Persius Quotes
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Snobbery just inhibits you.
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People love teen movies because everyone can relate.
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Death is the mother of Beauty; hence from her, alone, shall come fulfillment to our dreams and our desires.
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Touring helped me understand where I needed to be better in my music.
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I would much rather be a better mother or better human being than I would be a singer. Fortunately for me singing makes me a living.
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I almost never set out to photograph a landscape, nor do I think of my camera as a means of recording a mountain or an animal unless I absolutely need a 'record shot'. My first thought is always of light.
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You don't need to spend a lot of money on stuff when you have amazing architecture.
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I was lucky to come from a difficult area. It teaches you not just about football but also life.
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My parents were very pleased that I was in the army. The fact that I hated it somehow pleased them even more.
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Sometimes I just get over-excited. I see the pitch and I think, 'I have to get this wicket.' When I am just looking to bowl, I am calm and composed, and most of the time I get it right. The ball lands where I want it to.
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Tony Blair is a war criminal, and I think he should be tried as a war criminal. Then I see Bono and him as pals, and I'm going, 'I don't like that.' Do I think George Bush is a war criminal? Probably - but the difference between him and Tony Blair is that Blair is intelligent. So, he has no excuse.
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Growing up in South London, we went to a school where there were not that many Jewish kids. I love being Jewish in L.A.; it feels really normal. The culture seems to be integrated into Hollywood. Everyone uses Yiddish words like 'schlep' and 'schmooze.' That's what I love about New York, too.
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I've accompanied several dying people on their travels, and the desert seems to be a favored destination. It is very hot and dry and lyrical in its own way.
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I know enough of the family life of officers. I scarcely know my own children or they me.
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I'm very inspired by past music.
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Success is not a matter of mastering subtle, sophisticated theory but rather of embracing common sense with uncommon levels of discipline and persistence.
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The time has come to move beyond eco-elitism to eco-populism.
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The news team, and Hamin, seemed well pleased. 'You should have been an actor, Jernau Gurgeh,' Hamin told him. Gurgeh assumed this was intended as a compliment.
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The sun and its retinue of planets drift as a group through the vast gulfs of space that separate the stars.
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Only conviction sells. Well, when we are insecure, we really don't have that 100 percent conviction. Once we have it, we can tide over everything.
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Desolation Island (1979)
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I'm supporting the School for Creative Startups because the project's ambition - to boost innovation and the culture of entrepreneurship - is something I feel strongly about.
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I didn't want to be one of those ex-pros, aye hanging around. I think that's wrong.
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We consume our tomorrows fretting about our yesterdays.
