Elvis Costello (Declan Patrick MacManus) Quotes
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As an organization, Esri is strong, and we're continuing to grow. We're dedicated to this. And we're excited to see what you can accomplish and to watch your work evolve.
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I never feel with the fashion stuff that it's too fake. If I was a model and had a working part in Fashion Week, then I might feel like that, but I'm just a visitor. I really only walk in and watch the shows and think, 'Maybe I could wear that in a video.' I meet the designer, say hello, and then I go.
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I see a deep connection between peace and change: peace always starts from within, for communities and people alike. The same is true of change: real change starts from within.
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All writers are the same - they forget a thousand good reviews and remember one bad one.
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My greatest aspiration was always to live in the tropics.
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The business aspect is one of the most important things about having a music career, because every choice you make in a management meeting affects your life a year-and-a-half from now.
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Never trust the artist. Trust the tale. The proper function of the critic is to save the tale from the artist who created it.
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The American Federation of Teachers has a long track record of working with administrators, parents, and communities to provide real help to struggling students and low-performing schools. We've learned that intensive interventions, proven programs, and adequate resources can transform students' lives and their schools.
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I did absolutely grow up in a world surrounded by people who were always performing and being flamboyant.
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I feel like there's so much darkness in all of my books.
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When we were on the farm, we were isolated, not just by geography but by the primitive living conditions: no electricity, no running water and, of course, no computer, no phone.
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As the president of Afghanistan I look at the suffering of our people as a whole.
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I don't like family stories forcefully mixed with commercial elements.
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It's far better to buy a wonderful company at a fair price than a fair company at a wonderful price.
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Our true nationality is mankind.
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I have no doubt that given a real choice, the vast majority of Muslims and Arabs, like everyone else will choose a free society over a fear society.
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I can't do with mountains at close quarters - they are always in the way, and they are so stupid, never moving and never doing anything but obtrude themselves.
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As an entrepreneur, one cannot just work and not say anything.
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If the leader is filled with high ambition and if he pursues his aims with audacity and strength of will, he will reach them in spite of all obstacles.
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Yale was one of the best moments in my life - also one of the hardest. I learned about community.
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Love will make a way out of no way.
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This, I thought, is what is meant by 'thy will be done' in the Lord's Prayer, which I had prayed time and again without thinking about it. It means that your will and God's will may not be the same. It means there's a good possibility that you won't get what you pray for. It means that in spite of your prayers you are going to suffer.
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I think all writers write from the time they're really young, and you just start asking the question, 'What if?'
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Living a very long time would be a very scary thing.
