James McBride Quotes
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The common idea that success spoils people by making them vain, egotistic and self-complacent is erroneous; on the contrary it makes them, for the most part, humble, tolerant and kind.
W. Somerset Maugham
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Peace is the virtue of civilization. War is its crime.
Victor Hugo
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Every change in a team can turn into an opportunity for players to show themselves.
Ottmar Hitzfeld
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No matter what is happening in life or in the world - war, natural disaster, poor health, pain, the death of loved ones - if existence is filled with art, music and literature, life will be fulfilling, a joy.
Karen DeCrow
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I educated myself. To me, school was boring.
Van Morrison
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Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm.
Abraham Lincoln
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I travel regularly and have learnt to be very methodical as far as packing is concerned. For example, I always check the weather in advance of where I'm going to ensure that I've packed the right clothes.
Paloma Faith
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I would love to go to Ladakh - there are beautiful monasteries there and because I am from Himachal. I would love to go to Paris. I haven't been to New York, which I have heard a lot about. And, I would love to go to Kanyakumari. I think that would be interesting!
Yami Gautam
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The falsification of scientific data or analysis is always a serious matter.
Ed Markey
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But I don't have a very good track record with royalty. My dress fell off in front of Prince Charles at the Prince's Trust, so I'm just living up to my reputation.
Kate Bush
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It's an odd mix, the life of a playwright.
Laura Wade
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At the base of Ron Paul support, in my opinion, are people with brains.
Gary Johnson
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Sometimes I think that there's a fine line between impressionistic and messy.
Lady Gaga
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The pleasure from acting comes from having great writing to work with. If it's well written and the character is interesting, then, as an actor, that's the raw material I need.
Aasif Mandvi
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I used to just sit in the living room and make up songs on the keyboard.
Fleur East
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One never knows whether people have principles on principle or whether for their own personal satisfaction.
Karel Capek
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Always prefer the plain direct word to the long, vague one. Don't implement promises, but keep them.
C. S. Lewis
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I don't consciously use my own life or experience at all.
Sadie Jones
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Anybody who is anybody seems to be getting a lift - by plastic surgery these days. It's the new world wide craze that combines the satisfactions of psychoanalysis, massage, and a trip to the beauty salon.
Eugenia Sheppard
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I was not able to stop or slow down the Vietnam War.
Mike Mansfield
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The economic recession in America wasn't caused by bad luck; it was caused by bad Republican policies. But the Republican candidates are doubling down on the same flawed policies that led to the loss of 3.6 million jobs in the final months of 2008 and gravely affected middle class families across America.
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
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There was no theater in my high school. I think even our art program was cut - it was so bad. I didn't even know that was a possibility in college or in high school; I hadn't even thought of it. It was pretty negligent. My father has run a bulldozer all of his life, and my mom is in real estate.
Boyd Holbrook
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The Atonement of Jesus Christ outweighs, surpasses, and transcends every other mortal event, every new discovery, and every acquisition of knowledge, for without the Atonement all else in life is meaningless.
Tad R. Callister
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You make your own luck by working hard, you know?
James McBride