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 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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It is often the mistakes of others that benefit the rest of us-and, sadly, not them ... For the antifragile, harm from errors should be less than the benefits.
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Forgiving the men who killed my parents and brother was a process, a journey into deeper and deeper prayer.
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We Finns represent a very transparent and open-minded way of reaching political decisions.
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The global boom in commodities fueled by a debt-financed infrastructure and real-estate bubble in China is over.
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If someone says, 'Hey man, I love your album, it really got me through a breakup, but I downloaded it for free,' I'll be like, 'Good! That's good!' Maybe he didn't have the money for the album, but if he still listened to it, and it's an important part of his life, that's all I can ask for. I don't want his twenty bucks.
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Living a very long time would be a very scary thing.
