James Boswell Quotes
Dr. Johnson ... sometimes employed himself in chymistry, sometimes in watering and pruning a vine, and sometimes in small experiments, at which those who may smile, should recollect that there are moments which admit of being soothed only by trifles.
Quotes to Explore
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I am a big believer that eventually everything comes back to you. You get back what you give out.
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It used to hurt me that people thought I didn't have the technique and the temperament to play Test cricket.
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I love learning new things that will never be put to practical use.
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People I respect complimenting me on my work in fashion is more exciting to me than anything I ever achieved as a Spice Girl.
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I'm blonde and tanned and normal-sized! I'm sweet, shy, funny, have a big heart and I'm nice - and I like to eat.
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Thumbs up to the buxom woman. Size zero is boring!
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I had learned that science is a rewarding, active process of discovery, not the passive absorption of what others had discovered.
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I've never been against women. That anti-feminist rap is bogus. I think men should be nice to women, buy them diamonds.
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The bad news motivated the drill instructors that much more.
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I do know that detachment is important. A surgeon can't be weeping into the open wound.
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Contrary to what many Westerners believe, Islam has a rich tradition of secular painting in spite of its ban on images. It is only in religious rituals that the use of pictorial representation is totally prohibited.
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Let us take our children seriously! Everything else follows from this... only the best is good enough for a child.
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I think architects tend to believe that they can almost do anything, which is a wonderful characteristic, but in some cases you just fall flat.
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It's really weird to be playing chords again. Haven't played chords for a long time. I realised I haven't played chord changes since OK Computer and stuff like that.
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Singing for stage, if you don't hear yourself, that's when you push, and that's when you can hurt your voice sometimes. So if I can hear myself in my ear, it really helps me to find that balance of how loud I needed to be singing.
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I was working in Camden Lock market from the age of 13 to 16, and people often suggested that I should be a model. I knew a girl working on a stall who was with Take Two model agency, so I decided to go along, and they took me on.
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I've never yet managed to write a novel which didn't have an Indian central character.
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I had some really dear friends who died from AIDS-one in particular. His family wasn't around and he didn't have many friends. I spent a lot of time with him in his later days.
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Avoid using cigarettes, alcohol, and drugs as alternatives to being an interesting person.
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Some missionaries bound for Africa were laughed at by the boat captain. 'You'll only die over there,' he said. But a missionary replied, 'Captain, we died before we started.'
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If I were single and had my career, I'd be happy. You have to be happy with what you're doing.
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Friendship is a strong and habitual inclination in two persons to promote the good and happiness of one another.
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If I was gay, why would I hide it?
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Dr. Johnson ... sometimes employed himself in chymistry, sometimes in watering and pruning a vine, and sometimes in small experiments, at which those who may smile, should recollect that there are moments which admit of being soothed only by trifles.
