was something like that for me.
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My spiritual evolution I would describe as journey from literalism to figuratism. I now see all religious texts as pointing to an ineffable truth.
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The problem with pity parties is very few people come, and those who do don't bring presents.
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'Transformers' was important and defining for me because it taught me about what kinds of movies I want to make and the kind of actor I want to be, and I have a long way to go before I become that actor.
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Everything is becoming science fiction. From the margins of an almost invisible literature has sprung the intact reality of the 20th century.
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Writing is the hardest way of earning a living, with the possible exception of wrestling alligators.
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When parents tell their children not to congregate on corners, especially in groups, out of fear for them encountering the police, what does that say? We have a trust problem.
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The sharp thorn often produces delicate roses.
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Kmart uses such mass production that they are able to lower their prices. My hose, for instance, is made by the same factory, the same machines, the same threads as the hose made by four top designers.
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I can't even be around children. It's a problem. My ovaries start screaming.
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There is no more mistaken path to happiness than worldliness, revelry, high life.
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I'd like to be Gandalf for a day - he's so wise, he's so powerful, and he's so caring. I love Gandalf. When they remake 'Lord of The Rings,' maybe I'll play it.
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I have generally sought to work on questions that I thought were both interesting and approachable, yet not too widely appreciated. To struggle to make discoveries that would be made by others a short time later seems futile to me.
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A person's worth is quite independent of their usefulness to society.
