Oliver Sacks Quotes
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If I go on a diet and work out, I'm always in a bad mood. I'd rather be a little heavier but nice.
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I wanted to define the vocabulary of a wedding both visually and intellectually. The book is about more than weddings or wedding dresses. It's a metaphor for women's lives, their creativity.
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My house looks like it was decorated by a 14-year old with a platinum American Express card.
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It's the 21st century. It's healthier for us, better for the environment and certainly kinder to be a vegetarian.
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I think I need security.
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I just didn't realize how powerful 'CHiPs' was.
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I am very lucky I got fans, and I interact with them personally. I know that they have poured their love on me unconditionally, and all I can do is work hard and be kind to them.
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The climate has been changing since there was a climate.
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In the mess of moving from place to place, I skipped two grades in the space of one year.
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We are born believing. A man bears beliefs as a tree bears apples.
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It's true that you need much time to get rid of the fat girl you once were, but you know I am sincerely grateful for my buttocks.
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Anyway, I tried liking Jimmy Corrigan but I couldn't.
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The great thing about Gospel is that you don't have to have an album every year in order to keep working.
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A lot of people who were writing when I came through originally as a singer-songwriter have disappeared.
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My films have been progressing towards a certain kind of minimalism, even though it was never intended. Elements which can be eliminated have been eliminated.
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With any kind of mean girl, or anyone who bullies anyone, there's always a reason for it. There is that sadness in them or insecurity that makes them feel like they need to act out or hurt other people.
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After running for a while, things really start to open up in your body. I felt like I'd tapped into parts of my body that I hadn't before. I let things in the universe flow through me that opened me up in a really cool way.
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The essential lesson I've learned in life is to just be yourself. Treasure the magnificent being that you are and recognize first and foremost you're not here as a human being only. You're a spiritual being having a human experience.
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When a fact begins to resemble whatever you feel is true, it becomes very difficult for anyone to tell the difference between facts that are true and 'facts' that are not.
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I don't spend on expensive brands. I don't need foreign holidays.
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It certainly was unusual growing up with two fairly well-known pastors as my parents.
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I think God has me on a path. I think he puts certain people in my life, and angels send messages to me, like, Kanye, I want you to say this, and I want you to say that, and I want you to talk to this girl here, and I don't want you to do this over here.
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If you can't help me grow, there's no point with you being in my life.
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I often feel that life is about to begin, only to realize it is almost over.
