John Aubrey Quotes
He pronounced the letter R (littera canina) very hard – a certaine signe of a Satyricall Witt.
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When I hear someone, instantaneously, I'm like, 'Who's singing?' You're giving people so much of yourself, and my voice is the most natural, distinctive tool I have. It's up to me to express myself on a wider scale than just writing vocal melodies and lyrics.
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Once I got married, I started working from an office. I found that having somewhere to go that isn't my house is mentally helpful: 'This is the place where I answer email and write blog posts,' and 'over there is the place where I do the dishes.'
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I was interested in implements of mass destruction - from an academic point of view.
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I would like 'I Dream of Genie' powers.
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If you're CEO of a company, you have to be a public person. You're speaking to the press, you're speaking to investors, you're speaking to employees, you're the public face of the company and so kind of naturally you become more extroverted, more outwards facing.
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Over-eating is the addiction choice of carers, and that's why it's come to be regarded as the lowest-ranking of all the addictions.
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I think I'll be single my whole life. It's entirely possible I'm going to end up alone. Because I don't want to make any sacrifices for my own development and achieving what I want to achieve, and I don't want a family to get in the way of that.
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The 1 to 2 billion poorest in the world, who don't have food for the day, suffer from the worst disease: globalization deficiency. The way globalization is occurring could be much better, but the worst thing is not being part of it. For those people, we need to support good civil societies and governments.
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My father was dark skinned because he was Tatar. Sometimes Tatars can look Brazilian.
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A lot of girls think they have to choose between being the smart geeky type or the beautiful bimbo.
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Kmart's as much a part of my history as 'Charlie's Angels.' Twenty-five years! It's not just a celebrity brand.
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Usually when I write a script, I have in mind some real people that I'm writing about, who don't always act in the film afterward.
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I grew up in a house full of women. I have two older sisters and my mum who is a very strong woman.
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Man does not live by words alone, in spite of the fact that sometimes he has to eat them.
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I do think America has made it quite clear that it is in the interest both of America and China to avoid situations in which they will be pushed toward a collision.
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My children and their happiness have always been my greatest concern.
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The various segments of the system of profound knowledge proposed here cannot be separated. They interact with each other. Thus, knowledge of psychology is incomplete without knowledge of variation.
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When we change the way we communicate, we change society.
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My biggest critical success was 'The Draughtsman's Contract,' but then it wasn't the English who particularly thought so; it was the French, who are much more interested in Cartesian logic: in finding your way through more cerebral puzzle-making, if you wish.
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When you see U2 or the Rolling Stones, after years of knowing each other, they don't have to look at each other to connect.
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I'm in a happier place because my dreams are coming true. I'm acting in feature films, and I'm travelling the world. Before, I was just broke.
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Our gloomy Presbyterian ideas encourage fear of God, not love for him.
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A Christian has no business being satisfied with mediocrity. He's supposed to reach for the stars. Why not? He's not on his own anymore. He has God's help now.
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He pronounced the letter R (littera canina) very hard – a certaine signe of a Satyricall Witt.
