Jacob Whitesides Quotes
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For almost a century since 1918, the centralised nation-state has been the world's default political form. Its various experiments in industrialisation, urbanisation, mass literacy and consumerism have brought more people into public life.
Pankaj Mishra -
When my job was attempting to predict future economic developments for the Shell oil company, I was frequently reminded of an Arabic saying: 'Those who claim to foresee the future are lying, even if by chance they are later proved right.'
Vince Cable -
I take four planes a week, honestly. You know, I am for intelligence screening.
Aaron Schock -
Our parents are obviously proud, but they're still trying to get used to the fact that we're in a band. I have a feeling my mom would actually like One Direction if I wasn't in it!
Zayn Malik One Direction -
We all thought we'd have flying cars by now, but we don't.
Dana Brunetti -
The opponents and I are really one. My strength and skills only half of the equation. The other half is theirs. An opponent is someone whose strength joined to yours creates a certain result.
Sadaharu Oh
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To pursue a so-called Third Way is foolish. We had our experience with this in the 1960s when we looked for a socialism with a human face. It did not work, and we must be explicit that we are not aiming for a more efficient version of a system that has failed.
Vaclav Klaus -
From the moment I walked into the White House, it was as if I had no privacy at all.
Nancy Reagan -
A great literary work can be completely, completely unpredictable. Which can sometimes make them very hard to read, but it gives them a great originality.
Yann Martel -
I was always fascinated with science, and being Persian, it's instilled in us at a young age to follow something very academic in our career.
Nazanin Boniadi -
There is a healthy fraternal rivalry, but nothing serious and we both have been looking for a project to do together. I guess he may direct me in a project some day.
Mackenzie Astin -
The beauty of jazz is that it's malleable. People are addressing it to suit their own personalities.
Pat Metheny
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I believe the classified section of a newspaper - especially the 'Business Opportunities' column - can tell you more about your city 'business-wise' than any other publication.
E. Joseph Cossman -
A designer is only as good as the star who wears her clothes.
Edith Head -
It is not worth the paper it is written on unless it is backed by the kind of force that will make the other side consider the penalties too heavy to break the agreement.
Yitzhak Rabin -
The age of 18 seemed the right time to try something different in my life. Moving to the U.K. was a risk, and I was never confident that I could ever make a full-time living being a musician, but I had to try. Initially, I worked as a jazz musician in pubs or with bands.
Manfred Mann -
My private life is a lot more ladylike and less sultry than the fashion photos I imagine.
Carine Roitfeld -
Just at the age 'twixt boy and youth,When thought is speech, and speech is truth.
Walter Scott
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My mother doesn't like sex. She doesn't like the word, she doesn't like act, and I'm not entirely sure she's too impressed with the results. Ah well, you get out what you put in.
Hannah Gadsby -
I tend to like antique things. Something can be old, but it can be timeless.
CeeLo Green -
I could make apple pie every single day. You need to be super precise in order for it to be perfect. I'm such a perfectionist that baking is calming for me. I've never burnt anything, thank God.
Julia Carin Cavazos -
What kind of woman tries to fat-shame a heavily pregnant woman?
Jameela Jamil -
I've just had a little boy, and my wife and I called him Elliott because 'E.T.' sort of saved my life because that film is absolutely about something being out there that's greater than yourself.
Jack Thorne -
It seems obvious to say, but I really admire the creative sides of Steve Jobs.
Jacob Whitesides