David Lagercrantz Quotes
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I think it is a mistake to judge science by Nobel Prizes.
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I don't think I had the aspiration to be a star growing up. I loved Madonna and Bette Midler, and I had my karaoke machine and would sing their songs.
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American audiences are great. They get what I am doing, but as my band will tell you, nowhere tops the Irish audience. They are just brilliant. They are very open, but the Americans and Spanish come a close second.
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If you love God, you can't hate anything or anyone. If the love one offers is met with hate, it doesn't die, rather it manifests in the form of compassion. That is universal love. It is not just a sentiment. It cannot be manifested merely by a shift in mental disposition. It can only come from inner cleaning, an inner awakening.
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It's only Western civilization that, God forbid, you talk about dying, when it's the only thing we know for certain, right? Everyone's going to die, so what's the big problem? 'Oh, God. Don't talk about it. Don't think about it.' I mean, I'm one of them. I'm not a big fan of talking about dying.
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What we set out to do was to ensure that this system of fair shares and the planning and controls continued after the war, and when we won, that's what we did.
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The reason for the sadness of this modern age and the men who live in it is that it looks for the truth in everything and finds it.
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He was so excited. He cut out pictures of these landscapes and neighborhoods and kind of really tried to give you a feel of the movie. It was kind of cute but at the same time it really showed his enthusiasm for it.
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Many people love in themselves what they hate in others.
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I have a scar on my right arm from my ex-husband. He was cooking and he had a hot pot and he turned around and went right into my arm.
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I've always wanted to do charity stuff. I'm such a nurturer and love taking care of people.
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As anyone knows who has ever had to set up a military encampment or build a village from the ground up, occupations pose staggering logistical problems.
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On a very basic level, many people think celebrities have too much already, so we shouldn't be entitled to our political opinions.
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You just have to do what you know is right.
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Souffles don't deserve their reputation as potential disasters.
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I'm quite intuitive about what I pick. Often it's to do with what I've just done and how I'm feeling.
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Good asparagus needs minimal treatment and is best eaten with few other ingredients.
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The computer industry is the only industry that is more fashion-driven than women's fashion. Maybe I'm an idiot, but I have no idea what anyone is talking about. What is it? It's complete gibberish. It's insane. When is this idiocy going to stop?
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'Super Contra' was the game I fell in love with. I played and beat that game with my mom.
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France can never accept that it is no longer a dominating power in the world of culture. This is true both of the French right and the French left. They keep thinking that Americans are primitive cowboys or farmers who do not understand anything.
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What has happened to architecture since the second world war that the only passers-by who can contemplate it without pain are those equipped with a white stick and a dog?
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I do think that one needs to have respect for people who are older. And I really do love the idea that one can respect generations.
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I'm ashamed to say that I'm from a very privileged background.
