Jasper Fforde Quotes
We all make mistakes at some time in our lives, some more than others. It is only when the cost is counted in human lives that people really take notice.Jasper Fforde
Quotes to Explore
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The mind moves in the direction of our currently dominant thoughts.
Earl Nightingale -
For most of my career, I've played roles that were written for other actresses.
Victoria Abril -
Looking up and out, how can we not respect this ever-vigilant cognizance that distinguishes us: the capability to envision, to dream, and to invent? the ability to ponder ourselves? and be aware of our existence on the outer arm of a spiral galaxy in an immeasurable ocean of stars? Cognizance is our crest.
Vanna Bonta -
The first president I met was L. B. J.
Dan Jenkins -
Seeing a catering truck feels like home.
Dakota Johnson -
In its truest manifestation, where it gives judgments, poetry is super-luxury. It would be interesting to see what would happen to a High Court judge if he were forced to follow the true poetic formula, doing the job for love, being forced into pubs for relief.
Patrick Kavanagh
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The interests of the Soviet Union are in controlling highly developed countries and having the benefit of their economies so that they can run their own inefficient empire.
Barbara Amiel -
Dave thought he was bigger than Van Halen the band. So there was this catfight going on for 10 years.
Gary Cherone Van Halen -
I am deeply immersed in my medical work, and it can get very intense, but I believe that the connection and devotion is key. You can not work on diseases as devastating and deadly as Lassa and Ebola without complete trust and respect for the individuals with whom you work. My lab and colleagues are just extraordinary, and we are a family.
Pardis Sabeti -
I will only think of settling down after Salman Khan, the other most eligible bachelor, plans to settle down. We are eligible bachelors, but he's the rock star, so let him get married first; then I'll think about myself.
Yuvraj Singh -
What people see is just your career graph and the films you do. But that's a very small aspect of my life.
Kangana Ranaut -
I have the attention span of a mosquito from multitasking and all the things that have affected my poor little brain.
Ian Somerhalder
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Society can overlook murder, adultery or swindling; it never forgives preaching of a new gospel.
Edmund Burke -
Ironically, Latin American countries, in their instability, give writers and intellectuals the hope that they are needed.
Manuel Puig -
Toronto is exploding with cyclists, with more and more people wanting to cycle and being turned off driving because of the incredible congestion. Biking is a much more efficient way of getting around, and you get there faster.
Dan Hill -
Was Jesus the son of God? Yes. But so are you. You just haven't realized it yet.
Eckhart Tolle -
It's every boy's dream to play a superhero.
Sam Heughan -
I was brought up a Catholic, so I take no pleasure in guilt.
Imelda Staunton
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All existing things are really one. We regard those that are beautiful and rare as valuable, and those that are ugly as foul and rotten The foul and rotten may come to be transformed into what is rare and valuable, and the rare and valuable into what is foul and rotten.
Zhuangzi -
The first ascent of Everest came at a time when humanity needed relief from two world wars. It was a unifying and inspiring event, signifying the drive to reach our greatest potential.
Conrad Anker -
Now it is time to turn to an older wisdom that, while respecting material comfort and security as a basic right of all, also recognises that many of the most valuable things in life cannot be measured.
Michael D. Higgins -
Humor is always more interesting when it comes from someone who's had more than, like, five experiences.
Mallory Ortberg -
We all make mistakes at some time in our lives, some more than others. It is only when the cost is counted in human lives that people really take notice.
Jasper Fforde