Bill Vaughan Quotes
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It is shallow people who think beauty is frivolous or excessive. If you are bringing beauty and god, you are enriching the country. Rice feeds the body, books feed the mind, beauty feeds the soul. It is one thing I can really be proud of and stand tall in the world.
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We have been given a role to play. We have been asked to provide, to give lectures on the role of Islamic development and the way we do it here, so the people who are Muslims there would understand what the role of Islam is.
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Chess only appeals to quite a small minority. It does not have the cachet of a mainstream popular sport.
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After all, one knows one's weak points so well, that it's rather bewildering to have the critics overlook them and invent others.
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Phrases that have historical significance or become headlines don't just magically appear in the moment. They are mindfully planned.
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I'm not very good in crowds, so I usually try to become as small as possible.
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We must continue research into new forms of energy and into more efficient use of existing energy sources.
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I learned how to read in second grade, and I entered a summer contest at my local library in Chattanooga, Tennessee. If you read more books than anybody else, you got your Polaroid up on the bulletin board, and I did.
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In common with all Protestant or Jewish cultures, America was developed on the idea that your word is your bond. Otherwise, the frontier could never have been opened, 'cause it was lawless. A man's word had to mean something.
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The Irish do not want anyone to wish them well; they want everyone to wish their enemies ill.
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I just want to continue the success and be an athlete that is shown in a good light in New York City.
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If birth matters, midwives matter. In Europe, there are hospitals where the cesarean rate is less than 10%, and you'll find midwives in these hospitals, you'll see a lot less re-admissions with infections and complications, and you'll see a lot less injury to mothers.
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I'm happy with the coach we have. I think any one of the ones I asked them to consider would've been good.
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If people have bought something of mine, they know by now that I will decline writing it for the movies.
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I don't like cooking just for myself; I enjoy feeding other people, particularly outdoors.
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For some, being involved in a scene is a great thing because the social element can drive creativity. For me, though, it's never really been like that. It's the opposite. I've always had this instinct to escape.
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I played ping-pong with Prince. That's pretty surreal. He gave me a lesson before we played; like, he's great. He's a master at it, so I took the free lesson.
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I am upset and completely disappointed in the government, the millionaires and billionaires in the U.S. See what's happening to the country? Look at all the health problems, the economy, the recession and crime.
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I'm not sure. I did not set it up. I have never done a polygraph test in my life. I didn't know what to expect. I was just there to answer the questions that they put in front of me.
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I did not make this film about Frank Abagnale because of what he did . . but because of what he has done with his life the past 30 years.
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Getting married was a ball. Being married was... a nightmare.
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At times, I do Tabata, a high-intensity Japanese training regimen, in which I must do 20 seconds of a specific body part with 10 seconds of rest. This must be done eight times within four minutes. Your heart rate shoots through the roof, but you burn a lot of fat.
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On film, I'm very mysterious, but in life I'm very dull.
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In the midst of life we are in debt.
