James Thurber Quotes
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In China, a lot of the opening up of private entrepreneurship is happening because women are starting businesses, small businesses, faster than men.
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The very first time a politician puts you in his target is sometimes a disappointment, because perhaps you thought you were friends and getting along well... But it is not something that you dwelled on. At least, I did not.
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America is a poem in our eyes; its ample geography dazzles the imagination, and it will not wait long for metres.
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So, the international community are all the countries that are important: the United States definitely everywhere; the European Union because it is very important, and also, they do show a great deal of international responsibility; and then the local players.
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When I was living in New York and didn't have a penny to my name, I would walk around the streets and occasionally I would see an alcove or something. And I'd think, that'll be good, that'll be a good spot for me when I'm homeless.
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I've seen my parents dragged through the mud. But I wouldn't be the person I am today without them.
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The Wild West attracts cowboys. A sheriff is a good thing.
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A democracy is a volcano which conceals the fiery materials of its own destruction. These will produce an eruption and carry desolation in their way.
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Look back, and smile on perils past.
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I'd say mostly I paint hot chicks.
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I've grown up by the beach all my life, and I almost get anxiety if I haven't been swimming for a couple weeks or a month. It kind of builds up, so I try and get out as much as possible.
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The opponents of this process have always tried to vilify westernization as a poor imitation.
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In everyday life, I like APC, Isabel Marant, but I also like Zara. It depends how I'm feeling on the day. I like clothes that have a certain strength to them - simple but graphic.
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Being good is just a matter of temperament in the end.
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To make an album like 'Love Letter,' everything's got to be about love. Everything has to have a great feeling when you listen to it.
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OK, I've been very wild, but I've never really been the sort of person who goes that crazy!
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My dream is of a place and a time where America will once again be seen as the last best hope of earth.
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So to me, fat just seems to be right to the point and the most descriptive way to say it.
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It was a bad idea, because I think that any government reorganization has to come in relatively small bites, or else you get indigestion.
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Asking the government to help you for short periods of time is different than asking the government to take care of you for the rest of your life.
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Abraham Lincoln was not philosopher, exactly. But he did have a strong mind, which sought generalizations as well as particulars. He had a terrific memory.
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In 'Heart of Gold' at one point, there were 23 players on the stage with him. And part of what's magic about Neil is the way he interacts with the other musicians.
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My songs are more arrangements than they are songs.
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There is no exception to the rule that every rule has an exception.
