Emily Murphy Quotes
On the prairie one can see the colour of the air.
Emily Murphy
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'Dangerous' is an album that I was very dedicated to. I wanted every song to be a hit.
Yandel
Wisin & Yandel
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When I got on stage, I would have a rush of adrenaline; everybody gets it. Normally after the first night it becomes more controllable, and as long as I could ride the wave, I was still in charge.
Samantha Bond
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When I was small, I was the same as everyone else. I used to play in a small council estate nearby. But it's really my family who taught me. I started watching my dad play from the age of two. I wanted to be like him.
Eden Hazard
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There's this really good line in 'Women in Love' where Ursula says, 'I always thought it was a sin to be unhappy.' And actually I think that's very common, it's what a lot of people feel - that you have an obligation to life to be happy if you can.
Rachel Cusk
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Be peaceful, be courteous, obey the law, respect everyone; but if someone puts his hand on you, send him to the cemetery.
Malcolm X
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Fear is not a friend of mine. But it's something to have a healthy awareness of.
Orlando Bloom
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I haven't sold to the movies. In other words, I haven't gotten any enormous checks yet.
Jack Vance
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When an individual is protesting society's refusal to acknowledge his dignity as a human being, his very act of protest confers dignity on him.
Bayard Rustin
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When mom and dad were at the height of their careers, and things were super-crazy, and they couldn't leave their houses, there wasn't social media. It was all about autographs. Now, everyone's the press. I feel fame is perforated: it can be glorious, but it can completely destroy a human, too.
Dakota Johnson
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It is through gratitude for the present moment that the spiritual dimension of life opens up.
Eckhart Tolle
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I get why people want to come see me play guitar, but I still don't understand why people want to interview me.
Kaki King
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Shun all vice, especially card playing.
Nathan Hale
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Perhaps the greatest utopia would be if we could all realize that no utopia is possible; no place to run, no place to hide, just take care of business here and now.
Jack Carroll
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Ambition is the germ from which all growth of nobleness proceeds.
Oscar Wilde
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I tell people that I'm a Christian, but I don't think it's giving an insight into who I am or what I'm about.
Sally Phillips
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At age 14, coming to the U.S., all I knew was American Ballet Theatre, Baryshnikov, Nureyev, and some of the European companies. I barely knew anything about Balanchine.
Carla Korbes
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If I need something, even a pair of socks, my assistant has to get them for me.
Patricia Velasquez
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In setting goals and executing a strategy, Wanda is sophisticated. We have good systems and departments. If targets are not reached, a yellow light goes off.
Wang Jianlin
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A straw vote only shows which way the hot air blows.
O. Henry
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I really like watching reruns of 'The Crystal Maze.' It's something that I find weirdly comforting. If I ever have even a small amount of banknotes, I love to 'Crystal Maze' them by throwing them in the air and catching them. But it's never as fun as it looks on TV.
Tuppence Middleton
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Ten years ago she split the air To seize what she could spy Tonight she bumps against a chair, Betrayed by milky eye. She seems to pant, Time up, time up! My little dog must die, And lie in dust with Hector's pup; I So, presently, must I.
Ogden Nash
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With a contained environment, there is the promise of friction. And that is where the drama comes from.
Bruce Greenwood
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The Church's stand on birth control is the most absolutely spiritual of all her stands and with all of us being materialists at heart, there is little wonder that it causes unease. I wish various fathers would quit trying to defend it by saying that the world can support 40 billion. I will rejoice the day when they say: This is right whether we all rot on top of each other or not, dear children, as we certainly may. Either practice restraint or be prepared for crowding.
Flannery O'Connor
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On the prairie one can see the colour of the air.
Emily Murphy
