Bill Vaughan Quotes
It might be a good idea if the various countries of the world would occasionally swap history books, just to see what other people are doing with the same set of facts.
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I don't eat animals. I rescue strays and take injured pigeons to the wildlife rehab. I carry spiders and wasps outside in a cup covered with a 3x5 card. It would only follow that I'd take pause when contemplating the abrupt and apparently brutal ending of a tiny human being's life, or even a potential human being's life.
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Beethoven's importance in music has been principally defined by the revolutionary nature of his compositions. He freed music from hitherto prevailing conventions of harmony and structure.
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Each age has deemed the new-born year the fittest time for festal cheer.
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I find myself so easily discouraged. It is pathetic how easily I can be discouraged - easily discouraged by resistance, easily discouraged by opposition, easily discouraged by hardness of heart, easily discouraged by blindness.
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We should read music in the same way that an educated adult will read a book: in silence, but imagining the sound.
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I believe the collapse of the House of Windsor is tied in with the collapse of the Church of England.
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If I have a 100 percent batting average, you should fire me, because it means we haven't tried anything really noble.
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In talking to you I feel very much more at ease than my colleagues who gave the speeches during the banquet.
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I'm not a cheater, but if I win Olympic gold and people are looking at me and saying I am a cheat because I've won, it's hugely disrespectful given the hard work I've put in.
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War has been good to me from a financial standpoint but I don't want to make money that way. I don't want blood money.
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There have been weeks when I've not been hydrating properly or not eating properly or training too hard. When I do that, I don't feel good. It has to be the exact formula.
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I needed to take a break from performing, and from the Peas, to be happy. I craved female time, and time with my husband to feed my soul. My life now is about being balanced. I'm passionate about work and working out, seeing friends and family, and letting my hair down once in a while.
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You can have the biggest markets in the world, but if the game isn't exciting, compelling, and competitive, it's not going to generate a lot of interest.
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The best thing commercially, which is the worst artistically, by and large, is the most successful.
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Always keep that happy attitude. Pretend that you are holding a beautiful fragrant bouquet.
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Cultivation of mind should be the ultimate aim of human existence.
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Most people consider me an optimist because I laughingly state that I would take my last two dollars and buy a money belt.
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It is no surprise that companies do not often respond to moral pressure alone. We need to hit them hard in their pocketbook and on their balance sheet. We need to show them that their stock prices will be affected if their actions encourage Iran's nuclear weapons ambitions.
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I also like to garden. I grow things, vegetables, flowers... I particularly like orchids. I raise orchids.
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Here's the deal with Matty Morrison: He is the most unassuming, nicest, most humble guy, who also happens to be extremely talented.
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Health system development is a key to effective detection, response, and control of any outbreak.
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Great God, have pity on the wicked, for thou didst everything for the good, when thou madest them good!
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I basically taught myself how to sing and play by copying records, and that's just how it was for me. I know that's true for a lot of budding musicians out there - that's the thing that gets them inspired, is trying to learn their favorite songs. I think it's a great way to teach yourself.
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It might be a good idea if the various countries of the world would occasionally swap history books, just to see what other people are doing with the same set of facts.
