John Barth Quotes
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It's a shame in a way that people come and go with one album.
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I've dealt with a lot in my life.
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Tonight Illinois has set a tone for the nation, that we won't stand idle hoping that our economy improves. This is a brand new day for the Illinois Republican Party.
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I like different statement jewelry, especially around the ears.
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After briefly considering whether to study biology or medicine, I opted for medicine and initiated my studies at the University of Bonn. The first two years were particularly hard, since I simultaneously decided to attend lectures and courses in biology as well.
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Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.
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I told myself, 'I am teaching entrepreneurship, so I should be an entrepreneur myself.'
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There was a period where I was a little scared that I'd blown my chance.
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In Africa through the 1990s, with notable exceptions in Senegal and Uganda, nearly all the ruling powers denied they had a problem with AIDS.
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I remember when I was in third grade, I was in a classroom, and the teacher said, 'What do you want to do when you get older?' We were going around the room. I said, 'I want to be a professional basketball player.' She's like, 'That's not realistic.' I thought to myself, 'OK, watch.'
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Somebody can't complain when they enjoy going to work and enjoy the people they work with.
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I had admired Richard Burton for years and years before I had ever worked with him. He was a great, great actor. It was a joy to get to know him as a person.
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In a small space, you want to keep the bedding as simple as possible so it looks clean, calm and collected.
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If you're an independent voter, I'm willing to bet that you were not too happy at the prospect of hitting the polls on November 8, 2016. But let me guess – you did it anyway because after all, it's your civic duty, right?
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But if people are buying the products, naturally they're gonna use them.
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The president of the United States is not a king. You know? Barack Obama was elected by the American people.
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I am a bit of a lefty on some issues.
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It is our duty, to ourselves and to our children, to see the new world as it is now.
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Today is the day of decision.
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It's horrible to be a sex object at any age, but at least when you're an adult you can make the decision if you want to degrade yourself.
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Few people think about this or are aware of it. But there is nothing made by human beings that does not involve a design decision somewhere.
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Request Magazine: And now we're back to suicide. Some months have passed now since Kurt Cobain killed himself. Judging from his suicide note, it seems as if he thought there was something that was being demanded of him by the music industry or fans or someone, that he either couldn't or didn't want to deliver.
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As an author, it's a strange process to watch your novel turned into a movie. It's tremendously exciting but somewhat voyeuristic; after all, novelists are rarely involved in the process.
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You're certain to get a decision in a trial.
