Paul Theroux Quotes
I'm not pessimistic about Africa. The cities just seem big and hopeless. But there's still a great green heart where there's possibility. There's hope in the wilderness.Paul Theroux
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Without philosophy, history is always for me dead and dumb.
Ferdinand Christian Baur -
I particularly like Hershey's chocolate - the kind which has almonds in it.
Irwin Thomas -
If I categorized home runs that I've seen, without a doubt the monumental one is Henry's... but I've seen a lot of classic, great home runs. Gibson's was probably the most theatrical home run I've ever seen.
Vin Scully -
You can't judge your characters or otherwise; it's not about you, it's about them.
Edgar Ramirez -
Every body about me seem'd happy but every body seem'd in a hurry to be happy somewhere else.
Hannah Cowley -
I can go to a country song, go right into it and make it sound authentic. And I think that's because of my ear as an impressionist.
Eddie Murphy
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In Egypt today most people are concerned with getting bread to eat. Only some of the educated understand how democracy works.
Naguib Mahfouz -
Acting is great therapy - you get to do things you'd normally get arrested for.
Ian McShane -
I consider my education to be the first 10 years of my career.
Olivia Wilde -
In 1973, the Supreme Court ruled that individual communities should set obscenity standards. Whenever a case is tried, it will be based on a community standard for that particular place.
Larry Flynt -
You always care about your teammates, and you care about the game.
Larry Brown -
People tried to make me something that I wasn't at the beginning of my career.
Patricia Kaas
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Fashion is not art. Fashion is a business that requires discipline and attention to detail and very organized systems of logistics and operations and processes. But even with the most smoothly oiled machine to manage the business, without creativity, fashion could not exist.
Imran Amed -
Someone once said that you can make the choice between getting old and getting creepy, and I think getting old is the way to go.
Kate Beckinsale -
I haven't done fillers or Botox for ages. There comes a point where you have to match bits of you with the other bits; otherwise, you get a terribly random situation.
Felicity Kendal -
I was born in Iran, which has a predominantly Muslim population, and I have relatives who are devout Muslims, so I know what it means to be judged based on your appearance and what you're wearing. But your ethnicity and your clothing do not define who you are.
Nazanin Boniadi -
As a person, to inspire some young girls and give them something to look at and give them something to play for, I think is such a great position to be in. I'm glad that I can follow all of the great Korean players' footsteps.
Inbee Park -
I support the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act.
Rand Paul
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To wake up when the sun comes up and enjoy that and then, when the sun goes down, to have a nice property or house where I could watch it on my porch when I'm older. It would be peaceful.
Zack Greinke -
Regulators are power-lusting mediocrities.
Yaron Brook -
Honestly, I just love great performers and people who love what they do.
Zendaya -
When I was one-and-twentyI heard him say again,'The heart out of the bosomWas never given in vain;'Tis paid with sighs a plentyAnd sold for endless rue.'And I am two-and-twentyAnd oh, 'tis true, 'tis true.
A. E. Housman -
Around Clifden, I like the place, and the people are great.
Colm Wilkinson -
I'm not pessimistic about Africa. The cities just seem big and hopeless. But there's still a great green heart where there's possibility. There's hope in the wilderness.
Paul Theroux