John Milton Quotes
Books are not absolutely dead things, but do contain a potency of life in them....I know they are as lively and as vigorously productive as those fabulous dragon's teeth and being sown up and down, may chance to spring up armed men.
Quotes to Explore
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I love to be in the moment. I love to analyse things a bit.
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The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame.
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I started modelling when I was 13, so I learned a lot of things. I actually love doing make-up on other people, too.
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I would say 'The Master' was one of the most inspiring things I've ever got to work on.
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It is time for dead languages to be quiet.
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I read books. Remember those? I read them, on paper.
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I been through some things but I worked hard to get to where I'm at.
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Love conquers all things except poverty and toothache.
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I just write mechanical things.
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I steer clear of books with ugly covers. And ones that are touted as 'sweeping,' 'tender' or 'universal.'
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If a writer doesn't generate hostility, he is dead.
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Nine-tenths of tactics are certain, and taught in books: but the irrational tenth is like the kingfisher flashing across the pool, and that is the test of generals.
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I like to wear things that are daring but also not seem too avant-garde.
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Simply, there are many things I would like to do.
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In 'Shaun of the Dead,' it's not Shaun's fault that there's a zombie apocalypse - he just has to get through the day.
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I don't watch a lot of T.V. I only watch things via Netflix, so I only watch the things that I'm choosing to watch.
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I still relate to my father very much. I mean, I talk to him in a certain way, as we do talk to the dead.
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I love to personalize things. I love to make things my own. I like to name everything - from cars to iPhones to the socks I just lost.
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The books say that it is not so serious to lose time in a closed position; I am lucky, since these comments have not harmed me too much.
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So I constantly play women who are damaged and out of touch, who are seeking without knowing, or knowing without the skills to transform their lives. But then, that's really the fate of many women today.
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I get offers all the time from film makers, but they are unknown quantities. I don't go there and do experiments.
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The whole idea of our government is this: If enough people get together and act in concert, they can take something and not pay for it.
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But if I didn't read, I'd think, and thinking, when you come down to it, is the most painful thing of all, and the most monopolizing.
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Books are not absolutely dead things, but do contain a potency of life in them....I know they are as lively and as vigorously productive as those fabulous dragon's teeth and being sown up and down, may chance to spring up armed men.
