James Russell Lowell Quotes
When I was a beggarly boy,And lived in a cellar damp,I had not a friend nor a toy,But I had Aladdin's lamp.
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We are skinny; this is our work. There are lots of overweight people working in offices, but I'm not going to say, 'This girl is fat; she can't work in an office.'
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The first movie I really clicked with was 'Die Hard' when I was 6 years old, which is crazy that I was watching it that young. That was the one that made me want to become an actor.
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I am neither a Bengali nor am I from Delhi's St Stephen's. I am an Allahabad boy.
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The main thing that I learned from my horrible job experiences was how horrible they were.
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What makes me really happy is a walk in the English countryside. A nice sunset, that British countryside - it means I'm home.
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There are certainly things labels can still provide that indie artists can't. They can pave the way to radio and pay big bucks for promotion.
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The UK has a poor investment record. According to IMF data, we have come seventh out of the top seven industrialised countries since 1999.
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Saying that you are advocating on behalf of small business does not grant a license to spend at will on more and more programs without congressional input, oversight, or statutory authority.
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Life may not always fall into neat chapters, and you may not always get the satisfying ending you're looking for, but sometimes a good explanation is all the rewrite you need.
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In Hollywood, the women are all peaches. It makes one long for an apple occasionally.
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I'm a political conservative.
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I refuse to admit that I am more than fifty-two, even if that does make my sons illegitimate.
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Remain close to government and away from politics. It means deal more with the authorities. And less with individuals.
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Know your worth! People always act like they're doing more for you than you're doing for them.
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I began photographing in 1946. Before that, I was a painter and drawer, with my mother and father's support. They were a bit pissed when I went into photography. They thought photographers were guys who took pictures at weddings.
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You cannot have adoration without being criticized.
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There's some places where, I don't know if they're fiddle fans, or Natalie fans or if they just love Celtic music, but there's some places where there's just awesome crowds.
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You think your friends have good taste in fashion, until they ask you to wear an ugly bridesmaid dress!
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Good design for the home should be universal. A house should be like old shoes, comfortable, like a good friend... The Japanese aesthetic is important to me. Very organic. They have a sense of the weight of the thing: very balanced.
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When you're in your mid-thirties, the cult of people who have children around you all want you in their cult, and they constantly ask you, 'So when are you going to have a baby?'
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You're never quite prepared for the inundation of stardom, or whatever you want to call it.
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The poor are the human manure in which grow the harvests of life, the harvests of joy which the rich reap.
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You can be an Olympic champion in 9.5 secs, but to be the greatest, there's more to it. It takes a bit of forethought and a lot of mental application.
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When I was a beggarly boy,And lived in a cellar damp,I had not a friend nor a toy,But I had Aladdin's lamp.
