John Engler Quotes
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I don't see divorce as a failure. I see it as the end to a story. In a story, everything has an end and a beginning.
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The first 10 years of my life, I lived as 'Matangi.' When I came to England in '86, my first week of school was terrible because I would put my hand up to answer things, and no one would choose me because they couldn't say my name. My auntie came from Europe to visit us, and she was like, 'Just call yourself something else.'
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Congress seems to be very good at doing nothing.
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In Los Angeles, I'm always in Fred Segal. It's become a ritual. I have lunch and then buy lots of things I don't need. Usually tons of clothes for the kids that they grow out of in 10 seconds.
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Yet my humble capacity has not preserved me from calumnies.
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Fairy tales opened up a door into my imagination - they don't conform to the reality that's around you as a child. I started reading when I was three and read everything, but I wanted to be an actress.
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The hours we pass with happy prospects in view are more pleasing than those crowded with fruition.
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I have this weird obsession with kids and old people falling. Like, funny falls. It is awful, but it's the thing that makes me laugh the most.
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Fine art is really something I want to get into.
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I'm very much a person of nurture over nature. When the world is not nurturing, it can really change a man.
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I don't like Moscow. It's not my city.
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If I was a woman, I would be dressed in the same thing for a month and just change my hat and gloves. Maybe my shoes too; yes, I see what you mean but, really, it's jewels that change an outfit.
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If someone asked me to do something I didn't want to do or didn't think was right, I wouldn't do it.
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I have an interest in languages and make an effort to learn.
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It is good to be without vices, but it is not good to be without temptations.
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And I suggested to change very simple way to Olympic Games, in one competition, two different levels. Separate from, until sixteen, and after sixteen years old.
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The one thing I've learned exploring the deep is that you just can't even begin to imagine some of the bizarre creatures that are down there.
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I'm a very lucky man. It's a beautiful thing for a writer, to see people allowing your words to enter their own unconscious and their souls.
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Some years ago I gave a concert in the mountains with snow all around, and that was much colder.
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For a moment, nothing happened. Then, after a second or so, nothing continued to happen.
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Discontented women are like pressure cookers. The steam rises and one day they just reach boiling point.
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If you're interested or like it, but could be just as happy living in a regular town, having a regular job, maybe doing little theatre, you're better off and you'll be a happier person. This is too gut-wrenching and heartbreaking.
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Q: Do you feel a need to be distinctive and mass-produced? Q: Are you in the groove? That is, are you moving in ever-diminishing circles? Q: How often do you change your mind, your politics, your clothes? (p. 121-125)
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Manufacturers account for nearly 60 percent of all industrial research and development.
