John Arbuthnot Quotes
Truth is the same thing to the understanding, as Music to the ear, and Beauty to the eye.
Quotes to Explore
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If men can quilt and take over the kitchen, then women can pick up a wrench and fix a leaky pipe.
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I teach my children that in life, there is no control of what tomorrow is going to bring. There really isn't. But in whatever it brings, we have choices, and I'm glad because I made more right choices than wrong, but in the wrong choices, there are lessons to be learned.
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The American Revolution was carried out in the name of the people, and it was supposedly 'We, the people,' who created the government that Americans still live under.
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The truth is, there's an information blockade in America, and it must be broken. In order to find crucial facts, numbers and outside perspectives, a person must spend an hour searching and cross-searching on the computer.
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When it looks like I may live longer than five minutes I'll drop cigarettes like a hot potato.
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In bookstores, my stuff is usually filed in the out-of-the-way, additional interest sections.
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I am very close to my brother Ramesh Babu. When my father was away for shootings, my brother would take care of me, and I am very close to him, and yes, Dad's always special.
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Whenever my body heals and the pain and all the swelling goes away is when I'll be ready.
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I've only chosen films that offered me something concrete, even if it is less than what I get to do in the South.
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In terms of 'Seinfeld', I think there's lot of reality in a show that's supposed to be about nothing.
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The crisis of black politics can only be resolved through the development of multiclass, multiracial, progressive political structures.
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'The Outsiders' cast in particular was a joy to be around - sweet kids, normal goofy teenagers off camera and serious artists on. They were great. I never got them mixed up with the characters, though. Each of them had his own strong personality.
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I never quite toed the line. I was a bit disruptive. All my early school reports from the age of 5 were 'Daniel must learn not to distract others.' And now, that's what I do for a living.
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They cannot divide us by saying that you're middle class or you're lower class.
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In England we burnt redheads at the stake, because we thought they were witches. There are still young redheads in Britain getting ripped for having red hair. 'Oy, Ginger!'
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There was no religion in my life growing up. Did God invent us or did we invent God?
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Fame, do I like it? No. It has bought a lot for me in my career, but there are a lot of downsides to it. You give up your privacy. I did it to myself but not to my family and friends. You don't ask for it. You just have to live with it.
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Education should not be about building more schools and maintaining a system that dates back to the Industrial Revolution. We can achieve so much more, at unmatched scale with software and interactive learning.
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You are more than now;You are for always.I can see in youMy dreams come true.Don't you ever go away.You make me feel likeThere's nothing I can't do.And when I hold you,I only want to sayI love you.
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The whole meaning of prayer is that we may know God.
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The only way to escape the personal corruption of praise is to go on working. One is tempted to stop and listen to it. The only thing is to turn away and go on working. Work. There is nothing else.
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Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding.
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A child's eyes, those clear wells of undefiled thought—what on earth can be more beautiful? Full of hope, love and curiosity, they meet your own.
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Truth is the same thing to the understanding, as Music to the ear, and Beauty to the eye.
