John Gay Quotes
You base man you,—how can you look me in the face after what hath passed between us?—See here, perfidious wretch, how I am forc'd to bear about the load of infamy you have laid upon me— -O Macheath! thou hast robb'd me of my quiet—to see thee tortur'd would give me pleasure.

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Science without respect for human life is degrading to us all and reflects a hollow and deceptive philosophy, a philosophy that we as a people should never condone.
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Most of the media... is positioning the merger with Compaq and the recent actions by Walter Hewlett and David Packard as a fight between the past and the future.
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The United Nations system is still the best instrument for making the world less fragile.
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I have been very fortunate in my life. I think I have an angel that is always with me. Good projects always come to me.
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I came home after a year and although my profession was only hairdressing, I knew I could change it.
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I love coming to London and seeing what people on the street are wearing.
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I find the whole concept of women screaming at me so odd. It's very flattering, but I don't think I will ever consider myself to be a sex symbol.
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I've often been asked to run for office. I have no desire to do that, I would not want my time with the family or the company restricted because of the demands of an elected position.
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Israel will not divide its land. We're already too small.
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Satire is a form of social control, it's what you do. It's not personal. It's a job.
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I didn't want my daughter brought up by nannies, and I didn't want her to feel I wasn't around.
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The difference between religion and morality lies simply in the classical division of things into the divine and the human, if one only interprets this correctly.
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When I speak of family, I immediately think of a support system who can give you a reality check when you need it: a mirror reflection of myself. I believe that we are a result of our family - the people who encourage us and tell us the truth about who we are which helps us to grow through their advice and wisdom.
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I loved Riot Grrl. Not only was it a punk rock revolution, but it meant you could get dressed for a night out for less than two pounds!
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Her pupils were at once her salvation and her despair. They gave her the means of supporting life, but they made life hardly worth supporting.
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There is only one difference between a madman and me. The madman thinks he is sane. I know I am mad.
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The writing gets done away from the keyboard and away from the studio in my head, in solitude. And then I come in and hopefully have something, then I wrestle with sounds and picture all day long. But the ideas usually come from a more obscure place, like a conversation with a director, a still somebody shows you, or whatever.
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But since independence, Gabon is one of the few countries in Central Africa that enjoys peace and stability.
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Sometimes I'm crotchety, angry, curmudgeonly - you know, I do have that side. I don't always show it.
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In the wounds our sufferings plough immortal love sows sovereign seed.
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Ive fostered five dogs for the Best Friends Program, which is an amazing no-kill sanctuary for animals, as well as a greyhound named Natasha from the greyhound rescue. All of my fosters have taught me great lessons like patience, nurture, and responsibility. My last foster dog was a Cocker Spaniel, and I couldnt let him go. I adopted him!
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If you're going to buy pasta, you should buy dry pasta. If you're going to make it you can make the real thing, but you shouldn't buy fresh pasta.
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Let people go on talking as they like, and we will go on living as we think best.
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You base man you,—how can you look me in the face after what hath passed between us?—See here, perfidious wretch, how I am forc'd to bear about the load of infamy you have laid upon me— -O Macheath! thou hast robb'd me of my quiet—to see thee tortur'd would give me pleasure.