James Cook Quotes
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Making money is often more fun than spending it, though I personally have never regretted money I've spent on friends, new experiences, saving time, travel, and causes I believe in.
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I don't want to make money; I want to make a difference.
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I don't feel proprietary, but I do feel there is a human identity to the borough of Hackney that's quite peculiar. It was always bloody-minded and difficult; it always stood up to central government.
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Money coming in says I've made the right marketing decisions.
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When I was young I didn't care about education, just money and box office.
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I just feel like, with rappers, there's so much complacency. It's like, 'Oh, I'm a rapper. I'm successful. I make money. That's all that matters.' But there's a lot of stuff going on in the world. Whether or not you're aware of it, it's happening.
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I'm potentially worth a lot of money, but I've got to go and make something that's worth a lot of money.
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At the end of the day, it's all about money.
Garry Kasparov -
The biggest challenge is always the governments - they try to stop all good things. I try to stay away from them as much as I can, as I know if someone can destroy something good, it's the government.
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We do not take away the powers of surveillance. We do not take away the right and the power of the government to go after those who would do us wrong.
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The best reason why Monarchy is a strong government is, that it is an intelligible government. The mass of mankind understand it, and they hardly anywhere in the world understand any other.
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Uncertainty is normal in the first few days of a new government.
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When you spend a lot of money on one player, you want him to prove himself, but the way football works, one day you can be good, the next you can be bad, and the next after that, you can be very bad. I have come to Manchester City to work very hard and to help my friends make Manchester City great.
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The air is dirty because of the electricity monopolists. They have powerful money lobbyists.
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If you want the government off your back, get your hands out of its pockets.
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I was never really a Mod. I thought I was more of a beatnik with the brown corduroy jacket, blue jeans, etc. I loved the music Mods liked, and I loved the clothes, but I didn't have any money to spend on them.
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The best government is the least government. In some areas, I'm libertarian. I don't subscribe to any one party; they are all bad.
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When I read about the way in which library funds are being cut and cut, I can only think that American society has found one more way to destroy itself.
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Enlightened despots are mythical creatures; real despots seem more interested in stealing money or installing their sons after them.
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When my daughter was younger we showed her all the great musicals. And the great dramas and great comedies, and the one that she took to the most was Some Like It Hot.
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I am no longer amazed by how quickly a man will justify his change of heart when a spear is leveled his way.
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If you ask why we should obey God, in the last resort the answer is, 'I am.' To know God is to know that our obedience is due to Him.
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I grew up in Zimbabwe in Southern Africa, and I moved to London when I was 17. And I started commuting and, actually, to go to college. And I used to really enjoy that part of my journey where the - it was actually a Tube train, but it was over ground, and it went right past the backs of people's houses, and I could actually see right in.
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The government endangers us with our own money.
