Desiderius Erasmus Quotes
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We always see abhorrent behavior and say why, but then we get mad when somebody tries to answer.
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When I was in school, there was no such thing as girls' athletics.
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We all should face some failures in life and learn from them. We should accept it and move on.
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I get over-excited by every opportunity that comes my way. I end up doing too much.
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I'm not telling you what to do on the Sabbath, and you won't tell me.
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I hate the way they portray us in the media. If you see a black family it says they're looting, if you see a white family it says they're looking for food.
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I think people are too hard on the Pistols. The Pistols started the whole punk thing and never saw much money.
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I will say I remember the best thing in terms of publicity was being on the cover of Newsweek.
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Seek that which within lies waiting to begin the fight of your life that is everyday.
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My notion of a wife at 40 is that a man should be able to change her, like a bank note, for two 20s.
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It hasn't been hard getting nominated, but winning it is another thing. The competition is tough.
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I asked my mother could I have an instrument. She said, 'Well if you go out and save your money.' So I went and got - I made me a shine box. I went out and started shining shoes, and I'd bring whatever I made.
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It doesn't matter how much wisdom you have. If you don't have position, you have nothing. That's the tragedy of India.
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While it's easy for South Sudan to feel distant, the situation is all too real for the South Sudanese mothers choosing which child gets to eat tomorrow. This is a time when we must look outward together and declare that humanity has no borders - no one deserves to suffer like this, especially in a world of such abundance.
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Gentleness, self-sacrifice and generosity are the exclusive possession of no one race or religion.
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Companies like Spotify, the new Apple service, and all the others are really going to have to pay artists more. And I think it's a matter of time; I think a lot of these companies and the individuals that are involved in them realize that as well. They know that artists are not getting what they should be getting.
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I have met 18 million youth, and each wants to be unique.
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I can tell you who I'd like to work with as far as rock legends. Definitely Dave Grohl from the Foo Fighters. Of course Linkin Park. Actually, I already worked with Travis Barker on a couple of things. Gotta let the drummer get some. Possibly Paramore, Hayley Williams.
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If the story is good enough, if it's imaginative enough, if it's moving enough it is going to reach deeper than the level of sheer information and change somebody's life two degrees. That is an enormous achievement.
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I'm a warrior for the middle class.
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Sophistication might be described as the ability to cope gracefully with a situation involving the presence of a formidable menace to one's poise and prestige (such as the butler, or the man under the bed - but never the husband).
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It's always fun to put on bell bottoms and have your butt hanging out and hip huggers.
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I don't follow any particular periodical anymore. I use Twitter as my customized news feed.
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Fortune favors the audacious.
