H. P. Lovecraft Quotes
I couldn't live a week without a private library - indeed, I'd part with all my furniture and squat and sleep on the floor before I'd let go of the 1500 or so books I possess.
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Every dogma, every philosophic or theological creed, was at its inception a statement in terms of the intellect of a certain inner experience.
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I have a massive divide between being a competent human being and being completely hopeless, when it comes to logic.
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I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity.
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Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier.
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Whenever I'm caught between two evils, I take the one I've never tried.
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I definitely like to play characters that don't fit any kind of mold; that are slightly offbeat, because it's more fun to play.
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Turning 18 is a big deal.
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Desire then is the invasion of the whole self by the wish, which, as it invades, sets going more and more of the psychical processes; but at the same time, so long as it remains desire, does not succeed in getting possession of the self.
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My films have been progressing towards a certain kind of minimalism, even though it was never intended. Elements which can be eliminated have been eliminated.
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All the old great companies were run by guys who knew what an animator meant, and guys who knew how to draw. All the companies today are run by executives.
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Sports, as a media property, is increasingly valuable because it's something you have to have live. As a result, we're a better touch point for sponsors and advertisers because our commercials typically don't get zapped out.
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OK, I'm happy. I'm happy. All right? I'm happy.
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All I knew about Ethiopia was from a few records that I like, as well as what I read about the famine. But you get there and it's another world. It's filled with art and music and poetry and intellectuals and writers - all kinds of people.
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African-Americans know about racism, but I don't think we really know the causes. I decided it's first of all a family problem.
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The Hispanic population in this country is not a monolith. When you're in Miami, the newscast is going to be different from the newscast in Los Angeles.
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My style is boho chic. I love that time period - the patterns, the prints, the people, the music, the vibe.
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If you never give up, you'll be successful.
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Our nation's vital infrastructure - such as power grids and transportation hubs - becomes more vulnerable when individual devices get hacked. Criminals and terrorists who want to infiltrate systems and disrupt sensitive networks may start their attacks through access to just one person's smartphone.
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Television is like a library. There are a lot of library books in it, and you have to pick and choose what you take out of it.
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Lois: Good coffee, huh?Emma: Lois, I think you're a very attractive woman and I'd like to sleep with you.Lois: chokes Gak! Ahem! You don't - coff - fool around, do you?Emma: No, but I'd like to.
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I tell people I live in Harlesden in north-west London, and I can see them thinking, 'Why do you live there?'
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Get as rude as possible and don't let anyone tell you how to live.
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I couldn't live a week without a private library - indeed, I'd part with all my furniture and squat and sleep on the floor before I'd let go of the 1500 or so books I possess.
