John Constable Quotes
Whatever may be thought of my art, it is my own; and I would rather possess a freehold, though but a cottage, than live in a palace belonging to another.
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I think that a lot of women that know they're going to be part of history somehow decide to have a character to be remembered by.
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I don't have a telephone. If I had a lot of money, I wouldn't have one.
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Poetry is an art, the easiest to dabble in, but the hardest to reach true excellence.
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Unfortunately, the Senate Democrats have become an extreme party. They have become a party that has abdicated their responsibilities. Under Harry Reid and the Senate Democrats, we have a do-nothing Senate.
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I find the whole situation of confronting an audience terrifying.
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Whatever we do from government, we need to do what's best for America. If we do that, that's bringing power back to the people.
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I hope to stand firm enough to not go backward, and yet not go forward fast enough to wreck the country's cause.
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Common wisdom dictates that the vice president should provide balance to the ticket by representing a different part of the country, another set of experiences, or a basketful of electoral votes.
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I did as much research as I could and I took ownership of this illness, because if you don't take care of your body, where are you going to live?
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Without this spirit, Modernist architecture cannot fully exist. Since there is often a mismatch between the logic and the spirit of Modernism, I use architecture to reconcile the two.
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The way to a man's heart is through his chest.
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When I was writing my dissertation, I wrote about Freud and the process of sublimation, which is when you learn to stop breast-feeding, or stop going to the toilet whenever you want to. It's about learning to repress a desire for instant gratification.
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I love cooking. It's one of my favorite things to do. To share my parents' recipes that I grew up with is just something very special to me.
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I've worked so hard for so long, and everyone's reaction has made me feel like... almost like they trust me, which is just a wonderful feeling. It pushes me to write things better and better.
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I try to get away and take my motorcycle on a ride whenever I can. I'll take my bike out before the show and just cruise.
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I drink a gallon of water a day.
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Say yes to everything.
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Public appearances are a headache. I hold mine down to a minimum.
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Acting is all about big hair and funny props... All the great actors knew it. Olivier knew it, Brando knew it.
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Cute girls and burgers. What more can you ask for? That's why we live in America.
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Parents don't understand kids and kids don't understand parents. My parents were divorced when I was really young and I went to live with my dad.
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I had such a lack of respect for women that I just treated them as a hobby, trying to live up to the supposed image of Jack Nicholson and all those guys who were womanizers.
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There will be no room, here, for the smug myopia which views American civilization as the final solution to all world problems; which recommends our institutions for universal adoption and turns away with contempt from the serious study of the institutions of peoples whose civilizations may seem to us to be materially less advanced.
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Whatever may be thought of my art, it is my own; and I would rather possess a freehold, though but a cottage, than live in a palace belonging to another.
