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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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'm always looking, as an actor, for activities. I think it's far more interesting to watch what people do than what they say. You always want to watch behavior, because the dialogue as written by our illustrious leaders is great. Eminently playable.
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Two hundred channel choices in most homes certainly gives you the world of choice. And so slicing it, dicing it, and offering someone their favorite thing - by the way, if it's not good enough, make it yourself and post it.
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Our songs touch people, and take them back to a time when there was no threat of terrorism, when you didn't have to lock your doors and when Mom and Dad took care of everything.
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It is so easy to forget that this is good that we're alive. We should be enjoying this gift of being alive.
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'Boom! That's the house, right there, Robert. That's house I'm doing a B&E (breaking and entering).' He looked to me and he said: shakes head and makes hissing noise through nose. Moment of silence. 'I don't know what that means, but I'm doing it.'
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Carlyle said 'a lie cannot live.' It shows that he did not know how to tell them. If I had taken out a life policy on this one the premiums would have bankrupted me ages ago.
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I was not given to looking at life in a rosy light.
