V. S. Naipaul Quotes
I really wasn't equipped to be a writer when I left Oxford. But then I set out to learn. I've always had the highest regard for the craft. I've always felt it was work.
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I love being the mayor. I want to be the mayor forever.
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I think that we are trying to put data communications, telecommunications and media communications together and be the No. 1 player there.
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I think that as you grow up, as you get older, we can't get bitter, we can't get jaded.
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It's so important to get your skin to look even, whether it's with a MAC Cosmetics glow, a Laura Mercier tinted moisturizer, or even just a solid foundation. Start off with a good prep and a good primer.
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People often try to disguise televisions. I always think that makes it worse. It is what it is!
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The ideas keep going, you have the material, you cut because there's a limit to the space allowed to you. And the space is limited because of some other constraints that have to do with money or printing or whatever.
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Becoming a vampire means completely changing your identity.
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I don't look at myself as suffering.
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Somebody tell the damn players to start playing like old school.
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Biology is the least of what makes someone a mother.
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To my mind, an adventure is something a person willingly undertakes.
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The best philosophers were not academics, but had another job, so their philosophy was not corrupted by careerism.
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I have this data bank garbage can in the back of my head that is an emotional collection of events that have occurred in my life.
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Early in my investment-banking career, I realized I was on a path that others had set out for me.
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Barack Obama is more irritating than the other nuisances on the Left.
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I would like to thank my colleagues for voting a Social Democrat prime minister and to assure them I will vote a liberal president, as well.
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I believe that blues and jazz are the two uniquely American contributions into music.
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Worry does not mean fear, but readiness for the confrontation.
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If you look hard enough, you'll find something good about me and say it.
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When I was training for the Chicago Marathon, I would eat a cup of cereal after an 18-mile long run, and then I'd have to get out the door with nothing but a granola bar in my hand. I can't change my busy schedule with my kids, but I can work harder to improve in this area. I think it's a part of training that most of us find difficult.
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When there's no push back against Islamophobic rhetoric, people see that as tacit endorsement of anti-Islamic rhetoric.
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The band has always stayed close to its fans and not sold out. That's a very rare thing. I can see how rare that is having been outside of the band for eight years. Maiden has integrity. I think people appreciate that.
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I really wasn't equipped to be a writer when I left Oxford. But then I set out to learn. I've always had the highest regard for the craft. I've always felt it was work.
