Martin Gore Quotes
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I am not an American; I am the American.
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I think to be 'tough' means you look relaxed. So you have to be tough to win tournaments. But you don't want to be so tough on yourself.
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I'm not denying that it's exciting to have a play on Broadway.
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Genius and virtue are to be more often found clothed in gray than in peacock bright.
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Duty is for Kant the One and All. Out of the duty of gratitude, he claims, one has to defend and esteem the ancients; and only out of duty has he become a great man.
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By doing, you become employable. It doesn't matter what the job is; by working, you learn new things, meet new people and are exposed to new ideas.
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Every vote should carry a serial number, so that responsibility for harmful or careless use of the vote can be traced. Concealed voting should be outlawed.
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You always hear about delegation, but people make the mistake of delegating and not following up. I give authority, but I stay in touch. Otherwise it doesn't work.
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I think the last thing you want to do as a writer, as a storyteller, is to create indifference. I don't necessarily go out of my way to provoke, but I would much rather have a song that triggers a whole myriad of reactions than a song that inspires a shrug of the shoulder.
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When writing 'Give and Take' and 'Originals,' the predominant emotion for me was curiosity.
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The electronics industry expanded rapidly and the seeds for the semiconductor and software revolution were planted. The postwar period also saw the suburbanization of America, the rise of the homeowner, the build-out of the interstate highway system, and the rise of automobile culture. Credit availability expanded dramatically.
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When I'm in a tricky situation I often think: 'What would Beyonce do?' It helps.
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I've never thought about it before, but I suppose bad people might need someone to pray to, too.
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I always felt that sci-fi and fantasy were my thing. Bit of a geek, I'm afraid. But I like creating worlds, and I felt it was a genre that gave me more freedom. It just seemed like I belonged there.
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I use Aveeno cleansers and moisturizers.
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I grew up in Manhattan on the Upper East Side.
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Ask your child what he wants for dinner only if he's buying.
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The thin-lipped armorer, Hephaestos, hobbled away, Thetis of the shining breasts Cried out in dismay At what the god had wrought To please her son, the strong Iron-hearted man-slaying Achilles Who would not live long.
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From Michael Jackson to Peggy Lee, I like it all.
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If you want to know what life is like in the Soviet Union, go to your local department of motor vehicles.
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What I'm good at is making art.
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I am delighted in particular that the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has now made a strategic choice to take the path of cooperation, and has reaffirmed the central importance of the Non-Proliferation Treaty and the International Atomic Energy Agency in underpinning global security.
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A man's liberties are none the less aggressed upon because those who coerce him do so in the belief that he will be benefited.
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I don't think I've ever tried to be anything other than a weirdo.
