F. Sionil Jose Quotes
Colonialism subdues in many dulcet guises. It conquered under the pretext of spreading Christianity, civilization, law and order, to make the world safe for democracy.F. Sionil Jose
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The single most powerful element of youth is our inability to know what's impossible.
Adam Braun -
And although I've been very fortunate in the film work that's come my way, I need to get back to the stage. If I'm away for a maximum of two years, I feel something's wrong.
Ralph Fiennes -
We learn martial arts as helping weakness. You never fight for people to get hurt. You're always helping people.
Jackie Chan -
The beauty about living in Atlanta is that there aren't too many paparazzi here; you can just relax. And that really works for me and my children.
Usher -
Elves are cool, man.
Orlando Bloom -
Everybody sooner or later has to drop the luggage and the baggage of illusions.
Carlos Santana Santana
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War has been good to me from a financial standpoint but I don't want to make money that way. I don't want blood money.
Ted Turner -
I have a terrible fear of travel. Just before we go, I start to panic and tell my wife I don't want to go. It's ridiculous. But actually it's only when it's somewhere I've not been to before.
Gary Kemp Spandau Ballet -
I've definitely had those moments when I think a relationship with somebody is one way, and then it just flips.
Yael Stone -
What I always say to people is dress from the feet up. If you don't normally wear colour, try some colour on your feet; it's the place, I think you can have fun and update your outfit.
Edgardo Osorio -
I see many black males grasping for some thread of hope. There are so many destructive practices, glimpses into a psychic abyss. That must be very frightening.
Yusef Komunyakaa -
I think 'The Walking Dead' is very interestingly paced. It's slow, almost like an old Western. It's also very stylised - visually, I think it's very pretty. It's more of a psychological drama than anything else.
Tania Raymonde
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One SF prediction that I would like very much to see: Get solar collectors launched to beam energy back home, and get away from fossil fuels.
Jack McDevitt -
Hollywood so often likes to make movies that are just about itself. I felt there were a lot of stories that were yet to be told in the middle of the country, and I wanted to capture some of that beauty.
Sam Jaeger -
I was very aware of Jeff Buckley. My brother actually bought me The Mamas And The Papas and Jeff Buckley for my birthday when I was in my early teens.
Imogen Poots -
I think that there should be options available, quite early on, that if someone is recognised as a disruptive child, for them to be trained vocationally. Maybe if those kids were given the option to learn how to contribute to society on a practical level they wouldn't get into trouble.
Paloma Faith -
I love who I am and I love my life, but if I could be someone else, I'd be Beyonce in two seconds.
Dakota Fanning -
I race in two or three classic races a year and I may carry on for 10 more years or I may stop tomorrow.
Barry Sheene
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I have to just get up early and make sure I run. I'll do 40 minutes, four miles. It's not easy, but it clears my head.
Lindsay Price -
You consciously look after yourself, whatever that may be to you, whether it's going out for a few drinks and a bit of dinner, or just hitting the couch and watching TV, or going to the gym or yoga class. Just being aware that there's a potential for you to be in it and respecting wherever you find yourself is good enough.
Colin Farrell -
Enthusiasm is rude.
Fernando Pessoa -
We can ask ourselves daily what we have done to make the world a better place, to make someone smile, to help someone to feel more secure, etc. It's the simple things which have the greatest effect. We must never underestimate the strength of a smile or act of kindness.
Leo Buscaglia -
I am most grateful for having bad eyesight, which prevented me from becoming a commercial pilot and instead, led me to having the best job in the world - representing the people of California's 47th Congressional District.
Loretta Sanchez -
Colonialism subdues in many dulcet guises. It conquered under the pretext of spreading Christianity, civilization, law and order, to make the world safe for democracy.
F. Sionil Jose