Georg Brandes Quotes
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I worry about people who sell out to chase fame because when they get it, it might not be so satisfying.
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So, two cheers for Democracy: one because it admits variety and two because it permits criticism.
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It's incredible what happens when you explain to kids what good food is - they get so excited! They go home and tell their parents... and they're excited to cook the recipes themselves in class.
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Nobody else is stupid enough to get themselves into the straits that I get into.
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If it took seven days to make a living with a restaurant, then we needed to be in some other line of work.
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I used to wear miniskirts with my GB top, and sparkly sandals, and the boys would be like: 'Oh my gosh, this girl cannot be serious.'
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In the past, human society provided encouragement and opportunity for people to extend support to each other, especially in highly stressful situations.
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The hero is one who kindles a great light in the world, who sets up blazing torches in the dark streets of life for men to see by.
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The Medicaid system currently steers people toward nursing home care. Far more people can be covered in community-based care programs for significantly less.
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The first epics were intended for recitation; the literary epic is meant to be read.
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There is only one cure for gray hair. It was invented by a Frenchman. It is called the guillotine.
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People in Hollywood are going make pictures where ever it's the least expensive to make them.
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I was so excited to work with Ridley Scott. Who wouldn't be?
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Religious belief itself is an adaptation that has evolved because we're hard-wired to form tribalistic religions.
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I hate wearing makeup because I am just too lazy to take it off at night.
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If I read in a paper that somebody has said something about me, I'm going to take it with a pinch of salt; I really am!
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If you think you're free, there's no escape possible.
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The view of the Rocky Mountains from the Divide near Kiowa Creek is considered one of the finest in Colorado.
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I tend to really duck down and make myself smaller than I already am.
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Tum pater omnipotens misso perfregit Olympumfulmine et excussit subiectae Pelion Ossae.
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For those who want to understand the issues of the environmental crisis, Encounters with the Archdruid is a superb book. McPhee reveals more nuances of the value revolution that dominates the new age of ecology than most writers could pack into a volume twice as long. I marvel at his capacity to listen intently and extract the essence of a man and his philosophy in the fewest possible words.
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I was not given to looking at life in a rosy light.
